DC Look to Push Upwards Against Stuttering SRH

On the brink of elimination, Sunrisers Hyderabad return home on Monday (May 5) to face off against the stuttering Delhi Capitals in a bid to give their IPL 2025 campaign one more push.

The Capitals find themselves just outside the qualification bracket with 12 points in 10 games, struggling to keep up the momentum gained following a record-breaking start to their season. With only four games in hand, and the remaining three against sides all currently placed above them in the points table, the road is only going to get tougher for Axar & Co.

In all their recent defeats, the batting hasn't collectively fired for Delhi, despite different individuals putting their hand up in each of those innings. The return of Faf du Plessis with a half-century in the most-recent outing are good signs for Delhi, while Axar Patel's impact knocks have been a revelation for the side.

SRH's campaign quickly went off rails despite retaining the experienced core of the Class of '24. With six points against their name and four games in hand, SRH stay alive mathematically – needing other results to fall their way even if they were to go on a winning-spree from here on.

Match Details

• When: Monday, May 5 at 7:30 PM IST
• Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
• What to expect: The venue has a tendency to favour the batters, with four of five games here previously in IPL 2025 won by chasing sides.

Probable XIs

• SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami
• DC: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma