Who will it be?
—Delhi Capitals takes on Sunrisers Hyderbad for a place in the IPL final
Will Delhi Capitals (DC) revive their fortunes just in time to reach the final? Or will Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) continue their resurgence and make it to the summit clash?
Welcome to the Dream11 Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2020 Qualifier 2 which will pit DC against SRH at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
Both the teams have taken rather contrasting paths to reach the top four and now only one of them can keep their chance of winning the title alive.
The Shreyas Iyer- led DC registered seven wins from their first nine matches and despite the dip in the latter stages of the season, made it to the playoffs. However, they lost four games in a row before beating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the last league stage match to seal a place in the Qualifier 1, where they lost at the hands of Mumbai Indians (MI).
However, the top two finish after the conclusion of the league- stage has guaranteed them one more shot to reach the final and they will be looking to make the most of it.
On the other hand, SRH had only three wins against their name from the first nine matches. But the David Warner- led unit turned the tide and are now made it to the Qualifier 2
registering four wins on the bounce - RCB in the Eliminator and against MI, RCB and DC (in the league stage).
While momentum currently is in SRH’s favour,
what will also boost their confidence is their 2- 0 head- to- head record against DC this season. In their first meeting against DC, SRH sealed a 15-run win before outplaying them by 88 runs to commence their four- match winning streak which has now brought them one-win closer to reach the final, where the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) await.
There are just 21 runs separating David Warner ( 546 runs) and Shikhar Dhawan (525 runs) in the list of the leading run-getters of the season. The two openers have often set the tone for their teams and they will be the ones that their respective teams will look to in this crunch game.
While Dhawan did not trouble the scorers in DC’s last game, Warner scored 17 in SRH’s last match. However, DC has been below par with the bat over the last few games and have not clicked as a unit. Meanwhile, SRH have seen Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson and Jason Holder rise to the occasion and take the team home.