In the 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Delhi Capitals (DC) will be locking horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. While DC is in the top 3 teams of the season, SRH is amongst the bottom 3 teams as they have managed to win just one game in the season so far.
However, there is no denying the fact that there will be a challenging game between two teams on April 25. Both the teams had registered victories in their previous matches and both would like to continue the winning momentum. Here are the 3 player battles to watch out for in an enthralling game:
#3 Shikhar Dhawan vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The veteran DC opener, Shikhar Dhawan has been enjoying a form of his life and is setting fresh new records – 231 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of more than 148. He has been playing a crucial role for DC in the last couple of seasons, even in iPL 2021, the only game DC lost, Dhawan failed to perform.
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However, Dhawan will be facing eth threat of Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the new ball. In this season so far, he has taken 3 wickets in 4 matches and he will be troubling Shikhar. Dhawan’s record against Bhuvneshwar’s bowling in T20: 18 runs in 4 innings in 15 balls with the help of 4 boundaries.
#2 Kane Williamson vs Rashid Khan
Right-handed batsman Kane Williamson is now strengthening the batting of the team by getting fit. He is a veteran campaigner and has been known for not giving his wicket away. He will be facing the likes of Rashid Khan in the middle-overs and the battle will be very interesting – both have played each other against each other in international cricket as well. In this season so far, Rashid has taken 5 wickets in 4 balls.
#1 Johnny Bairstow vs Amit Mishra
Right-handed opener Jonny Bairstow has been in phenomenal form as he has scored 173 runs from 4 matches so far at the phenomenal strike rate of more than 132 and if his team wants to make it to the top, he will have to go big against DC. The leg breaks of Amit Mishra will be the only barrier for Bairstow. In the last game, Mishra bowled a brilliant spell of 4–24. He will be raring to stop Bairstow, whose record while facing Amit Mishra in T20: 17 runs off 11 balls and 2 boundary shots in 1 innings.
