SRH will seek to make some modifications to their game XI as they lock the horns with DC in an essential game
Sunrisers Hyderabad will face the Capitals of Delhi in match number 55 of IPL 2025 at 7:30 p.m. IST in what is an essential meeting for them. Back after a mid-season break from the Maldives, Pat Cummins & Co. were given a beat of 38 points per GT in their previous match. The SRHs are stamped by misfortunes on several fronts and this could force the team to make some changes for their confrontation against DC.
SRH predicted reading XI vs DC
| Position | Player | Role |
| 1 and 1 | Storage head | Beat |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | Beat |
| 3 and 3 | Ravichandran Smaran | Beat |
| 4 | Aniker Verma | Beat |
| 5 | Henry class (WK) | Beat |
| 6. | Kamindo errors | Versatile |
| 7 | Abhinav Manohar | Beat |
| 8 | Pat cummins (C) | Versatile |
| 9. | Zeeshan Ansari | Launcher |
| 10 | Jaydev unadkat | Launcher |
| 11 | Harshal Patel | Launcher |
No place for Kishan & Nitish
Ishan has failed to shoot since his first match for SRH and is a source of concern in the first order. The team relies on the SouthPaw to deliver, especially when the head or Sharma leave early. However, he made mediocre yields that could force Cummins to consider the Ravichandran Smarain for this role.
Another striker who missed this season is Nitish Kumar Reddy. Hyderbad’s striker managed to score only 173 points in 10 games and could hardly create an impact while hitting number 4.
Apart from these 2, SRH desperately needed their head opening and Sharma combo to pull collectively. The duo could not reproduce their prowess from the 2024 IPL where they turned out to be a nightmare for the quisors.
Shami out?
Shami was quite expensive this season and simply could not take counters constantly as the way the team would have liked it. As indicated by the experts, he also had trouble playing at constant lengths and his pace also dropped.
SRH can use Harshal Patel and Jaydev Unadkat as a rhythm with spearheads alongside the skipper Pat Cummins. Zeeshan Ansari could play the role of Specialist Spinner while the head and Sharma can play as part -time.
Adding to the arsenal could also be the ambidextrous Kamindu.
Sch Squad for IPL 2025
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaan (W), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Abhinivan Manohar, Sachin Baby, Mulder, Atharva Taide, Simarjeet Singh, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga
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