DC vs SRH Match Preview – The Delhi Capitals (DC) have been a promising side in the tournament so far, however, they suffered a massive collapse in their last match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).
The young Aussie lad, Sam Curran ripped the heart out of Delhi Capitals with the first hat-trick of this season. DC currently lies in the middle of the points table with two wins and as many losses.
On the other end, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has won their last encounter against Royal Challengers Bangalore one-sidely, and they would like to continue their winning streak at Feroz Shah Kotla as well.
Although the stats of Kotla favours the visitors, DC have the potential to do a comeback and put a resounding show against the Sunrisers at their home ground.
Now, it’ll be very interesting to see, how both the teams tackle each other’s strategies to get themselves up in the points table.
Here are the match preview, Dream 11 fantasy league teams, pitch report, weather conditions, our power picks, and all the details of today’s match.
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Match Details:
The Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi will host the 16th game of IPL 12th between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
This match between both the teams will start at 08:00 PM local time tonight (02:30 GMT).
In India, the official broadcasting channel for live telecasting of IPL matches is Star Sports.
You can also watch the online Live Streaming of today’s game of DC vs SRH on Hotstar.
Pitch Report/Condition:
Average 1st Innings total at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (last 5 Night IPL games): 173
Records of the chasing teams at this venue: Won 3, Lost 1, Tied 1
Weather Conditions/Report:
Delhi is one of the hottest cities in the country in summer. Thus, the temperature is expected to be on the higher side with ratings of 30-35 degrees.
The level of humidity during the second half of the game will also get high up to the mark of 40.
Dew can also play a game-changing role in the encounter. Thus, both the captains will look to chase after winning the toss.
Last 5 IPL Matches (most-recent match first)
The win/lose stats for both the teams are as follows;
Delhi Capitals: L, W, L, W, W
Sunrisers Hyderabad: W, W, L, L, W
Possible Playing 11:
Here are possible playing 11 of the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for tonight’s match.
Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Chris Morris, Colin Ingram, Amit Mishra, Axar Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Avesh Khan, Kagiso Rabada.
DC’s Bench Strength – Rahul Tewatia, Harshal Patel, Hanuma Vihari, Nathu Singh, Colin Munro, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra, Trent Boult, Ishant Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Jonny Bairstow (WK), David Warner, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvenshwar Kumar (C), Sandeep Sharma.
SRH’s Bench Strength – Kane Williamson, Basil Thampi, Shakib Al Hasan, Abhishek Sharma, Billy Stanlake, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha, Shabaz Nadeem
Team News:
Mohammad Nabi has injured his finger in the last match, thus he may or may not play tonight’s match.
Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Win Small and Grand leagues of fantasy cricket leagues by following our tips and match predictions. Here are our suggested options for Captain and Vice-captain choices for tonight’s match of DC vs SRH.
Captain Choices: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow
Vice Captain Choices: Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
Crickclassics’ Dream 11 Teams
At Crickclassics, we carry out an in-depth analysis of each and every match to make the best and winning teams for the fantasy cricket leagues like Dream 11, My Team 11, Mobile Premier League, 11 Wickets, Dot Ball, etc.
Here are our teams for small and grand leagues of Dream 11 for DC vs SRH match.
Small League/Head To Head Team
Wicket Keeper – Jonny Bairstow
Batsman – David Warner (C), Shikhar Dhawan (VC), Colin Ingram, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw
All-Rounders – Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers – Sandeep Lamichhane, Sandeep Sharma, Kagiso Rabada
Grand/Mega League Team
Wicket Keeper – Rishabh Pant (VC)
Batsman – Yusuf Pathan, David Warner, Colin Ingram, Shreyas Iyer (C)
All-Rounders – Vijay Shankar, Chris Morris
Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane
Power Pick Player
Our power pick for today’s match between DC and SRH is Rishabh Pant.
In his last 6 innings in IPL, Pant has scored 251 runs with an average of 62.80, in which 1 century is involved.
Our Advice:
If Mohammad Nabi misses out this game, then Kane Williamson may play tonight against the Capitals.
Our Match Prediction:
Both the sides are balanced in all the departments and it’ll a close encounter tonight. We predict Sunrisers Hyderabad to win this match against Delhi Capitals.
Hope you win small and grand leagues of fantasy cricket games with our match predictions, match previews, detailed analysis of the match, and fantasy cricket tips. Stay updated with Crickclassics to get the same for every match.
*Disclaimer: These teams are based on the analysis, instinct, and understanding of the author. Make your own decision and consider the points mentioned while selecting your team.
