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SRH vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: Hyderabad 9/0 (1 ovr), Travis Head-Abhishek Sharma begin

SRH vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: Hyderabad 9/0 (1 ovr), Travis Head-Abhishek Sharma begin

Follow live updates of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals in Match 31 of IPL 2026 from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

SRH vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals captain, Axar Patel, has won the toss and opted to bowl first. DC have dropped Auqib Nabi for Nitish Rana. SRH have also made changes with Praful Hinge making way for Dilshan Madushanka and Harsh Dubey coming back in. There is Pat Cummins yet as he is still unavailable. In the battle between the 4th-placed and 5th-placed teams on the IPL 2026 Points Table, Sunrisers Hyderabad host Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.  

SRH vs DC Playing XI

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga

Impact sub options: R Smaran, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel

Delhi Capitals

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi

Impact sub options: Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Ashutosh Sharma, Tripurana Vijay, Auqib Nabi

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SRH vs DC Live Score: Abhishek-Travis begin

21/04/2026 19:29

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma begin for Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the last game, Abhishek smashed a 15-ball half-century. Can he do it again today?

SRH vs DC Live Score: Delhi Capitals Playing XI

21/04/2026 19:10

Delhi Capitals have made one change, dropping Auqib Nabi for Nitish Rana. 

Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi

SRH vs DC Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI

21/04/2026 19:08

Sunrisers Hyderabad have made a few changes, considering the pitch is likely to be on the slower side. Praful Hinge has been dropped for Harsh Dueby. Dilshan Madushanka will make his debut today after missing out on the last game. 

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga

Impact sub options: R Smaran, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel

SRH vs DC Live Score: Toss update!

21/04/2026 19:03

Axar Patel wins the toss again, six matches in a row, and he opts to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

SRH vs DC Live Updates: Will Pat Cummins play today?

21/04/2026 18:49

Even though Pat Cummins joined the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad ahead of the CSK match on April 18, the Australia Test & ODI captain is still not available to play. SRH coach Daniel Vettori confirmed that Cummins would only play on April 25, against Rajasthan Royals. Ishan Kishan will lead the side in one more game before handing back the charge to Cummins.

SRH vs DC Live Updates: Where do teams stand ahead the match?

21/04/2026 18:41

Sunrisers Hyderabad, with two wins in a row, are 4th on the IPL 2026 Points Table with 6 points and an NRR of 0.566. Delhi Capitals also have 6 points but they are behind SRH on NRR (0.310).

IPL 2026 Points Table

No Teams P W L T NR PTS NRR
1 Punjab Kings 6 5 0 0 1 11 +1.420
2 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.171
3 Rajasthan Royals 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.599
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad 6 3 3 0 0 6 +0.566
5 Delhi Capitals 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.310
6 Gujarat Titans 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.821
7 Mumbai Indians 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.067
8 Chennai Super Kings 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.780
9 Lucknow Super Giants 6 2 4 0 0 4 -1.173
10 Kolkata Knight Riders 7 1 5 0 1 3 -0.879

P : Played · W : Win · L : Loss · T : Tie · NR : No Results · NRR : Net Run Rate · PTS : Points

SRH vs DC Match Preview: Delhi Capitals

21/04/2026 18:36

Delhi Capitals also had a good start to IPL 2026, beating Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. But then, DC suffered two consecutive defeats, including a heartbreaking one-run loss to Gujarat Titans. But since then, Axar Patel & Co have bounced back. 

KL Rahul’s fine knock and David Miller's last-over heroics against RCB have given them renewed confidence. Axar Patel's side now has a settled top-order with KL Rahul behind the stumps. 

SRH vs DC Match Preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad

21/04/2026 18:25

There's a neat symmetry to this SRH vs DC clash. Both teams are on six points. Both have just turned their campaigns around. And both walk in playing the kind of cricket that had looked beyond them a fortnight ago.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, without Pat Cummins, started shaky and have slowly pieced things together. The batting was never the worry. Abhishek Sharma is striking at over 229, and Heinrich Klaasen is leading the tournament run charts with 283 runs. While his strike rate has come under the scanner, he has managed to alleviate those fears with consistency.

The bowling, though, is where the real shift has come. Two uncapped Indians. Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain have stepped up over the last two games. They helped SRH successfully defend totals against Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. With Pat Cummins still not fully fit to make a comeback against Delhi Capitals, SRH will have to depend on their domestic bowlers. 

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report

21/04/2026 18:10

Uppal has been back to its run-soaked self this season after a slightly two-paced showing in IPL 2025. In the first match, the venue offered such a surface that SRH could only manage 156/9. But since then, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch has tilted towards batters again. 

The average first-innings score in the last two games has been 205, with the pitch playing hard, flat and true. The lightning-fast outfield is punishing even mistimed shots. Dew, as always in Hyderabad, is the tactical swing factor. It typically sets in during the second innings, which is why captains winning the toss have largely opted to bowl first at this venue. That said, SRH defending 195 against CSK last week showed that a big first-innings score can still get the job done.

SRH vs DC Head-to-Head

21/04/2026 17:59

Few IPL rivalries are this finely balanced. Across 26 matches between the two teams, SRH lead 13-12. It includes a Super Over win for DC in 2021. However, the rivalry has been firmly tilting Delhi's way for a while now. Delhi have won two of the last three encounters. Even at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the result is tied 3-3.

  • Matches Played: 26
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won: 13
  • Delhi Capitals won: 12
  • No Result: 1

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SRH vs DC Live Updates: Delhi Capitals Squad

21/04/2026 17:47

Delhi Capitals

Batters

Abishek Porel
Bat: Left hand Bat / Wicket Keeper
Ashutosh Sharma
Bat: Right Hand Bat
Ben Duckett
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break / Wicket Keeper
David Miller
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Karun Nair
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
KL Rahul
Bat: Right Hand Bat / Wicket Keeper
Madhav Tiwari
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Nitish Rana
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Pathum Nissanka
Bat: Right Hand Bat
Prithvi Shaw
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Sahil Parakh
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Leg Spin
Sameer Rizvi
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Tristan Stubbs
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break

All-rounders

Ajay Mandal
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Axar Patel
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Vipraj Nigam
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Leg Spin

Bowlers

Auqib Nabi Dar
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Dushmantha Chameera
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast
Kuldeep Yadav
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Wrist Spin
Kyle Jamieson
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Lungisani Ngidi
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Mitchell Starc
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Fast
Mukesh Kumar
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
T. Natarajan
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Medium
Tripurana Vijay
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break

SRH vs DC Live Updates: Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad

21/04/2026 17:20

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Batters

Abhishek Sharma
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Aniket Verma
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Heinrich Klaasen
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break / Wicket Keeper
Ishan Kishan
Bat: Left hand Bat / Wicket Keeper
Salil Arora
Wicket Keeper
Smaran-R
Travis Head
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break

All-rounders

Harsh Dubey
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Kamindu Mendis
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Liam Livingstone
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast

Bowlers

Amit Kumar
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Leg Spin
Dilshan Madushanka
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Fast Medium
Eshan Malinga
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Gerald Coetzee
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast
Harshal Patel
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Jaydev Unadkat
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Medium
Krains Fuletra
Bat: Right Hand Bat
Onkar Tukaram Tarmale
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast
Pat Cummins
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast
Praful Hinge
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Sakib Hussain
Bat: Right Hand Bat
Shivam Mavi
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Shivang Kumar
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Zeeshan Ansari
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Leg Spin
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