Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Will Warner be able to anchor Capitals against Sunrisers' pacers

Delhi Capitals have been witnessing quite an inconsistent season. The uncertainty of the batting and bowling unit line-up gives them a tough time in the points table. They are currently in seventh place after winning four of the nine matches. The team's performance is highly dependent on their openers, David Warner and Prithvi Shaw. If they fail to add runs, there's hardly any player to anchor the innings for putting total or chasing the target. Their bowling unit, too, lacks the intent of scalping wickets or halting the flow of runs. They will look to improve and establish a clinical win against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad was going strong with a five-match winning streak until they lost the previous two matches, one while defending and chasing. They will need to re-work their strategies and overcome the lapses to make their place in the top 4. The form of Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram is the most significant positive for the team. Their pace attack of Umran Malik, T Natarajan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been phenomenal this season. They will look to defeat the Capitals and get back to winning ways this match. 

Players to watch out for

Batters: David Warner and Abhishek Sharma

David Warner is the leading run-scorer for DC, having fetched 264 runs in 7 matches at an average of 44 runs. He has scored three back to back half-centuries and might look for one against his former franchise. On the flip side, Abhishek Sharma has made a terrific comeback this season by giving a fiery start to his team. He would look to replicate the same for the team today.

Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav and T Natarajan

Both the bowlers are leading wicket-takers for their franchise, having scalped 17 wickets in 9 matches. Kuldeep has an average of 15.82 in contrast to Natarajan's 17.82. The duo will be looking to contribute to their team's success by getting needed breakthroughs.

Stats to keep an eye on

• David Warner, who has been the highest run-scorer for Hyderabad at an average of 49.6, will be playing against them.
• Umran Malik has never played against Delhi Capitals. Instead, he has not dismissed any of their top eight batters from the Capitals' previous match this season, even in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. 
• Rishabh Pant has smashed 22 sixes against SRH, which is his most against any franchise. 
• SRH enjoys a slight edge of 11 wins out of the 20 matches played between them in IPL history, while Delhi Capitals have won just 9.

Both teams have won all their matches at Brabourne Stadium. It implies that one of the team's winning streaks will end at the venue with this clash. It will be interesting to see who will emerge in this clash.