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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will battle it out against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 31 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. SRH is currently in fourth place on the points table with six points. They started their campaign with a defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru but recovered against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Nonetheless, inconsistent outcomes ensued, including a close loss to Lucknow Super Giants and another defeat to Punjab Kings.
Lately, they have gained momentum with consecutive victories against the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings, and they will be looking to achieve their fourth win of the season.
In the meantime, DC began powerfully with two straight wins but faltered with consecutive losses. They rebounded remarkably in their most recent match against RCB, with David Miller clinching an exciting last-over victory. Building on that momentum, DC aim to propel their comeback in this matchup.
The match is set to take place on pitch number five of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, which has dished out low-scoring encounters so far in the ongoing edition. However, watering, heat, and rolling of the surface are bound to change the nature of the pitch later on. Expect the team winning the toss to bowl first and restrict them to a low score.
SRH: 13
DC: 12
On a low-scoring track, DC have experienced batters who can keep the scoreboard moving while weathering the conditions as well. On a track, the Axar Patel-led team has an upper hand against their opponents as they will be favourites to win the match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora(w), Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga, Liam Livingstone, Smaran Ravichandran, Harsh Dubey, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivam Mavi, Gerald Coetzee, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar
Delhi Capitals Squad: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Auqib Nabi Dar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Karun Nair, Prithvi Shaw, Ashutosh Sharma, Tripurana Vijay, Abishek Porel, Sahil Parakh, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari
Vishal Pushkar is a Chief Sub-Editor with NewsX and has been associated with the company since March 2026. He has been working as a journalist since 2021. His experience includes working with Zee Media, Amazon and Dainik Jagran. Vishal holds a BA (English Honours) degree from Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi and a Post-Graduate Diploma from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. Vishal has completed a beginner’s course in the German language as well.
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