Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Qualifier 2:
The match between DC and SRH is the qualifier 2 of the IPL 2020, which is going to be played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on November 8th 2020.
DC vs SRH History:
The teams competed against each other 17 times, till date. Out of them, DC won 6 times but lost 11 times. Last 5 match results of DC against SRH are LLWWL.
The teams competed 5 times at the home ground of DC. The home team won just once and lost 4 times. Last 5 match results of DC against SRH at DC home ground are LLWLL.
The teams faced each other 5 times at the home ground of SRH. The host won thrice. On the other hand, visitors won twice. Last 5 match results of SRH against DC at SRH home ground are LWWLW.
The teams met 7 times at the neutral venue. DC won thrice, whereas SRH won 4 times. Last 5 match results of SRH against DC at the neutral place are WWLLW.
The teams compete each other in the play-off / knockout stage just once, in which DC won the game. Last 5 play-off / knockout results of DC are LLWLL. Last 5 play-off / knockout results of SRH are WLLWL.
Impact of Match Result:
The winner will go to the Final and play against MI (Mumbai Indians) and the loser will be out of the tournament.
DC lost the qualifier 1 against MI and will play in qualifier 2 against SRH. Last five match results for DC are LWLLL.
SRH won the eliminator against RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and will play in qualifier 2 against DC. Last five match results for SRH are WWWWL.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Abu Dhabi shows the weather would be mostly clear during the match. The precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 5% as of now, so there would be no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be 28-30 Celsius. The wind would be between 11 to 13 km/h throughout the match. The speed of wind would fluctuate and the temperature would decrease, as the match progressed.
Toss and Pitch (Record of International Matches):
Teams preferred to field first after winning the toss, which happened 24 times out of 45 matches. The selection favored the teams, and the teams won 13 times, while lost 11 times.
On the other hand, the team chose to bat first after winning the toss won 9 times and lost 12 times.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches 22 times and lost 23 times.
The first batting team won the matches 20 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 25 times.
The lowest successful defended total was 129 on the venue in 2012. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 163 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 66, though it was by associate country, Nigeria against Ireland, and the highest total was 225 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 89 runs (completed innings), whereas the highest was 166 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 19.41 and 23.03 is for the second innings.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL Matches):
Teams prefer to bat first 14 times in 28 matches. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 6 times, though one of them was tied, but the team, with batting first, managed to win by boundary counts (as, the super over was also tied), and lost 8 times, as well.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, which happened 14 times out of 28 matches. The selection favors the teams, and the teams won 8 times, and lost also 6 times, though one of the defeats was in a super over in a tied game.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches 14 times and lost 14 times.
The first batting team won the matches 12 times including two ties, in one game the first batting team won by boundary counts (as the super over was also tied) and the other one was decided by super over. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 16 times.
The lowest successful defended total was 132 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 206 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 70, and the highest total was 205 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 84 runs (completed innings), whereas the highest was 206 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 26.61 and 27.19 is for the second innings.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL 2020 Matches):
Teams prefer to bat first after winning the toss 10 times out of 21 matches, and it didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won thrice and lost 7 times.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, which happened 11 times out of 21 matches. But this selection favors the teams, as the teams won just 6 times, while lost 5 times, though one of the defeats was in a super over in a tied game.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches just 9 times and lost 12 times.
The first batting team won the matches 8 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 13 times.
The lowest successful defended total was 162 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 196 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 84, and the highest total was 195 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 135 runs, whereas the highest was 196 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.22 and 31.72 is for the second innings.
History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other at the venue just once. SRH won the game. Last 5 match results of DC against SRH at the venue are L- – – –
Teams’ History at the Venue:
DC got 5 chances to play the match at the venue, the team has an extremely poor record, as the team won just once and lost 4 games. In the running season, the team won once and lost 3 games. Last 5 match results of DC at the venue are WLLLL.
SRH also got 5 chances to play the match at the venue, the team has a below average record, as the team won twice, and lost thrice. Though, one of defeats for the team is in the super over in the tied game. The team won twice and lost twice, including the super over defeat, in the current edition. Last 5 match results of SRH at the venue are WL*WLL.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Delhi Capitals:
The team may include S. Hetmyer in place of D. Sams and may place H. Patel in place of P. Shaw.
Delhi Capitals Eleven: S. Dhawan, M. Stoinis, A. Rahane, S. Iyer, R. Pant, S. Hetmyer, A. Patel, R. Ashwin, H. Patel, K. Rabada, A. Nortje
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
The team may go with unchanged XI, if W. Saha and V. Shankar will not be available to play.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Eleven: D. Warner, W. Saha / S. Goswami, M. Pandey, K. Williamson, V. Shankar / P. Garg, J. Holder, A. Samad / A. Sharma, R. Khan, S. Nadeem, S. Sharma, T. Natarajan
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
