Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Delhi Capitals –
Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Tushar Deshpande/Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Rishabh Pant
3. David Warner(C)
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. Shreyas Iyer(VC)
6. Ajinkya Rahane
7. Vijay Shankar
8. Jason Holder
9. Anrich Nortje
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Rashid Khan
– David Warner has batted at an average of 36 in 9 H2H matches which makes him safest captain pick.
– Dropped Manish Pandey as he has struggled a bit against the opponent.
– Rashid Khan & Kagiso Rabada are must have considering their average of 9 & 18 with the bowl in H2H.
– Ajinkya Rahane has decent average with the bat against opponent as he has scored runs at an average of 26 in 15 H2H games.
– Shimron Hetmyer has smashed 105 runs at an average of 35 in last three head to head matches.
– Shikhar Dhawan has got out under 20 runs in the all the last 4 matches against DC so dropped him from SL combo.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow(C)
2. Rishab Pant(VC)
3. David Warner
4. Shimron Hetmyer
5. Shreyas Iyer
6. Jason Holder
7. Axar Patel
8. Rashid Khan
9. Sandeep Sharma
10. Anrich Nortje
11. Kagiso Rabada
– Jonny Bairstow has been consistent against DC by scoring approx 50 runs in the last three H2H games.
– Rishabh Pant is the most consistent batsman from DC who has scored runs at an average of 44 in 10 head to head matches.
– Axar Patel & Sandeep Sharma might be crucial again at this wide venue.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Rishabh Pant
3. Manish Pandey
4. David Warner
5. Shimron Hetmyer(C)
6. Shreyas Iyer
7. Vijay Shankar(VC)
8. Kagiso Rabada
9. Anrich Nortje
10. Khaleel Ahmad
11. Rashid Khan
– Shimron Hetmyer might play a top knock again in this match considering his record against the opponent.
– Vijay Shankar is playing good cricket from last couple of matches with both bat and ball.
– Khaleel Ahmed though gone expensive in the last match but he might be crucial again in this game.