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TATA IPL 2025 Match 55 - Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: May 5
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the TATA IPL - Indian Premier League, Match 55 - Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Delhi Capitals (DC), which will be played on the 5th of May at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.
Match 55 - Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) (Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad)
Current Form Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently placed at the 9th position on points table with 3 wins and 7 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Sunrisers Hyderabad is -1.192.
The top run scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League is Abhishek Sharma with 314 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League is Harshal Patel with 14 scalps under his belt.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans by 38 runs.
Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 224 for 6 in 20 overs. Sai Sudharshan and Shubman Gill once again started off very well for Gujarat Titans. They scored 48 and 76 runs respectively. Shubman Gill in particular was simply sensational with his stroke play. He hit 10 fours and 2 sixes during his innings. Jos Buttler also showcased his class and smashed 64 runs in 37 balls to help Gujarat Titans get to a tall total of 224 in their innings.
During the chase, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost Travis Head within the Powerplay overs. Abhishek Sharma kept finding gaps with ease but he kept losing partners in regular succession. He made 74 runs but got out at a wrong time. After his dismissal, wickets kept falling in regular succession and Sunrisers Hyderabad couldn't really make a comeback into the match. They were eventually restricted to 186 for 6 in 20 overs, losing the match by 38 runs.
Current Form Delhi Capitals:
Delhi Capitals on the other hand are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 6 wins and 4 losses to their credit.
The NRR for Delhi Capitals is 0.362.
The top run scorer for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League is KL Rahul with 371 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League is Mitchell Starc with 14 scalps under his belt.
Delhi Capitals have lost their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 204 for 9 in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine got their team off to a flier. Gurbaz made 26 while Narine scored 27 runs. Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi also chipped in with knocks of 26 and 44 runs respectively. The real boost to the innings was provided by Rinku Singh, who smashed 36 runs off 25 balls to help Kolkata Knight Riders get to a tall total of 204 in their innings.
During the chase, Delhi Capitals got off to a terrible start and they were reduced to 60 for 3 in the 7th over with majority of their key players back into the pavilion. Axar Patel then changed the outlook of the game with a brilliant knock of 43 runs in 23 balls. Once he got dismissed, wickets kept falling in regular succession and Delhi Capitals couldn't really make a comeback. Sunil Narine bowled exceptionally well. He picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs to help restrict Delhi Capitals to 190 for 9 in 20 overs, as Kolkata Knight Riders won the game by 14 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Delhi Capitals
KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natrajan, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Eshan Malinga, Sachin Baby
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Delhi Capitals
Who will win?- Sunrisers Hyderabad
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad), KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Zeeshan Ansari (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
Most Sixes – Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad), KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals)
Player of the Match- Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Team Scores Batting first – Sunrisers Hyderabad 205+, Delhi Capitals 195+
Match Handicap: Sunrisers Hyderabad
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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