Visakhapatnam: In the eliminator of Indian Premier League 2019, Delhi Capitals will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here on Wednesday. The winner of the match will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings, who lost to Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1 on Tuesday, at the same venue in Qualifier 2 on Friday.
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Team news
DC
Shreyas Iyer-led DC has a strong batting line-up with Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant in the top order.
DC defeated Rajasthan Royals in their last league match but this exposed a weak link in their side. Playing in front of home fans in Feroz Shah Kotla, the team restricted RR to 115 for 8 in 20 overs. However, their chase was not easy as Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and the skipper Shreyas Iyer were dismissed early. Rishabh Pant's 53 helped the team avoid defeat.
In the eliminator, they will have an advantage over SRH due to their record in away matches. Although DC will miss the services of Kagiso Rabada, who has scalped 25 wickets in IPL 2019, they have the experience of Ishant Sharma, Trent Boult and Amit Mishra.
SRH
SRH boast a strong bowling attack with the experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar, young pacer Khaleel Ahmed and the spin duo from Afghanistan, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, in their playing 11. The match is crucial as any mistake at this stage will result in elimination.
Manish Pandey and Martin Guptill have swiftly filled the void left by David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. Wriddhiman Saha is good touch good while skipper Kane Williamson scored unbeaten 70 runs in the lost cause against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last league match.
Williamson's form is a good sign for the team as the captain struggled to put runs on board after he returned from injury.
Meanwhile, Vijay Shankar and Yusuf Pathan will be key players in the middle, but the two have not had a great season so far.
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The team will also rely on Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi for their all-rounder skills.
DC and SRH squads:
Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Colin Ingram, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Ankush Bains, Chris Morris, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C), Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, T Natarajan, Ricky Bhui, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Shreevats Goswami, Khaleel Ahmed, Yusuf Pathan, Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, Wriddhiman Saha, Martin Guptill, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem.
