Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC) has been one of the most contrasting teams in the Indian Premer League (IPL) 2020 so far. On one hand, DC is yet to lose a game, SRH hasn’t won a single game this season which has left a lot of questions for the latter like what has gone wrong with them as they are one of the most consistent teams in recent pasts.
It’s fair to say that no team has as yet got a grip over the conditions in the early stages of IPL 2020, and the dew factor has been playing a crucial role in recent games and having an impact on the plans of the teams. Senior voices in the thinktanks across the teams have confessed to being stumped by what to expect exactly with respect to dew.
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The problems thus leave one team with a far more settled playing XI getting into the match, while the other searches to find their best groove. The one advantage DC could still hold in this context of the conditions is that they already know what Abu Dhabi holds, while their opponent is yet to play a game here.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
There is unlikely to be too many changes to a winning combination. But there are certain chances that their veteran players R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma can be expected to make a comeback after recovering from injuries. DC will be hard-pressed to bring in the pacer back sooner than Ashwin, whose replacement Amit Mishra had a good outing in the previous game.
Probable XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
After their first loss, SRH made quite a few changes in their squad, with only one forced due to injury. However, there is still room for experimentation and questions particularly in one middle-order slot and one fast-bowling slot. The contenders are plenty as well, but whether the team management will be giving chances to them isn’t a sure thing.
Probable XI: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul/Basil Thampi, T Natarajan