IPL 2025: Lot more at stake for Delhi Capitals than Sunrisers Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: With the Indian Premier League (IPL) season nearing its business end, it is not where the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) want to be. They are second from bottom on the table with six points and are virtually out of the playoffs race, as not even four wins in their remaining matches can guarantee their progress.
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And when they host an equally desperate Delhi Capitals (DC) here on Monday, the hosts look to stay alive in the competition, even if marginally.
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The visitors have a lot at stake. With 12 points from 10 games, DC are fifth in the table and a win here will put them in the top-four bracket. Capitals were off to a fine start, winning four of their opening fixtures. But their campaign fizzled out, suffering four losses in their next six games, including back-to-back losses to KKR and RCB in their two previous games.
KL Rahul (371) has been their leading run-getter, but DC will look for more from Faf du Plessis, who signalled a return to form with his 62 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubss and the dangerous Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam, their batting has enough firepower to put SRH bowling to the test.

Likely XII
DC: Abhishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav.
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Mohd Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhinav Manohar.