🏏IPL 2025 - Match 55: SRH vs DC on 5th May 2025 @ 7:30 PM IST🏏 - Page 2

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad has largely favoured batters, with the surface generally being on the flatter side. With an average scoring rate of 11.28, it is expected to be another high-scoring contest. Despite the new ball providing a little seam movement early on, batters have enjoyed scoring in the power play. Spinners haven’t found much help, conceding at over 10 runs per over this season. Considering the past results in the season, the toss-winning captain may opt to bowl first.

While KL Rahul and Abhishek Porel have led DC's batting, their inability to accelerate at crucial moments has been costly. However, Mitchell Starc and Mukesh Kumar form a potent attack, with Axar's presence adding balance.

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This is a big game with huge playoffs implications for DC, who began with four wins in four matches, but find themselves on the peripheries of the top four. Having won just two matches in the last six, DC are stuck at 12 points in a season in which even 18 can prove to be insufficient.

DC will be relieved they are out of Delhi. Not because of the pollution or heat - although they are reasons as good as any - but because the square at their home has again slowed down, not suiting their style of play. They have a 3-1 away record as against 3-3 at home, thanks to two wins in Visakhapatnam and the Super Over finish in Delhi.

Then again, only Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings have won more than lost at home this year. So SRH will not be too thrilled to come back home where they have expressed some disappointment with the pitches.

Both teams prefer quick, high-scoring pitches, but SRH more so than DC because DC have Kuldeep Yadav. SRH aren't officially knocked out yet, but the best they can manage is 14 points. Two teams have already gone past that mark, and two are stationed there. So SRH are pretty much that dangerous side with little to lose, especially since they can become beasts when playing freely.

Form guide

Delhi Capitals LLWLW (last five completed matches, most recent first)

Sunrisers Hyderabad LWLLW

The big question

Everybody has been asking for the inclusion of T Natarajan, but DC have said they can't find whom to leave out for him. There are Mukesh Kumar and Dushmantha Chameera to name two, but will DC make the change so late in the piece?

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Last year's final came down to this. Mitchell Starc dominated Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma both in Qualifier 1 and the final, playing for KKR. Knowing how important the starts are for SRH, this will be a key contest again. Starc against Abhishek: 10 balls, eight runs, one wicket. Starc against Head: seven balls, 10 runs, two wickets.

The beauty of these short-lived contests is that Head and Abhishek don't hold back either. Starc will be running in hard, bowl as quick as he can and try to swing it away towards top of off. The SRH openers won't look to play him out. It's going to be a cracker. In the previous contest between these teams earlier this year, Starc got the wicket of Head and set up an easy chase.

Stats that matter

• SRH have won only one game out of seven in which Starc has been involved, way back in 2014, when he played for RCB.
• Heinrich Klaasen holds a good record against DC's premium spinner, Kuldeep: 24 balls, 46 runs, 0 dismissals.
• Against Axar, Klaasen has faced 51 balls for 92 runs and one dismissal.

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Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad: Pitch Report for SRH vs DC, IPL 2025

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has been unpredictable throughout the ongoing IPL 2025 season, often catching teams off guard with its varied behavior.

In some matches, the surface has been favorable for batters, offering good bounce and allowing players like Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head to play through the line confidently. However, in other games, bowlers have taken control by exploiting the pitch’s turn and variable bounce, making scoring difficult.

One key factor influencing the game’s outcome is the dew, which has heavily impacted second-innings bowling, often putting bowling sides at a disadvantage late in the game.

The pitch’s inconsistency can also be attributed to the type of soil used. Red soil pitches typically offer more bounce and are generally batter-friendly, while black soil surfaces tend to keep low and are less conducive to high scores.

Overall, with the nature of the wicket changing from game to game, both teams will need to stay flexible with their strategies heading into this crucial clash.

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