Game 35 of IPL 2024 between Delhi Capitals and SunRisers Hyderabad will get underway at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi for the first time this season on Saturday (April 20). While this marks the homecoming for DC Captain Rishabh Pant following his horrific car accident in December 2022, the hosts are aware of the daunting SRH side that not once but twice broke the record of the highest team total in IPL history. Here is the match preview and result prediction of the DC vs SRH game in IPL 2024.
The home side, Delhi Capitals, has grown in confidence following their two successive wins over Lucknow and Gujarat, respectively. While they seem to be finding the right balance, with the inclusion of lesser-known dynamite in Jack-Fraser McGurk, Delhi still has some areas to work on.
Their top order might have clicked in most games this season, but the lower middle order, barring Tristan Stubbs, has failed to deliver, causing trouble in them gaining an advantage over top teams.
The bowling, mainly the spin department, with Kuldeep Yadav leading the attack, has improved drastically, as he, alongside Axar Patel, will aim to keep high-flying SRH’s batting order in check in the marquee clash in IPL 2024.
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However, how Ishant and DC’s best seam bowler, Khaleel Ahmed, perform with the new ball will decide their fate on Saturday (April 20).
On the other hand, the touring SRH team is the most feared side this season, having crushed each opponent with utter disdain. While their top order, mainly the top three, has made the right noises with stunning displays thus far, the batters to follow are even more dangerous, considering the form Heinrich Klaasen is in.
SRH’s batting has been their x-factor this season, and at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where the boundaries are relatively smaller, they will try and dominate the bowlers again.
What sets them apart from the top-ranked team this time is how their bowling unit has complimented their batting, with Captain Pat Cummins leading the charge.
Head-to-Head
SRH leads DC 12-11 in head-to-head tally in IPL. However, DC has held the upper hand lately, having won five of the last contested matches against Hyderabad.
Result Prediction
Contrary to the general notion of SRH being the stronger side, the hosts, Delhi, might cause an upset by beating Hyderabad in a home game on Saturday in IPL 2024.
Predicted Playing XIs of both teams –
Delhi Capitals – Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed
SunRisers Hyderabad – Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and T Natarajan
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