IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Eye Second Win as Kl Rahul Returns Against Wounded Sunrisers Hyderabad

Fresh from their morale-boosting win over lsg and bolsred by the return of India wicketkeeper-batter kl rahul, delhi capitals will look to build on the Momentum when they take on for formidable Sun The IPL in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. After a thunderous start to their campaign, srh loss to lucknow super giats by five wickets on something as the defeat showed that their explosive batting line-up can be reined in. Going out of their den, the pressure will be on skipper pat cummins to inspire a turn. Delhi, on the other hand, will be strengthened by the return of Rahul, who missed the season Opener Against LSG Due to the Birth of His First Child.

A Key Architect of India’s Champions Trophy Triumph in Dubai Earlier this month, Rahul was picked by delhi capitals for Rs 14 crore. Despite his experience, he chose not to lead the side, entrusting the responsibility on Axar Patel.

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His tense on-field exchange with sanjiv goenka, where the team owner looked Visibly Frustrated, BECAME One of the Talking Points Last Season.

Rahul will be eager to let his performance do the talking in a fresh start at a new franchise, “I’ve been out of the t20 team for a white. I know where I stand as a player, and i know what I know what I know what I have to do. IPL is an opportunity to rediscover my game and push for a return to the t20 squad, “Rahul Had Said recently.

He was seen training under India’s assistant coach abhishek nayar in Mumbai before joining the delhi capitals camp here.

Rahul’s Return will give Delhi’s Top Order, Which Struggled in the Previous Match, The MUCH-Needed Stability.

Chasing 211, DC Found Themselves Reeling at 65/5 Before Ashutosh Sharma (66 Not out off 31 balls) and Vipraj Nigam (39 at No. 8) Scripted a thrilling one -Wicket Victory. Tristan stubbs also played a handy knock of 34 at no. 6.

Beyond His Batting, Rahul will be an integral part of the Leadership Group, Providing Crucial Inputs To Patel, Who is Leading an IPL TEAM for the first time.

DC Have often Struggled to Close Out Games in Recent Seasons, and the hard-forward win over lsg should inject the much-needed belief in the Squad.

Delhi Boast of a Formidable Bowling Attack, Spearheded by Mitchell Starc, Whoose face -off with Fellow Australian Travis Head Promies to be a key battle.

Starc, AlongSide Axar and Kuldeep Yadav, will be crucial in countering srh’s explosive opening pair of abhishek sharma and head. Stubbs and Mohit Sharma Can also provide crucial breakthroughs legs the end.

SRH Announced their Intent With 286/6 in his season opener, with ishan kishan smashing a 47-ball 106 after head (67 off 31 balls) and abhishek sharma (24 off 11) Provided a fiery start

However, they fatred in their second outing, managing just 190/9 against lsg.

Wicketkeeper-bitter heinrich klasen across the shortfall, stressing the importance of converting starts into substantious totals.

“A score of 210-220 would have been par on the wicket. Overall, we just didn Bollywood” “Losing wickets at crucial mothers disrupted our momentum. SRH’s Bowling Attack, LED by Mohammed Shami, Cummins, and Harshal Patel, Remains Potent But Was Found Wanting Against LSG.

Cummins, in Particular, Had An Off Day, Averagging 15 Runs Per Over. The Australian Captain will be keen to bounce back and lead from the front.

Teams (from) Sunrisers Hyderabad: PAT cummins (c), Ishan Kishan (WK), Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Anaiket Verma, Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Harad, Harad Mendis, Wiaan Mulder, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.

Delhi capitals: axar patel (c), kl rahul (wk), jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Faf Du PLESSIS, Donovan Ferreira, Abhishek Porel (WK), Tristan Stubbs (WK), Samer Rizvi, asshutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmanta Chameraa, Kuldai Chameraa, KulDep

Match starts: 3.30pm.

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