DC vs SRH highlights: Hyderabad registers its first IPL 2020 victory

Put in to bat, Bairstow (53 off 48) scored his second fifty of the tournament, while David Warner (45 off 33) and Kane Williamson (41 off 26) also came up with valuable contributions

6:46 PM

DC squad for IPL 2020

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Anrich Nortje, Alex Carey (wk), Avesh Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav.

Delhi Capitals players celebrate after defeating Kings XI Punjab after the match gets tied, later in the super over DC won the match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Photo: PTI

6:42 PM

Key stats ahead of DC vs SRH match

• Rishabh Pant is just 3 dismissals away from completing 50 IPL dismissals.
• Pant needs 6 sixes to complete 100 IPL sixes.
• Manish Pandey needs 72 runs from completing 3000 IPL runs
• Shikhar Dhawan needs 3 sixes and 104 runs respectively to complete 100 IPL sixes and 1000 IPL runs for Delhi franchise.
• Siddarth Kaul needs 1 wicket to complete 50 IPL wickets.

6:37 PM

DC vs SRH head-to-head

Total matches: 27

 

DC won: 6

 

SRH won: 9

 

No result: 0

6:34 PM

SRH squad for IPL 2020

SRH squad for IPL 2020: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (Wicketkeeper), Kane Williamson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Fabian Allen, Vijay Shankar, Sanjay Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicketkeeper), Shreevats Goswami (Wicketkeeper), Bavanaka Sandeep, Basil Thampi, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma.

6:18 PM

Head to head

At Abu Dhabi

DC: Played 1, Lost 1

 

SRH: Played 2, Lost 2

6:18 PM

Key batsmen for Delhi Capitals

In batting, the onus will be on seniors such as Shikhar Dhawan to lay the foundation, and he will have the talented Prithvi Shaw at the top of the order for company.

 

Rishabh Pant and Iyer have also looked in good nick, after rescuing the team from a spot of bother in the first game, the two pitched in with valuable runs against CSK.

 

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has proved he is handy with the willow while Shimron Hetmyer can also compliment the strong batting line up.

Delhi Capitals (DC) batsman Prithvi Shaw plays a shot during CSK vs DC IPL 2020 match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Photo: PTI

6:05 PM

Amit Mishra on SRH's losing first two fixtures

Having lost the first two matches, there is always pressure on the team. However, it is just the start of the tournament so it won’t be that much. But we don’t talk about such things in our dressing room – we focus on ourselves. We have a good rhythm to our game and are high on confidence. It doesn’t mean we are complacent. We are fully focused on our planning and giving our best tomorrow on the field. Certainly won’t be taking them lightly.

6:00 PM

Key bowlers for DC

For Delhi, the South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje has looked sharp with the new ball while spinners Axar Patel and Amit Mishra have performed splendidly in the absence of Ravichandran Ashwin.

Filre Photo: PTI

5:48 PM

DC vs SRH preview

Off to the best possible start with two wins on the trot, a confident Delhi Capitals will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when it take on the winless Sunrisers Hyderabad today. Both sides have endured contrasting campaigns so far.

 

Delhi head in to the game after two morale-boosting victories. The Shreyas Iyer-led side edged past Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling Super Over before thrashing Chennai Super Kings comprehensively to jump to the top of the points table.

 

On the other hand, Sunrisers are the only side yet to register a win in the tournament, having lost both their games and David Warner and his men will be desperate to turn things around.

 

In their opening encounter, despite opener Jonny Bairstow (61) and Manish Pandey (34) putting Sunrisers in a winning position in a chase of 164, the team failed to cross the line.

 

Against Kolkata Knight Riders, the middle-order failed to fire and the team settled for a below-par total which the bowling unit couldn't defend.

 

Wriddhiman Saha was particularly slow and would be expected to his innings more suitable to the format.

Rashid Khan. Photo: PTI