DC 120/1 after 13 overs (Dhawan 62, Iyer 16): Just not Nadeem’s day. 8 runs off the over. His 3 overs have gone for 35 today. Dhawan has attacked him and Iyer got a four off him in the last over too.

DC 112/1 after 12 overs (Dhawan 60, Iyer 10): Another good over for SRH. Natarajan gives away just 5 runs. DC need to be careful here.

DC 107/1 after 11 overs (Dhawan 58, Iyer 8): Just 5 runs off the Rashid over but the great start means DC have the luxury of just playing out Rashid’s remaining overs.

DC 102/1 after 10 overs (Dhawan 56, Iyer 5): A brilliant first 10 overs for DC. Dhawan is not letting the fall of the wicket result in a loss of momentum. He continues to attack Nadeem. 13 runs from the left-armer’s second over.

Meanwhile, Dhawan got to his 50 with a slog sweep for six. 51* from just 26 balls. This is already his best IPL season now.

DC 86/1 after 8.2 overs (Dhawan 45): WICKET!! Rashid Khan strikes. Got the ball to turn just enough, beat Stoinis’ bat and hit the top of the off-stump. Can’t keep Rashid out of the match. Stoinis b Rashid Khan 38(27).

DC 85/0 after 8 overs (Stoinis 38, Dhawan 44): Natarajan into the attack. A few yorkers come into play. But a few loose balls as well. Stoinis started this off but Dhawan has come into his own now.

DC 76/0 after 7 overs (Stoinis 36, Dhawan 38): An overthrow by Rashid Khan, the bowler, went for four. It was a sign of the times. SRH are under pressure and looking frustrated by their inability to get a wicket today.

DC 65/0 after 6 overs (Stoinis 33, Dhawan 30): End of the Powerplay overs and DC have made the most of them. Stoinis kicked things off but Dhawan has joined in the fun as well. Warner turned to Nadeem for a change of pace but that didn’t go too well. 15 runs from the over.

DC 50/0 after 5 overs (Stoinis 31, Dhawan 19): Now, Dhawan getting into the act as well. This is the start DC would have been hoping for. Stoinis has already done his job. The start put pressure on Warner, it will make him look for wickets.

DC 39/0 after 4 overs (Stoinis 30, Dhawan 9): 4-.-4-.-6-4. Big over for DC and Stoinis. 18 runs off the over. He took the attack to Holder. He has gone very hard after being dropped.

DC 21/0 after 3 overs (Stoinis 12, Dhawan 9): Sandeep almost got Stoinis. Holder, at short mid-on, failed to hold on to a tough chance. Then, Stoinis spanked two fours off the next two deliveries. Will the dropped chance come back to haunt Holder and SRH?

DC 11/0 after 2 overs (Stoinis 3, Dhawan 8): Holder gets the new ball and he continues the good work from the last few matches. He has been SRH’s wicket-taking bowler in the last few games.

DC 3/0 after 1 over (Stoinis 2, Dhawan 1): Sandeep makes a steady start. Keeps Stoinis and Dhawan quiet. Got the inswinger going in the first over.

7.29 pm: Stoinis, as opener, was the leading run-scorer in the BBL 2019/20. He scored 705 runs at 54.23, SR of 136.62. He has come out to open the innings for DC today in place of Shaw.

7.09 pm: Shaw has lost the trust of the management completely. He has admittedly looked very out of touch in the middle in the last few games. This will hit his confidence in a big way. One day you’re on top of the world and then the next moment, you come crashing down. That’s cricket... no, that’s life.

7.07 pm: Here are the playing XIs:

Delhi Capitals XI: S Dhawan, A Rahane, S Iyer, M Stoinis, R Pant, S Hetmyer, P Dubey, A Patel, R Ashwin, K Rabada, A Nortje.

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: D Warner, S Goswami, M Pandey, K Williamson, P Garg, J Holder, A Samad, R Khan, S Nadeem, S Sharma, T Natarajan

7.03 pm: Delhi Capitals win toss and chose to bat first. They batted second in the previous two games against SRH, so wanted to change that today.

Key battle No 3: Rashid vs Iyer
Perhaps the finest bowler in the middle overs this season, Rashid has once again proven to be a massive asset for Hyderabad. The Afghan leg-spinner is deadly accurate with his variations and we have seen the best of players show him respect by not taking risks against him. In Qualifier 2 on Sunday, his battle with Shreyas Iyer will be one to watch out for. The Delhi captain is due some runs for his team and if he manages to up the ante against Rashid, the Sunrisers will definitely be under pressure.

Key battle No 2: Holder vs Dhawan

With back-to-back centuries this season, Dhawan has been close to his best for Delhi Capitals. He can set the game up for his team with his free-flowing strokeplay and with Delhi’s middle-order struggling, his wicket becomes all the more important for Hyderabad. SRH would want to attack Dhawan with Holder, as the tall right-arm medium-pacer could trouble the left-hander with his bounce and sideways movement off the pitch.

Delhi have had starting troubles with the bat in their last 10 outings, to put it mildly: (via Star Sports)

Key battle No 1: Ashwin vs Warner

Warner, as always, has been among the runs for Hyderabad and his wicket will be crucial for Delhi. One key battle in the match will be between Warner and Ashwin. The senior off-spinner has taken the new ball consistently this season and picked up key wickets for his team. He loves bowling to the left-handers as well. Delhi will be hoping Ashwin can get rid of Warner for the sixth time in their faceoffs and put Hyderabad under pressure early on.

6.37 pm: Delhi will be desperately hoping for a good start with the bat. And Shikhar Dhawan is going to be crucial. He hit a half century in the must-win game against RCB, but has gone off the boil in the last 5 matches.


Dhawan’s first 10 matches: 465 runs
Dhawan’s last 5 matches: 60 runs

6.24 pm: Delhi’s form is not great, Delhi’s record in playoffs is not great.

06.20 pm: Hello all and welcome to the live coverage of the second qualifier in Indian Premier League 2020. A place in the final is at stake, as Delhi Capitals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi.

We are two matches away from the end of IPL 2020. With Mumbai Indians comfortably reaching the final, the fight is on between DC and SRH tonight. The former has never reached the IPL final before, while Sunrisers have been part of two finals before, winning one in 2016 and losing the other in 2018.

Before we look forward to tonight’s match, here’s a look back at the highlights of the previous meetings this season.

Match 47 (Dubai): Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 88 runs


Match 11 (Abu Dhabi): Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 15 runs