DC vs SRH Preview - Match 40

*DC VS SRH MATCH 40 PREVIEW*

*THE BUILD UP:*

*TWO UNDERWHELMING UNITS LOOK FOR A BRIGHT SPOT:*

Both SRH and DC are yet to stamp their authority, placed at 9th and the 10th position respectively, they have a lot of ground to cover. The Hyderabadis should be worried more because their squad is better balanced on paper and was sure shot one of the contenders but underutilisation and poor management has caused their downfall. Delhi on the other hand, found light after their second consecutive win after tasting defeat for 5 game straight. Tonight presents an opportunity for both teams to keep pushing harder towards their target, which is 6 points and staying alive in the competition. 

*DC PROBABLE XI:*

Phil Salt(wk), David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Ripal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje 

Though Warner has been amongst the runs this season, his strike rate has been the major talking about. Tonight presents a fabulous opportunity for the Delhi skipper to shine, on the back of an outstanding record at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. 

*IMPACT PLAYER STRATEGY:*

Mukesh Kumar, the Indian domestic pacer is set to take the field as the impact substitute once again. He has been bowling really well, hitting the right spots and could threaten the SRH batters with his consistency. 

*SRH PROBABLE XI:*

Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan 

With Sundar ruled out of the tournament, SRH could go in with 7 proper batters with Samad batting at NO7. It may hurt them a bit on the bowling front where we may see Samad, Markram or Abhishek stepping in with a few overs. 

I would be interested to see the approach of Markram in the middle overs, given he enjoys a fantastic record vs Kuldeep and is generally a middle overs basher who plays spin extremely well. Delhi is known to produce wickets that aid spinners and today will be no such exception. 

*IMPACT PLAYER STRATEGY:*

Since SRH could be going in with just three overseas picks, Akeal Hossain, the left armer could in slotted in as the Impact substitute. His matchup vs the right handed batters could keep him in good stead as far as the selection is concerned. 

*MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE GAME:*

*FOR DC:*
Highest run getter- David Warner/Manish Pandey 

Highest wicket taker- Kuldeep Yadav/Anrich Nortje 

*FOR SRH:*
Highest run getter- Aiden Markram/Harry Brook 

Highest wicket taker- Umran Malik/Bhuvneshwar kumar 

*FOR THE GAME:*
DC to win