Delhi Capitals will be itching to bounce back to winning ways after losing two back-to-back games. Axar Patel and co. started off IPL 2025 on a good note but seem to have lost the momentum in the recent past. With a spot in the IPL 2025 playoffs hanging in balance, DC will be desperate to take a win as they come up against a struggling SRH.
DC predicted playing XI vs SRH
| Position | Player | Role |
| 1. | Faf du Plessis | Batter |
| 2. | Abhishek Porel | Batter |
| 3. | KL Rahul (WK) | Batter |
| 4. | Axar Patel (C) | Batter |
| 5. | Tristan Stubbs | Batter |
| 6. | Ashutosh Sharma | Batter |
| 7. | Vipraj Nigam | All-rounder |
| 8. | Sameer Rizvi | Batter |
| 9. | Mitchell Starc | Bowler |
| 10. | Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| 11. | Mohit Sharma | Bowler |
Nair out
Karun has failed to impress ever since his debut outing for DC where he registered a 89-run knock. Since then, Since then, he has only managed to score 65 runs in 5 innings, which includes one duck. DC might be tempted to drop Nair in what is a must-win game for the side against SRH.
The side could opt to bring back Sameer Rizvi into the side to strengthen their middle-order. Rahul could potentially be promoted to number 3 while skipper Axar could bat at number 4. Stubbs, Ashutosh and Vipraj could play the role of finishers for the side.
Natarajan to finally get a game?
The Tamil Nadu pacer has warmed the bench so far in IPL 2025. He was bagged by DC for a whooping Rs 10.75 crore. With Mukesh Kumar being too expensive in this season, DC might be tempted to give Natarajan a chance.
Starc and Mohit will be the other pacers. Meanwhile, Kuldeep, Axar and Vipraj could comprise of the spin unit.
DC squad for IPL 2025
Abishek Porel(w), Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tripurana Vijay, Donovan Ferreira, Mohit Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Darshan Nalkande, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L, T Natarajan
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