Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to field against Delhi Capitals.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, Pat Cummins, has opted to bowl first against Delhi Capitals on a pitch in Hyderabad with no grass. The match is part of the year 2025 IPL season and is predicted to be high-scoring.
During their match against Gujarat Titans three days ago, SRH made some changes to their XII lineup. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Shami were both replaced, as they had not performed well this season. Sachin Baby, a top-order batter from Kerala, was brought in for his first game of the season, while Abhinav Manohar returned to the middle order. Additionally, Eshan Malinga took the place of his fellow Sri Lankan player Kamindu Mendis as one of the overseas players. It is expected that Travis Head, who did not start in the previous match, will have a significant impact on SRH’s performance.
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According to SRH’s tweet after the toss, Reddy was unable to play due to illness.
As usual, DC has chosen a team with a focus on bowlers, even though they will be batting first. Ashutosh Sharma is the substitute player in case they require his skills. The left-arm fast bowler T Natarajan, who previously played for SRH, is making his debut for DC and taking the place of Mukesh Kumar.
The teams had different approaches to their bowling strategies for the game. SRH opted for Zeeshan Ansari as their sole spinner, while DC chose a trio of spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Vipraj Nigam and team captain Axar Patel.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad lineup includes: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan as the wicketkeeper, Sachin Baby at number 3, Heinrich Klaasen at number 4, Aniket Verma at number 5, Abhinav Manohar at number 6, Pat Cummins as the captain, Harshal Patel in the eighth position, Zeeshan Ansari at number 9, Eshan Malinga as the tenth player and Jaydev Unadkat at number 11.
Off the bench are Mohammed Shami, Harsh Dubey, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, and Wiaan Mulder as substitutes who could make an impact.
The Delhi Capitals’ starting lineup consists of Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel as the wicketkeeper, KL Rahul, Axar Patel as captain, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, and T Natarajan. Impact subs on their bench include Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, and Mukesh Kumar.
