Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Predictions: The teams are occupying the last two spots in the points table

Playing in their seventh game of the season Sunrisers Hyderabad will welcome Delhi Capitals in the 34th game of the season at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on 24th April. The teams are occupying the last two spots in the points table and will be looking for a win to change their season. Who will win this game?

Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Sunrisers Hyderabad have had an inconsistent season so far, with only two wins from six matches, leaving them second-last on the points table, just ahead of their upcoming opponents, the Delhi Capitals.

One of the main reasons for their lack of success has been their poor batting form. While other teams have consistently posted high scores, SRH has failed to cross 150 runs in four of their six matches. Harry Brook, one of the most expensive overseas players this season, has only played one good inning, and his inability to score against spin bowling has been a weakness.

Aiden Markram has shown improvement against spin, which will be crucial to SRH's success, but Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma have struggled. Heinrich Klaassen has impressed, however, and could be a key player in this match.

To turn their fortunes around, SRH will need to make some significant changes. On paper, they have one of the strongest pace attacks in the league, with the likes of Umran Malik, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, and T Natarajan, but they have not performed consistently. Surprisingly, it is Mayank Markande, not one of the pace bowlers, who leads the team in wickets. With many matches still to play, SRH must find a way to start winning soon and build some momentum.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Lineup

Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik

Delhi Capitals

The Delhi Capitals have finally ended their losing streak by winning their first match of the season against KKR. Despite the win, the team remains at the bottom of the table, and they need to perform consistently to climb up to the top-4. The Capitals missed an opportunity to improve their net run rate while chasing the modest target of 128, and their middle order was blamed for the slow approach.

David Warner, who scored his 4th half-century of the season, has been the best batsman for the team, but he needs support from other batsmen like Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, and Manish Pandey. The addition of Phil Salt to the lineup is appreciated, and the team may consider replacing Mitchell Marsh with Rovman Powell.

Ishant Sharma was impressive in the last game and he will be supported by Anrich Nortje and Mukesh Kumar in the pace attack, while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will handle the spin duties.

Although the Delhi Capitals may be underrated in this contest, they need to perform consistently to win and climb up the table.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Lineup

David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar

Expert betting tips

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch is known for being a great pitch for batting. In the current tournament, teams batting first in the three matches played at this venue have scored over 190 runs twice and won both games. The team that wins the toss and chooses to bat first will aim to score close to 200 runs and put pressure on the opposition by setting a large total. Although the pitch has very little grass, disciplined seam bowlers might get some assistance, while spinners will not find much turn. We expect Sunrisers to do a good job at home and add to Delhi's misery.