Series: Indian Premier League, 2016 Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Date & Time: May 12, 08:00 PM LOCAL
Putting its unimpressive run in IPL history behind, Hyderabad is a well-oiled machine with its bowlers and batsmen clicking collectively.
Delhi Daredevils, who are looking to get back to
winning ways after two straight defeats, face a stern test as they clash
with formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL T20 cricket match, in
Hyderabad on Thursday.
The home team is in red-hot
form, having secured 14 points from 10 matches (winning 7 and losing
only 3) and it would look to cement its position at the top by scoring a
comfortable win against the Daredevils.
Putting its
unimpressive run in IPL history behind, Hyderabad is a well-oiled
machine this year with its bowlers and batsmen clicking collectively.
SRH
Captain David Warner is one of the highest run-getters in this edition
and he single-handedly led the team to victory more than once. The other
opener Shikhar Dhawan has also been in good form steering the team in
the event of his skipper’s early dismissal.
Dhawan’s
33-run knock in 27 balls went a long way in the team to post 137 in
Tuesday’s match against Rising Pune Supergiants in Visakhapatnam. SRH
won the match by four runs despite Adam Zampa’s dream spell of six for
19.
SRH also has brilliant batsmen in Kane
Williamson, Moises Henriques and Deepak Hooda and wicket-keeper batsman
Naman Ojha in the middle of the batting order.
The
lethal bowling attack of Sunrisers, comprising Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
seasoned Ashish Nehra, latest pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman and
Barinder Sran, is the most-feared in the current edition of the IPL.
It
is no exaggeration when somebody pointed out that to play against the
sharp SRH bowlers on their home turf is like taking on a crocodile in
waters.
The visitors are currently ranked fourth in the points table with 10 points coming their way from nine matches.
However, the DD, mentored by Rahul Dravid, has not faltered on its basics as could be seen in its impressive run.
It
has some top class players in its ranks like Quinton de Kock, captain
Zaheer Khan, wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson and top-order player
Karun Nair.
Delhi would hope Zaheer provides early breakthroughs. He has also been impressive in the death overs in some of the matches.
Youngsters Samson and Rishabh Pant will need to play big knocks to make an impact.
DD
had rested some of its important players for some matches and it
remains to be seen if they come back in the playing XI for the crucial
match on Thursday.
Teams (from):
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
David Warner (C), Ashish Reddy, Ricky Bhui, Bipul Sharma, Trent Boult,
Ben Cutting, Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Siddarth
Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhimanyu Midtun, Eoin Morgan, Mustafizur
Rahman, Ashish Mehra, Naman Ojha, Vijay Shanker, Karn Sharma, Barinder
Sran, T Suman, Aditya Tare, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh.
Delhi Daredevils:
Zaheer Khan (C), Mayank Agarwal, Khaleel Ahmed, Sam Billings, Carlos
Brathwaite, Nathan Coulter Nile, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Akhil
Harwardkar, Imran Tahir, Shreyas Iyer, Manipal Lamror, Chama Milind,
Amit Mishra, Mohammad Shami, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Nadeem, Karun Nair,
Pawan Negi, Rishabh Pant, Pratyush Singh, Sanju Samson, Pawan Suyal,
Jayant Yadav.
Match starts at 8 p.m.
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