Delhi Capitals stuttered to 159 runs in the first innings after they chose to bat first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai in Match No 20 of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Capitals got off to a brilliant start with the openers Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan putting on 81 runs for the first wicket.
However, losing both of them in quick succession didn't help and then skipper Rishabh Pant and Steve Smith had to rebuild for a couple of overs to get used to the pace of the pitch before they started to play their shots.