Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns with the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 55th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Monday, May 5, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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The previous meeting between the two sides saw Delhi emerge victorious by 7 wickets with 24 balls still left to play, as they comfortably chased a modest target of 164 at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam to hand SRH their second defeat of the season.
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Hyderabad are highly unlikely to qualify for the playoffs, as they can reach a maximum of 14 points from here if they win all of their remaining matches. T
Their poor net run-rate hinders their chances of the last four stages, as the other teams have more or less reached a total of 14 points with a much better run-rate.
Delhi, on the other hand, are still in the race for the playoffs, as they look to return to winning ways after a defeat at the hands of the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their previous match.
The Sporting News takes a look at the details ahead of the much-important clash.
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SRH vs DC: Head-to-head
The two sides have met each other on 25 different occasions with SRH winning 13 of those encounters and PBKS bagging 12.
| Matches | SRH won | DC won | Tie/NR |
| 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
SRH vs DC: Expected lineups
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami Impact player: Travis Head
Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar Impact player: Ashutosh Sharma
SRH vs DC: Predictions
SRH have had a disappointing season so far where neither their batting nor their bowling unit has worked unlike last year when they finished runners-up.
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On a batting-friendly Hyderabad surface, expect the likes of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to provide big starts. Heinrich Klaasen has found his mojo back and could be the one to finish the innings strongly. Aniket Verma, too, has showcased his potential and will be looking to give his all in the remaining games.
Mohammed Shami has gone for runs in the tournament as he has looked far from his usual best. Zeeshan Ansari has performed well whenever has been given a chance; one can expect him to provide breakthroughs in the middle overs.
For Delhi, du Plessis and Abishek Porel have played well so far; one can expect them to perform well at the Eden Gardens. Karun Nair, KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs have played handy knocks throughout the season and fans can expect to light up the clash once again.
Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav have bowled impressive spells and one can expect them to vary their pace in a batting-friendly surface.
Considering overall factors and home conditions, Delhi seem to emerge as the favourites from the much-important clash.
SRH vs DC: Betting odds
According to Dafabet, who have the best odds for sporting action around the world, the visitors, DC, are the favourites to win against the hosts, SRH.
