After winning two straight games, Ishan Kishan-led Sunrisers Hyderabad will want to make it three in a row when they play Axar Patel’s Delhi Capitals at home. After successfully defending a total of 194 against Chennai Super Kings, SRH, who are ranked fourth in the points table, are feeling quite confident. Delhi Capitals, who are now in fifth place, chased down a target against RCB to make a powerful comeback after two losses. After an early wobble, KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs were crucial in sustaining the innings, and David Miller made the spectacular finish.
Despite having played one extra game, fourth-place SRH has a tiny advantage in net run rate. Finding balance has been a key component of their campaign, especially in the absence of regular captain Pat Cummins, who has returned to the team but is not available for this game. Although the Delhi Capitals have had trouble being consistent, their close victory over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru would have boosted their morale.
SRH vs DC Head-to-Head
Matches: 26
SRH: 13
DC: 12
NR: 1
SRH vs DC Pitch Report
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium’s surface would be very helpful to the batters. For those who want to play an attacking style of cricket, it is a utopia. Since the side batting first must score more than 230 runs to remain in the hunt, the ball comes neatly to the bat. Meanwhile, as chasing is comparatively simpler on this ground, it will be best to bowl first.
SRH vs DC Probable XIIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Reddy, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Liam Livingstone/Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Ehsan Malinga.
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan
SRH vs DC Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad will start as the slight favorite against the Delhi Capitals in match 31 of the 2026 Indian Premier League. Even though the two sides are evenly matched, SRH has a minor advantage over DC because the game is being played at their home stadium and their top order is in strong form after winning two straight games.
