The Cricketer takes a look at the next fixture in the 2022 Indian Premier League season
Delhi Capitals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.
The match will be played on Thursday, May 5 with the first ball will be bowled at 3:30pm local time (11am GMT).
It will be held at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Delhi Capital have been consistent in their inconsistency this season. Their last five matches read: loss, win, loss, win, loss. While Delhi’s batters are coming into some form – most notably skipper Rishabh Pant, David Warner, and Rovman Powell – their bowling has been a problem: Mustafizur Rahman and Kuldeep Yadav have gone the distance this season.
By comparison, Sunrisers have lost their last two having been on a five-game winning streak. A win for Kane Williamson’s charges will see them leapfrog Rajasthan Royals and sit comfortably in the qualification places. On the other hand, a win for DC will bring them back into the qualification mix, ahead of Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and SRH.
With the exception of Bhuvi Kumar, SRH’s strong bowling attack got taken apart by CSK in their last game. While Umran Malik has eye-catching pace, his economy rate needs work. An over-reliance on Aiden Markram’s part-time off-spin and T Natarajan’s drop off in form is also a concern.
For Pant’s side, Warner is quietly having yet another excellent IPL season. An average of 44 and strike rate of 156 makes him one of the best batters in the competition – not that that will come as a surprise to many.
Axar Patel (BCCI)
With Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran coming into form, their middle overs battle with DC’s spin twins, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, is definitely one to watch. Kuldeep matches up well with Pooran, while Axar is an excellent challenge for Markram. Pant’s captaincy will be tested to its limits in trying to keep his bowlers bowling against the right batters because it will be raining sixes if he gets it wrong.
Matches played: 20
Delhi Capitals wins: 9
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 11
A warm day is expected in Mumbai, with highs of 33 degrees Celsius, falling to 29 degrees by the first ball of the match.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Nicholas Pooran, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott, R Samarth, Shashank Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Rovman Powell, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan, Umran Malik.
Umran Malik (Randy BrooksGetty Images)
The bookies make Delhi Capitals favourites for this match with 10/11 odds. Sunrisers are evens (1/1) to win tomorrow.
With SRH’s recent woes, it would be easy to say Delhi are favourites for this match, but we have a sneaky suspicion Williamson’s men will win this tight match. Expect bat to dominate ball in this one with both bowling attacks low on confidence.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all of the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
The IPL can also be streamed on Disney+ and Hotstar in certain areas.
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