DC vs SRH

This fixture has often goes under the radar but is quite intense. The Delhi-based franchise is seen as the most underachieving side in the history of the competition as they are yet to feature in the final of the tournament. SRH, on the other hand, had lifted the title twice (one as Deccan Chargers in 2009) and have ended as the runners up once in 2018.

DC vs SRH Head to Head

There has been a neck-to-neck competition in IPL SRH vs DC fixture. Both sides have won 13 games each from the 26 games played.

Last 5 Meetings

In last 5 games, SRH have a slight advantage over DC with 3 wins while DC have registered 2 wins. Delhi Capitals have managed to win both of the last two meetings.

IPL 2019 meetings

The two sides met thrice during IPL 2019 edition, including in the eliminator. SRH won DC vs SRH IPL 2019 fixture, DC managed to win at Hyderabad and also the Eliminator. The first league game was played at DC home, where SRH won the toss and elected to bowl first. Their decision proved to a masterstroke as none of the batsmen except Shreyas Iyer (43 runs) could get going. Delhi Capitals could only manage 129/8 in their 20 overs in DC vs SRH live score. Bhuvi, Siddharth Kaul, and Mohammad Nabi returned with 2 wickets each in their kitty. SRH chased down the target easily owing to Jonny Bairstow’s knock of 48 off 28 deliveries. With Nabi providing the finishing touches, SRH finished the game with 9 deliveries to spare at a score of 131/5.

In the reverse fixture which was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, SRH won the toss and invited DC to bat first. They had a poor start as they lost both Shaw and Dhawan early in the innings. Colin Munro (40 runs off 24 deliveries) and Shreyas Iyer (45 runs) handled the batting unit in the middle, and Rishabh Pant’s cameo of 23 runs meant DC posted a total of 155/7 in 20 overs at SRH vs DC scoreboard. Khaleel Ahmed picked up 3 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. While chasing, SRH were off to a flyer and added 72 runs for the first wicket. However, their batting collapsed dramatically from there, and SRH bundled out for 116 to lose by 39 runs. Only openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow could manage 51 runs and 41 runs respectively. No other batsman reached the double figures. While Kagiso Rabada returned with 3 wickets, Chris Morris and Keemo Paul accounted for 2 wickets each for DC.

The 3rd encounter in the competition was the Eliminator. This time Shreyas Iyer won the toss and invited SRH to bat first. SRH had topsy-turvy innings as many as 5 batsmen got the start but could not build an innings out of it. The Sunrisers posted a total of 162/8 at DC vs SRH scoreboard with the opener Martin Guptill top-scoring 36 runs. Keemo Paul again clinched 3 wickets against SRH in this game. Chasing the target, opener Prithvi Shaw went on to score a fifty and alongside Rishabh Pant (49 runs off 21 deliveries) made sure Delhi overhauls the total despite losing the wickets at regular interval. Delhi managed a 2 wickets win in a closely fought game and Shaw top-scored them with 58 runs against his name.

Delhi Capitals lost Prithvi Shaw early in the chase, but twin fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer took Delhi close to the target. While Dhawan scored 56 runs off 41 deliveries, Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten knock of 58 runs made sure that there is no collapse this time around. DC won the game with 5 wickets in hand.

Top Batsmen for Delhi Capitals

Rishabh Pant has amassed a total of 328 runs in 9 innings against SRH among the active players. He is followed by the skipper Shreyas Iyer with 286 runs in 9 innings and another youngster Prithvi Shaw, who has scored 145 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 143.56. Shikhar Dhawan is also among the top-run getters for DC against SRH with 129 runs in 5 innings at an average of 43.

Top Bowlers for Delhi Capitals

Amit Mishra is the leading wicket-getter for DC against SRH with 17 wickets in 16 innings. Keemo Paul follows him next in the active players with 6 wickets in 2 innings. While Kagiso Rabada is 3rd with 5 wickets in 3 innings, Ishant Sharma has also clinched 3 wickets in 3 innings.