Squads –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer (c), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Alex Carey, Kagiso Rabada, Shimron Hetmyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Tushar Deshpande, Daniel Sams
SRH –
David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake,Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Holder, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh
Team News –
DC –
– Delhi Capitals lost the 1st qualifier against Mumbai Indians in a one sided fashion however they took some positives like Stoinis batting who can get a chance to open.
– Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Marcus Stoinis should be their 4 foreign players.
– Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis will open the innings for the capitals. Dhawan has been in excellent form this year with 500+ runs. Stoinis can open this game.
– Ajinkya Rahane will bat 1 down. Rahane is a classical player not having that power game but can build the Innings. He scored 60 last 2nd game.
– Captain Shreyas Iyer will bat 2 down. He has been decent this season with just 1 big score of 88 which came against KKR. He can bat at any position.
– Rishabh Pant will bat 3 down. Pant has been struggling to score runs but can be a x factor this game.
– Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be the lead Spinners. Ashwin will bowl in powerplay.
– Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Stoinis will lead the pace attack for the capitals. Rabada have taken 25 Wickets this IPL.
SRH –
– Sunrisers won thier last 4 games on the trott and are into the qualifiers by defeating RCB in the eliminator. Kane Williamson showed his class by a match winning 50 last game.
– Saha didn’t played last game due to injury, however how big injury he has is still not sure. His playing chances are 50-50.
– Their 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jason Holder and Rashid Khan.
– W Saha/S Goswami and David Warner will open the innings. Saha has been in terrific form but didn’t played last game due to injury. Warner also smashed unbeaten 85 against MI last 2nd game.
– Manish Pandey will bat 1 down. His batting form is very much unpredictable. He can score big in 1 game and be flop in the other. He scored 24 last game.
– Mr Consistent Kane Williamson will bat 2 down. Kane had a poor run according to his standards this season but showed his class in the last game against RCB scoring a Match winning 50.
– Priyam Garg and Jason Holder will take care of the brittle Sunrisers middle order.
– Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Rashid has been brilliant as always.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Jason Holder will be leading the pace attack. Natarajan and Holder has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
Probable XI –
DC –
Shikhar Dhawan, Marcus Stoinis, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishab Pant(wk), Shimron Hetmyer, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Harshal Patel.
SRH –
W Saha(wk)/S Goswami(wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, S Nadeem, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at Abu Dhabi now.
Average Score : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 445 runs last IPL, 345 runs this season, will likely sit out)
R Pant( 2-3 down, one of best hitters in world cricket, SR of 163 last IPL with 488 runs, struggling with form)
W Saha ( Opener + wk, 1882 IPL runs with SR above 130, 87, 39, 58* runs last 3 games, Must if plays )
BAT –
David Warner( Opener, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, attacking 66(34b) against DC, 85* against MI last 2nd game)
S Dhawan( Open, Indian team opener, 521 Runs last IPL, 69* 57, 101*,106* this IPL, 525 runs this season )
Shreyas Iyer(2 down, very attacking Batsman + part time spin, 463 runs last IPL, poor form this season)
Kane Williamson( 2 down, one of the best white ball batsman, 50(44) last game, Must have)
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 83*(47b) last 3rd game, 24 last game, Must have )
Ajinkya Rahane ( 1 down , experienced, 60(46b) last 2nd game against RCB, Must have)
P Shaw( Opener, young Indian talent, very attacking, 64, 62, 42 scores this IPL, hit or miss type)l, risky pick this game)
Shimron Hetmyer( 2/3 down, 267 runs in CPL 2020, struggles against spin, Batting order changes every game, will likely play)
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 292 runs with SR of 141 in t20s, 53 runs against CSK game)
ALL –
Jason Holder( Middle order + Medium pacer, known for his swing, 2w + 24R in last game)
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely not play )
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin)
Axar Patel( Slow left arm, 10 Wickets last IPL, 3 sixes in last over against CSK, very good option in 2nd innings )
Marcus Stoinis( Open + 2-3 overs of medium pace, decent option, 65 runs + 1w last game , Must have)
Keemo Paul( Medium pacer, death over specialist, got good variations, 9 Wickets in CPL 2020)
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm + 3 down, very good option at 8cr especially when bowling 2nd )
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
D Sams ( left arm pacer + hard hitting, bowls really good variations, 30 Wickets in Big Bash 2019, risky this game)
BOWL –
Kagiso Rabada ( Right Arm Fast, highest Wicket taker this season with 25 scalps, 2 Wickets last 2nd game )
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 2w last game, 1w last game, Must have especially while bowling 2nd )
R Ashwin( Off spinner, very experienced, could be used in powerplay overs, 3w last game)
Anrich Nortje ( Pacer, got some extreme pace, 18 Wickets this IPL, 3w last 2nd game, very good option in 8.5cr )
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 3w last game, excellent bowling at death, Must have)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, not much effective this season)
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, 3w last 2nd game)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games)
Shahbaz Nadeem ( Slow left arm, over 300 domestic Wickets, 1 Wickets last game)
C/VC Options –
DC –
Shreyas Iyer
Shikhar Dhawan
Marcus Stoinis
Kagiso Rabada
SRH –
David Warner
Wriddhiman Saha
Rashid Khan
Jason Holder
