Sunrisers Hyderabad are favourites to Win
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is all set to host the 42nd match of the Indian Premier League 2016 tonight on May 12. This match will see table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad take on the Delhi Daredevils who are currently positioned fifth in the league standings. Live action is scheduled to commence at 8 PM local time.
The first three IPL games here produced totals of around 140-150. Only one high-scoring contest was witnessed between the hosts and RCB where the scores went past 175 in both the innings. So anything above 160 should be a par score. Furthermore, of the six games played at this venue, the team that has batted second emerged victorious on four occasions. This suggests that both SRH and DD will probably want to bat second here after winning the toss.
If the hosts win the toss and elect to bat second, beating them could become a tougher challenge for the Daredevils. Otherwise, we could have a stiff competition on our hands.
Predicted score: 170+
Openers Warner and Dhawan will look to continue their blazing form with the bat. The two are likely to face the highly experienced Zaheer Khan first up. The biggest threat, however, will be leg-spinner Amit Mishra who has been the most successful bowler for Delhi. So the SRH batsmen will take their chances against the relatively inconsistent Shami and Brathwaite. And even though they might lose a couple of wickets in the process, there will be Williamson and Yuvraj in the middle-order who can be equally destructive. But if the Delhi bowlers manage to run through Hyderabad's top three before the initial ten overs, the hosts could find themselves struggle to reach 170.
Predicted score: 160+
Quinton de Kock will yet again have to bat long if Delhi are to post a challenging total against the quality pace attack of Hyderabad. The lethal combination of Kumar, Nehra, Rahman and Sran will be hard to score off. So it becomes imperative for de Kock to score big and someone like Samson or Nair to play a supporting role around him. Since the pitch will be favoring pace, Warner might not bowl spinners at all. So the best option for Delhi will be to go after Henriques and Sran. If they can maintain a decent a run-rate with five or more overs to spare, then Brathwaite with his hard-hitting skills can take his side beyond 160.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are going into the match on the back of four successive wins whereas Delhi Daredevils have faced defeats in their previous two games. SRH have a better mix of batting and bowling and also do not rely only on one batsman to score big for them. However, the desperation to win after back-to-back defeats could fuel up Delhi to give their all against Hyderabad. Also, the two teams will be meeting in this IPL for the first time, and who knows the Daredevils might surprise us all.
Delhi Daredevils have plenty of young talent in their side and are capable of stunning the best of the teams, but going purely on the basis of recent performances, it shouldn't be wrong to deem Sunrisers Hyderabad as the favorites to win the match tonight.
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