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The match number 55 of IPL 2025 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 5. It will be the second encounter between both the teams in the ongoing season. DC will be looking to get back into the top four in the points table while SRH aim to keep their hopes alive and finish with 14 points by the end of the league stage.
DC are placed fifth in the points table with six wins and four losses, while SRH at the ninth spot with three wins and seven losses. In the last meeting between both the teams this season, DC registered a convincing seven-wicket win over SRH in Visakhapatnam. It will be interesting to see which team will come out victorious in the upcoming match. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the SRH versus DC IPL 2025 55th match.
SRH vs DC Match Details
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Match Number |
55 |
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Teams |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals |
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Venue |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On-Field Umpire | Virender Kumar Sharma, Swaroopanand Kannur |
| Third Umpire | Michael Gough |
SRH vs DC Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals have been a part of some close encounters in the last few years in the IPL. Both the teams have faced each other 25 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 25 matches, SRH won 13 times while DC defeated them on 12 occasions.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad |
vs |
Delhi Capitals |
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25 |
Matches Played |
25 |
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13 |
Won |
12 |
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266 |
Highest Score |
207 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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116 |
Lowest Score |
80 |
| 10 | Tosses Won | 15 |
| 6 | Elected To Bat | 8 |
| 4 | Elected To Field | 7 |
| 6 | Won Toss And Match | 8 |
| 4 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 4 |
| 2 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 4 |
| 159.56 | Avg. Runs | 159.4 |
SRH vs DC Pitch Report
The surface of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad provides great bounce and batters love to score on this venue. Last year, many high scoring clashes were held at this ground. Mostly pacers take more wickets at this ground but spinners also turn out to be economica. Out of 82 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 35 times while the team bowling first won 47 times. The average first innings score at this ground is 163 runs.
Records and Stats at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad
| Total Matches played | 82 |
| Matches won batting first | 35 |
| Matches won batting second | 47 |
| Total Wickets by Pacers (Last 5 T20I) | 23 |
| Total Wickets by Spinners (Last 5 T20I) | 28 |
| Average First Innings Score | 163 |
SRH vs DC Probable Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami
Impact player: Simarjeet Singh
Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar
Impact player: Ashutosh Sharma
SRH vs DC IPL 2025 Full Squads
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Travis Head, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga
DC: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi , Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tripurana Vijay, Donovan Ferreira, Mohit Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Darshan Nalkande, T Natarajan, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Manvanth Kumar L
SRH vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 55: Top Players to pick
Travis Head: SRH opener Travis Head couldn’t get a big knock in the last four innings but has a great record while batting at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. He has scored 281 runs from 10 matches at a strike rate of 156.11. Talking about his stats at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Head has scored 188 runs from five innings at this ground this year with two fifties at a strike rate of 179.04.
Pat Cummins: SRH skipper Pat Cummins didn’t have a great outing this year as a captain but he ended up taking 10 wickets in 10 matches in IPL 2025 so far. Now, as SRH are on the verge of getting knocked out, Cumminss will look to lead from the front and deliver a match-winning spell against DC.
KL Rahul: Wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul is DC’s leading run getter this year and has been a constant performer in IPL 2025. He has amassed 371 runs in nine matches so far at an average of 53. He has scored one fifty in the last five innings and also contributed with crucial 30s and 40s even when he failed to get a big score.
Mitchell Starc: Fast bowler has been a star performer for DC this year and is leading wicket taker for the franchise in IPL 2025 taking 14 wickets in 10 matches. He could turn out to be a crucial player for DC in the upcoming clash against SRH.
SRH vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 55: Players to avoid
Rahul Chahar: Rahul Chahar has played only one game for SRH this year and is unlikely to feature in the playing XI in a match against DC.
Sameer Rizvi: Sameer Rizvi is unlikely to find a place in DC”s playing XI against SRH in Hyderabad. He has played just two matches this season where he could amass only 24 runs.
SRH vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 55: Top Captain and Vice Captain Picks
| Contest | Captain | Vice Captain |
| Grand League | Abhishek Sharma | Abishek Porel |
| Head to Head | Travis Head | KL Rahul |
SRH vs DC Match 55 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel (vice-captain)
Batters: Travid Head, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-Rounders: Abhishek Sharma (captain), Axar Patel
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Pat Cummins, Dushmantha Chameera
SRH vs DC Match 55 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Abishek Porel
Batters: Faf du Plessis, Travis Head (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tristan Stubbs
All-Rounders: Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Pat Cummins
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