Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be locking horns with each other in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (May 5). Both DC and SRH had suffered losses ahead of this game with Rishabh Pant and his men suffering a 6-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Kane Williamson and his men suffering a 13-run win over struggling Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their recent outing.
Seventh-placed DC has so far won 4 out of the 9 matches they have played. On the other hand, fourth-placed SRH has managed to win 5 out of the 9 games they have played so far in the tournament. This will be DC’s first meeting with SRH this season, but the two sides have clashed many times before in the IPL.
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It will also meet for the first time at the venue where both teams have the same number of wins. In the 20 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, SRH is leading the charts 11-9 against DC in the head-to-head battles. In the last 5 meetings, however, it’s 3-2 in favor of DC, who also won via super over last season.
Both teams come off impressive wins and with proven matchwinners on either side, We take a look at the player battles to watch out for.
#1 Prithvi Shaw vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The DC opener hasn’t been able to do much with his bat for his team as he has scored just 259 runs from 9 games in IPL 2022. But he cannot be counted out considering the breezy starts he gets off to. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been a crucial cog in the SRH squad as he has managed to scalp 9 wickets in as many games at an average of 27.66 and an economy rate of 7.28. His pace and bounce is something Shaw will relish and because of that, the content between the two will be a cracker.
#2 Rishabh Pant vs Mustafizur Rahman
Like Kane Williamson, Rishabh Pant has done a decent job in the season so far as he has amassed 234 runs from 9 matches at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 149.04. Mustafizur Rahman has never dismissed Pant in the IPL and the seamer has been pivotal for DC with 8 wickets in as many matches. The contest will be between class and pace.
#3 Umran Malik vs David Warner
Umran Malik has been one of the finds of the IPL for SRH. The fiery pacer, with the ability to clock in excess of 145 mph can make life difficult for batters. He will be hoping to dismiss David Warner early on in the innings. The veteran southpaw has been consistent at the top for Delhi, as he has amassed 264 runs from 7 matches at an average of 44 and a strike rate of 156.21. Malik’s pace might put Warner under some pressure.
