SRH vs DC IPL 2023 Highlights: Delhi Capitals defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 runs

And Delhi Capitals have won this one by 7 runs. That was  good contest and it went down the wire. But DC have managed to hold theirnerves. Brilliant final two overs by Nortje and Mukesh to help their side win their second game of the season. It was pleasure bringing this to you. See you soon.

Mukesh to Sundar, Ball 1 - 2 runs on the off side

Mukesh to Sundar, Ball 2 - Dot ball

Mukesh to Sundar, Ball 3 - 1 run.

10 needed off 3 balls and Jansen is on strike. He has faced just 1 ball

Mukesh to Jansen, Ball 4 - 1 run

Mukesh to Sundar, Ball 5 - 1 run. In the air but the fielder does well to field it at deep mid-wicket. 8 needed off 1

Mukesh to Jansen, Ball 6 - Dot ball. DC win

It's down to the final six balls. SRH need 16 off it. That was a wonderful over by Nortje as he gave just 7 off that. Mukesh to bowl the final over with Sundar on strike and Jansen at the other end

And Nortje gets the big wicket of Klaasen. He had brought SRH 6 down and it looks another twist in the tale here.

This is getting close. 15 from the previous over and only 23 are left in the final two overs. 3 fours from the previous over of Mukesh

13 from that over and SRH now need 38. Sundar hit a four, while Klaasen smoked a six in the previous over. SR are still into this contest

We are down to the final 4 overs. SRH need 51 off 24 balls with Sundar and Klaasen in the middle. The two are relatively fresh and it would be difficult for them go hard.

Axar Patel has clean bowled SRH skipper Aiden Markram and this game has now shifted towards DC. Markam is the latest to depart after Abhishek. He has been bowled. This was on good length as he wanted to wokr it on the leg side but gets only an inside edge and is out. SRH 5 down. 56 needed off 30 balls

SRH have lost three quick wickets.

SRH have lost the wicket of their opener Harry Brook. Anrich Nortje gets the SRH batter bowled in the 6th over. It was a slower leg cutter as Brook moved across but does not get anything on that. His struggle is over as he goes after making 7 off 14 balls. Kuldeep bowling his first over in the 8th. Tripathi is with Agarwal at the crease.

SRH have made a fine start with Brook and Agarwal at the crease. They have scored 19 runs in 3 overs. Agarwal is at 15 off 9, while Brook is at 4 off 9 balls. Ishant and Nortje have bowled fine as well. 

SRH have begun the chase of 145 as Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal are in the middle. Ishant Sharma starts for DC and what a wonderful opening over to start. Some swinging balls and he almost got Brook bowled. 7 runs from the first over, SRH 7/0

DC have managed to finish at 144/9 in 20 overs. Kuldeep hit a four on the final ball. DC have managed to get some runs on the board after they were sent in early trouble by SRH. Warner looked good for a brief period but it looked DC batters were trying way too hard after the powerplay. Manish Pandey and Axar Patel steadied the ship a bit and helped them to come here. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was outstanding with just 11 runs from 4 overs with 2 wickets to his name as well. SRH would fancy their chances to chase this. Back with the reply.

T Natarajan is subbed out after he bowled his full 4 overs. Rahul Tripathi has come in for him.

Bhuvneshwar has nailed a perfect yorker in the 18th over and has bowled Axar Patel. DC are 6 down and Ripal Patel now comes in.

DC are scoring some crucial runs in the final few overs. Manish Pandey and Axar Patel have added more than 60 runs for the 6th wicket. Pandey is at 31 off 23 and Patel is at 34 off 32. We are into the final three overs.

We are hal-way in the first innings. DC are reeling at 72/5 as Washington bowled the 10th over for just 3 runs. They need partnerships otherwise might have to call in a batter as an impact substitute. Can Patel and Manish rebuild?

It's a time-out in the game. DC are 5 down after scoring just 69 in 9 overs. They were trying too hard to slog and have handed three wickets to Sundar in the 8th over. Warner, Sarfaraz, and Aman fell. Manish and Axar are in the middle

And they are messing it up again. Aman Khan now falls after surviving in the previous ball. He has handed a catch at covers. DC five down.

It's end of Warner's innings. He has given a catch at deep backward square leg. Not a good bowl as it wash angling down the leg side as Warner wanted to play it wide of the fielder but could not as Brook takes a catch. Wait, wait, Sarfaraz now gives a catch a deep square-leg. In no time, DC are 4 down.

DC are at 49/2 after 6 overs. David Warner is hoign just above run-a-ball, while Sarafaz is at 8 off 6 balls. Both have hit a six each and will be looking for some more. Mayank Markande comes to bowl now.

David Warner has hit Washington Sundar over deep mid-wicket in the 4th over. That's the first six for DC in powerplay and first for Warner this season. DC are at 35/1 after 4

Bhuvneshwar has struck and has got the wicket of Phil Salt, who walks back on a golden duck. Beautiful ball, angling in and going a little away from the right-hander as Salt gets a poke at it and gets caught behind. Notably, DC have lost at least one of their openers in all 7 games of the season inside the pwerplay so far. Earlier, Shaw gave his wicket 6 times inside the powerplay, now Salt goes back in the first over.

Meanwhile, David Warner and Phil Salt are in middle for DC. No Prithvi Shaw for them and he is not in the impact list too. Bhuvneshwar to start for SRH. Bhuvi vs Warner, what a battler this would be. Here we go.

One change in the 16. Nitish Reddy comes in

Abhishek Sharma, Harry Brook, Aiden Markram(c), Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik

SRH's Subs - Nitish Reddy, Vivrant Sharma, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Dagar, Rahul Tripathi

No Shaw. Ripal Patel and Sarfaraz come in

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

Subs - Mukesh Kumar, Lalit Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Chetan Sakariya, Yash Dhull

DC have won the toss and have opted to bat first. Meanwhile, DC have not included Prithvi Shaw, Warner informed it at the toss.

69 metres and 61 metres to the square. Little longer - 76 metres straight. I don't think there'll be that much movement for bowlers. The ball doesn't swing for a long period of time. There's not much grass for it to not spin. this is a 180 pitch if you are batting first

David Warner returns to Hyderabad as an opposition captain

Warner has scored 1602 runs at Hyderabad. He is likely to fire big

Manish Pandey averages 5.0 against Bhuvneshwar

Rahul Tripathi has a good record against Kuldeep and strikes at 242.85

These two teams are finding hard to play well consistently. The batting of both the teams has led down and the bowling has not been at its best either. For DC, only two batters - Warner and Axar have scored runs, while none other batter has gone past the 100-run mark in 6 innings.

For SRH, their batters have not been consistent. Harry Brook has hit a ton but is yet to make any other notable knock. Tripathi and Markram have performed well only on a handful of occasions. 

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad is a good batting track. It helps batters score decent runs. Notably, the venue can help spinners if the sun opens the cracks. 

As per AccuWeather, there is a slight chance of rain pouring down in the evening. There is a 15% probability of rain, while the clouds are expected to stay a bit during game time. The temperature is predicted to hover around 25 degrees.

SRH are not fining it easy to got either. They have been inconsistent with 2 wins in 6 games. They lost the first two games, before bouncing back to win two on trot. But they lost two more recently.

DC lost five games at the beginning of the tournament. They could not score big totals and neither did they have many batters putting their hands up. DC managed to chase a low-scoring thriller against KKR in their last outing. They would want to stay on the winning note and belt another one in Hyderabad.

SRH have 2 wins in 6 games. They are on 9th in the points table.

Form guide - L,L,W,W,L,L

SRH will look for a third win in the season at home.

DC have won just one game in the season. They are placed at rock-bottom - 10th in the Standings. 

Form guide - W,L,L,L,L,L (Most recent first)

SRH's squad:

Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Mayank Dagar, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, T Natarajan, Glenn Phillips, Samarth Vyas, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Kartik Tyagi, Sanvir Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Vivrant Sharma

DC's squad:

David Warner (c), Philip Salt (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Rilee Rossouw, Sarfaraz Khan, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Praveen Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, Rovman Powell, Priyam Garg, Chetan Sakariya, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Abishek Porel

Hello and a Warm Welcome everyone to the coverage of the SRH vs DC match. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals have had an off-colour campaign with both teams finding it hard to win. While DC have 1 win in 6 games and are placed on 10th, SRH have 2 in 6 and are just one spot up from DC. As David Warner returns to play an IPL game in Hyderabad, but as an opponent captain, the two will look to clinch a win. Bring some snacks out as I Varun Malik, walk alongside you in this game of IPL 2023.