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Sunrisers Hyderabad
Delhi Capitals
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Delhi Capitals in the 31st match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The league stage will be moving into a crucial phase, and both teams will be targeting a top-four finish. Sunrisers Hyderabad are placed fourth with 6 points, while Delhi Capitals will be just behind them at fifth with the same points tally.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will come into this game with strong momentum. They will have scored 629 runs in their last 3 matches, showing consistency in batting.
The head-to-head record will stay balanced, with both teams winning 2 matches each in the last 5 meetings. Teams defending totals will have won 3 of those games, which will make the toss important.
Sunrisers Hyderabadโs top order, led by Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen, has been in better form and scoring more consistently than the Delhi Capitalsโ batting unit.
The betting tip is...
Top Batterโs Team - SRH
61 %
39 %
Sunrisers HyderabadDelhi CapitalsSRH posted 216 against RR and followed it with 194 against CSK. Their bowling unit has picked up 18 wickets across these two games. Heinrich Klaasen scored 99 runs in these matches and remains a key performer.
Abhishek Sharma opened with Travis Head, and the pair added 75 runs in 5.5 overs in the last game. Sharma scored 59 off 22 balls and has 188 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 229.26. Head has scored 143 runs in 6 games at a strike rate of 145. Ishan Kishan has 213 runs at a strike rate of 188, including a 91 against Rajasthan.
Klaasen led the middle order with 283 runs and 3 half-centuries. Nitish Kumar Reddy has 136 runs and picked up 4 wickets with an economy of 9.23. Aniket Verma scored 74 off 41 against DC last season. Eshan Malinga has 8 wickets and took 3 in the last game, while Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain and Shivang Kumar supported with wickets.
Abhishek, Kishan and Klaasen are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c, wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Sakib Hussain, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.
DC secured a win over RCB in their last game. Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel picked up 2 wickets each to restrict RCB to 175. KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs then scored half-centuries to complete a 6-wicket win.
Pathum Nissanka has 128 runs in 5 games at a strike rate of 150. Rahul made 57 off 34 balls in the last match and reached 168 runs in 5 games at a strike rate of 168. Sameer Rizvi scored 70* and 90 in the first two games but managed 8 runs in the next 3 matches.
Stubbs scored 60 off 47 balls in the last game and reached 169 runs in 5 matches at an average of 84.5 and a strike rate of 133. Axar Patel contributed with both bat and ball, while David Miller has 101 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of 163. Ngidi took 7 wickets, while Kuldeep, Axar and Mukesh picked up 5 wickets each.
Rahul, Ngidi and Kuldeep are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.
SRH will start as slight favourites in this match due to their recent batting form. They scored 216 and 194 in their last two games, showing strong depth in the top and middle order. Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan have been scoring quickly, while Heinrich Klaasen has been consistent throughout the season.
Delhi Capitals will rely on KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs, but their batting has not been as consistent as SRH's. SRHโs batting unit looks more reliable and in better rhythm, which will likely produce the highest individual score of the match and put them in a strong position to win.
