Find out team news, TV and streaming information, odds, weather forecasts and much, much more ahead of the next game of the 2021 Indian Premier League season
Delhi Capitals meet Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2021 Indian Premier League.
The game is scheduled for 6pm UAE (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai will stage the match.
Delhi Capitals enjoyed a strong first half of the 2021 Indian Premier League, winning six of their eight matches to head to the UAE in second place (Chennai Super Kings are top on net run rate). Only Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals have defeated the Capitals this year and with a six-point cushion over fifth place, they stand a very good chance of qualifying for the playoffs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, by contrast, are marooned at the bottom of the table with just one win - a nine-wicket victory over Punjab Kings - under their belt. Sitting six points off fourth place with seven matches remaining, Sunrisers are by no means out of contention for the knockout stages but require a dramatic upturn in form.
In the reverse fixture, Delhi edged a tied encounter in a Super Over.
Dafabet have unsurprisingly backed Delhi Capitals as the favourites for victory in this fixture, offering odds of 4/6. Sunrisers are available at 6/5.
Shikhar Dhawan is the favourite to top-score for Delhi, with odds of 11/5, while David Warner is at 15/8 to lead the way for Sunrisers.
Shikhar Dhawan was the leading run-scorer in the India leg of the 2021 IPL, scoring 380 runs, including three half-centuries, at a strike rate of 134.27. Only Virat Kohli (6081) has scored more career IPL runs than the 35-year-old's 5,577-run haul and if he brings his form to the UAE, a few more half-centuries should be a given.
Also keep an eye on wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. The 23-year-old, ranked 72nd on the T20 Player Index, is carefree with the bat, never shying away from a risky shot, and completely unpredictable. When it comes off, he's box office; when it doesn't, he looks rash - but whichever Pant shows up, he's always enormous fun.
In Hyderabad's star-studded line-up, Rashid Khan is the name which leaps out. The pocket Afghan, ranked fifth on the T20 Player Index, was hugely effective with the ball in the first half of the season, taking 10 wickets and bowling with an economy of 6.14. Striking the ball at 130.76, he's also good value with the bat.
It will also be interesting to see what role Sherfane Rutherford plays in the team, with the West Indian coming in as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow. Rutherford arrives in the UAE from the Caribbean Premier League, where he scored 262 runs, including three half-centuries, for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
Chris Woakes is unavailable for Delhi Capitals after opting not to travel to the UAE. Likewise, Jonny Bairstow is absent for Sunrisers Hyderabad, with Sherfane Rutherford signed as a replacement. Kane Williamson will captain Sunrisers after David Warner was sacked during the first half of the tournament.
The two teams have played each other 19 times.
Delhi Capitals wins: 8
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 11
Sunshine, intermittent cloud cover, and a gentle breeze is forecast for Wednesday, with temperatures peaking at a sweltering 37 degrees Celsius.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, a limited number of fans are allowed to attend games during the IPL's UAE leg.
Delhi Capitals should be too strong for an out of sorts Sunrisers side. Delhi win - and not in a Super Over this time.
IPL TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports have the rights in the United Kingdom.
You can aso stream the tournament using the Disney+ Hotstar digital platform, though the matches are only available for VIP or Premium subscribers.
Star Sports have the television rights in India.
Streaming service YuppTV have acquired digital streaming rights in a host of markets, including Australia, continental Europe, Malaysia, Southeast Asia with the exception of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Central Asia, and Central and South America.
In the USA, the games will be broadcast on Willow TV and the Willow TV website. Fox Sports have the broadcasting rights in Australia, while Supersport will televise the games in South Africa. In the Caribbean, Flow TV have the rights.
The following broadcasters owning the rights for their respective regions:
Bangladesh: Channel 9
Afghanistan: Lemar TV
Malaysia: Measat
MENA/UAE: BeIN Sport
Hong Kong: Now TV
Singapore: SingTel
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Papua New Guinea: EMTV
Delhi Capitals squad: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod
Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jason Roy
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Avesh Khan
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Manish Pandey, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadav, Mohammad Nabi, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
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