Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2024 clash at Visakhapatnam. Cummins highlighted the importance of putting up a strong total in the afternoon conditions, referencing SRH’s ability to score big last season. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel stated that his team would have also opted to bat but is prepared to restrict Hyderabad with disciplined bowling.
KL Rahul returns to Delhi Capitals lineup
A significant boost for Delhi Capitals is the return of KL Rahul, who is set to make his debut for the franchise. Rahul missed the previous match against Lucknow Super Giants due to the birth of his daughter, as he and his wife welcomed a baby girl. Now back in the squad, Rahul is expected to strengthen DC’s batting lineup, slotting in at No. 4 and bringing his experience to the middle order.
Playing XIs for both teams
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playing XI includes Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins, Zeeshan Ansari, Harshal Patel, and Mohammed Shami.
Delhi Capitals will field Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar.
With KL Rahul’s return and both teams boasting strong lineups, an exciting battle awaits at Visakhapatnam as SRH looks to capitalize on batting first while DC aims to counter with their bowling attack.
