IPL 2023: SRH Opt To Bat Against DC; Delhi Look To Exchange Bottom Spot, Check Playing XIs

New Delhi: The 40th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will see the Delhi Capitals (DC) take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) On Saturday, April 29, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

The Capitals are now the bottom rankers in the points table after winning only two of their first seven games. Whereas, the Sunrisers are only one position ahead in the points standings and have won two of their last seven games.

The Capitals have won their last two games, and they’ll try to make it three straight. They defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven runs in their most recent victory.

While batting first, DC scored 144 runs in 20 overs while losing nine wickets. For DC, Axar Patel and Manish Pandey contributed significantly with the bat. Washington Sundar, who took three wickets for 28 runs in four overs, was the pivotal bowler for SRH.

Due to their sluggish strategy, SRH lost a few crucial wickets in the middle overs. Both Axar Patel and Anrich Nortje contributed two wickets to the team total. Axar’s all-around performance earned him the Player of the Match honour.

Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Akeal Hosein, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik

Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Axar Patel, Ripal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar