Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Predictions: Both teams are sitting at the bottom of the table

Playing in their eighth game of the season Delhi Capitals will welcome Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 40th game of the season at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on 29th April. Both teams are sitting at the bottom of the table. Who will win this game?

Delhi Capitals

The Capitals had a rough start to the season, but they have now won two consecutive matches, including their latest against the Sunrisers. Despite this, they remain at the bottom of the points table and still have a lot of work to do to reach the top half.

Although the team will still depend on David Warner for a good start, they were relieved to see Mitchell Marsh and Manish Pandey score runs in the last match. The Capitals' top and middle order have a lot of firepowers, including Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, and Phil Salt, but none of them has performed up to their potential.

Phil Salt is one player that we suggest taking a chance on as he is a proven quick scorer and England's current first-choice opening batter. His current undervaluation in the market makes him an attractive option.

Axar Patel has exhibited his all-around ability this season and is the Capitals' second-highest run-scorer with six wickets to his name. He will team up with Kuldeep Yadav to pose a tough challenge to the Sunrisers' batting lineup.

The Capitals' ability to take wickets in the middle overs could prove to be crucial in bringing them back into the match.

Regarding seam bowling, Ishant Sharma has only played two matches this season, but he has had a significant impact on the game. Anrich Nortje and Mukesh Kumar are also part of the team's pace attack, forming a decent trio.

Delhi Capitals Predicted Lineup

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad

The recent matches have not been favourable for the Sunrisers Hyderabad as they have lost three consecutive matches and are in danger of being at the bottom of the points table if they lose their next match. The team has been struggling to find the right combination of players, particularly in their batting lineup, which has resulted in their poor performance.

Harry Brook, who was considered one of the team's best additions, has been struggling against slower bowlers and has only played one big inning. Brook needs to adjust his gameplay to spin, as most teams have discovered his vulnerability on slower surfaces.

Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tripathi have been more consistent but have had to work hard to score runs, without any fluent innings. Although Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, and Washington Sundar provide depth to the team, none of them has played a match-winning inning. In this match, SRH might have to consider promoting Markram and Klaasen up the order.

Despite having big names in their pace attack, including Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Marco Jansen, and T Natarajan, Mayank Markande has emerged as the team's top bowler. The Sunrisers will need to reassess their strategy to turn things around and get back to winning ways.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Lineup

Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Abdul Samad, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik

Expert betting tips

The Delhi pitch is relatively dry and requires the batsmen to play cautiously in the initial overs before taking risks. Although the seamers may get some movement early on, the spinners are also expected to have an impact in the latter half of the match. In general, the match is expected to be evenly contested between the batting and bowling teams. The average score at this venue is approximately 170 runs. Cloudy skies are forecasted for the matchday, and there may be intermittent drizzles throughout the day. We expect a close game and Delhi to come out on top.