Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League match here Thursday.
Sunrisers have fielded an unchanged squad while Delhi made three changes, bringing in Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel and Rahul Tewatia for Hanuma Vihari, Harshal Patel and Avesh Khan.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner, Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (capt), Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul
Delhi Capitals Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Ingram, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane
Twice in succession, Delhi Capitals showed it doesn’t quite know how to win from a winning position. As a result, its self-belief has taken an obvious beating. On Thursday, an upbeat Sunrisers Hyderabad could well compound the worries of an already-shaken host.
Against Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi was lucky to win after riding on Kagiso Rabada’s superb Super Over. But the other night against Kings XI Punjab, the side was not so fortunate. Much depends on how Delhi clears this mess in its mind and gets down to playing to its potential. Should Delhi get its act right on Thursday, the path to playoffs could get easier.
Hyderabad looks an assured side under Kane Williamson. After losing the opener to Kolkata Knight Riders, the side has hit the right note by scoring over the two ‘Royal’ teams.