Today (April 20) in IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals will host Sunrisers Hyderabad – here is the predicted XI for the match, team news and today’s IPL match prediction for DC vs SRH.
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DC vs SRH, live score: Follow the live scorecard here
The match will begin at 7:30 pm IST.
DC vs SRH: Toss updates
The toss will take place at 7 pm IST.
DC vs SRH: IPL 2024 team news
With six points from seven games, Delhi Capitals are sixth on the points table, but a big win here will bring them back into the reckoning. The camp hinted that David Warner was “80 to 85 percent fit”. If he plays, it is very likely as a batter who will be substituted in (or out) using the Impact Player rule.
This season, Sunrisers Hyderabad have set, then improved on, the record for the highest total in IPL history. With eight points from six matches, they are at fourth place, and have looked one of the most dangerous batting outfits in this season. However, the Delhi spinners were magnificent in their last game, against the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad, and the outcome may depend on the surface.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium has a reputation for flat pitches. That may result in another run-fest, lending an advantage to SRH. DC, however, have a superior set of spinners, and Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav may decide the match on a slow turner.
While the latter may be a more logical approach, it must be remembered that this will be the first match of the season at this venue, which may prompt the curators to dish out high-scoring belters to avoid criticism.
IPL 2024: Upcoming matches
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PBKS vs GT – 7:30 pm IST
IPL 2024: Yesterday’s IPL match
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DC vs SRH: Playing XIs for today’s IPL match
DC: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Shai Hope, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Sumit Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed. Impact Players – David Warner.
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan. Impact Players – Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi.
DC vs SRH: Prediction for today’s IPL match
SRH will be favourites if the curators roll out the usual flat Delhi track. However, if it is a slow surface, the DC spinners will give them an edge.