Squads –
SRH –
David Warner (Captain,) Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman
DC –
Rishabh Pant(C & WK), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod
Team News –
SRH –
– Sunrisers finally won their 1st game of the season after loosing the 1st 3 games. Team will most likely go with an unchanged XI.
– Sunrisers made a lot of changes in last game, they also bought back Mr Consistent Kane Williamson and now team looks in good balance.
– T Natarajan has been ruled out of the entire IPL while Abdul Samad was ruled out in last game due to a Hamstring injury, he will most likely be out for more 2-3 games.
– Team’s likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson.
– David Warner and Jonny Bairstow will open the innings. Warner is getting good starts but is unable to make it into a big one. Bairstow is very dangerous when opens and scored 63 last game.
– Kane Williamson will bat at 1 down. Kane is a world class Batsman and was out in 1st 4 games due to some injury. He scored 16 last game.
– Young Virat Singh , Abhishek Sharma and Vijay Shankar will handle the middle order. They have depth in Batting but are very unreliable.
– Rashid Khan and Abhishek will lead the spin section. Both were brilliant last game against Punjab picking 3 Wickets in total.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Siddhart Kaul will lead the pace attack. Vijay Shankar will assist them with his medium pace.
DC –
– The Capitals won their last game against the defending champions and are looking as dangerous as last season. Team will likely go unchanged but can bring in Axar Patel who has came out of quarantine.
– The four probable foreign players will be Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Steven Smith and Kagiso Rabada.
– Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will be opening for Delhi. Both of them are having a blast this season and are playing very attacking Cricket. Dhawan is currently the Orange cap holder and will look to continue his good form.
– Steve Smith will bat at 1 down. Smith is known for his consistency and will be an important part of the setup especially to counter Rashid Khan.
– Rishab Pant will bat at 2 down followed by Marcus Stoinis at 5. Pant will look to continue his golden patch and will also keep the Wickets.
– Shimron Hetmyer and Lalit Yadav will bat after Stoinis. Hetmyer played his 1st game this season against MI.
– Lalit Yadav/Axar Patel, Amit Mishra and Ravi Ashwin will be the spin options for the Capitals. Mishra was exceptional last game with 4 Wickets.
– Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis and Avesh Khan will lead the pace attack with Rabada and Avesh bowling in death.
Probable XI –
SRH –
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Virat Singh, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steven Smith, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav/Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Amit Mishra
Pitch Report –
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
The MA Chidambaram stadium has always been a spin friendly Wickets and generally scores below 150 are encountered here.
H2H overall : 18
DC Won : 7
SRH Won : 11
Average Score : 145
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jonny Bairstow(Open/ 2 down, RHB, 345 runs in 11 innings last year with a SR of 127, 219 runs in 3 innings in ODI series, red hot form, 63* in last game, Must have)
Rishabh Pant( 2 down, LHB + wk, red hot form, 394 runs in 11 games against SRH, Must have, can’t miss him)
W Saha( Open, RHB + wk, 214 runs in just 4 innings last season, good option at 8.5, less chances of playing)
BAT –
David Warner( Open, LHB, no intro needed, 5300+ IPL runs most by a foreign player in IPL, 174 runs at an average of 35 against DC, Must have)
Shikhar Dhawan( Open, LHB, 2nd Highest run getter last season with 618 runs, orange cap holder this IPL, 91,45 last 2 games, Must have)
Steve Smith( 1 down, RHB, 311 runs last season, experienced, will be most important on this Wicket)
Manish Pandey( 1/2 down, RHB, 425 runs last season with a SR of 127, 61*, 38 1st 2 game, was dropped in last game)
Kane Williamson( 1 down, RHB, on intro needed, loads of experience, 150 runs in 5 innings against DC, Must have )
Shimron Hetmyer( 3/4 down, can be used as an floater, haven’t played much Cricket recently, SR of 130 in t20s )
Prithvi shaw( Open, RHB, red hot form scoring 827 runs in just 8 Vijay Hazare games, 147 runs in 6 games against SRH)
ALL –
Marcus Stoinis(3 down, Right Arm medium pacer + RHB, will contribute through both bat and bowl, 352 runs + 13 Wickets in last IPL, excellent choice of captain in GL, Must have)
Jason Holder( Right Arm Fast, always been very economical, 14 Wickets in 7 games last season, 3 Wickets last game played, Must have if plays but very unlikely)
M Nabi( Middle order, RHB + Off spin, 275 t20 Wickets + a Bat SR of 143, one of the best t20 Allrounders, 2 Wickets in 1st game, was dropped in last game )
Chris Woakes( Right Arm medium fast, can swing the ball both ways, 118 t20 Wickets, didn’t played last game)
Vijay Shankar( 3 down, RHB + Right Arm medium, 1378 t20 runs, will bowl 1-2 overs, not very effective in sL )
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm, brilliant bowling last game with 2 Wickets with an economy just under 6, very good at 8cr )
Axar Patel( Slow left arm + LHB, 913 runs + 80 Wickets in IPL, very experienced, can play this game)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan(Leggie, no intro needed, #1 t20 bowler in world cricket, 20 Wickets last season, 80 Wickets in IPL overall, 1 Wickets last game)
Ishant Sharma( Right Arm medium fast, can be crusial in powerplay with his swing, having some injury concerns)
Ravi Ashwin( Off spin, one of the most experienced bowlers around, wicketless but economical last game, 139 IPL Wickets, Must have on this Wicket)
Amit Mishra( Leggie, 2nd highest wicket taker in IPL history, 4 Wickets last game)
B Kumar( Right Arm medium fast, death overs specialist, 6 Wickets in ODI + 4 Wickets in T20 Series against England, 1w last game, Must have)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast medium, recognized as a death bowler, bowls some deadly Yorkers, 16 Wickets last season, ruled out of IPL)
Sandeep Sharma( Right Arm medium, known for his swing early on the Innings, 14 Wickets last season with an economy under 8, didn’t played last e games)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm medium fast, will bowl in powerplay along with Bhuvi, 3 Wickets last game)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, played for RCB past 3 season, experienced with 148 Wickets)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium fast, experienced t20 bowler with 153 Wickets, economy in the higher range of 8, was dropped last game)
C/VC –
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Kane Williamson
Rashid Khan
DC –
Rishab Pant
Shikhar Dhawan
Prithvi Shaw
Marcus Stoinis
