IPL 2018: DD once trailed SRH 0-4; now Sunrisers Hyderabad lead 6-4

Form-wise, this should be more of a mismatch. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), despite the absence of their hard-hitting regular captain David Warner, are sitting at the top of the points table in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 with 12 points from 8 games.

Delhi Daredevils (DD) are also without their original captain Gautam Gambhir who left the duty midway after the team struggled and was replaced by Shreyas Iyer who has done a comparatively better job. But yet, DD are languishing at the sixth position with just 6 points from 9 games and only a miracle can take them through to the playoffs from here.

Nevertheless, the two team’s first encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (RGICS) in Hyderabad on Saturday, May 5, is expected to be a contest between the SRH bowlers and DD batsmen.

SRH and DD have locked horns 10 times since the Hyderabad-based franchise made their debut in the IPL in 2013. SRH once led 4-0 but DD pulled things back since 2015 to trail 4-6 at the moment.

Here is a glance at the brief results of all the games they have played in the five editions between 2013 and 2017:

2013

Game 1: SRH won by 3 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi

DD 114/8 in 20 overs; SRH 115/7 in 19.2 overs. MoM Amit Mishra (SRH) 1 wicket for 15 runs and 16 not out off 14 balls.

Game 2: SRH won by 6 wickets at RGICS.

DD 80 all out in 19.1 overs; SRH 81/4 in 13.5 overs. MoM Darren Sammy (SRH) 2 wickets for 10 runs and 18 not out off 20 balls.

2014

Game 1: SRH won by 4 runs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium

SRH 184/1 in 20 overs; DD 180/4 in 20 overs. MoM Aaron Finch (SRH) 88 not out off 53 balls.

Game 2: SRH won by 8 wickets in Duckworth-Lewis method

DD 143/7 in 20 overs; SRH 44/2 in 4.2 overs. MoM Dale Steyn (SRH) 2 wickets for 20 runs. SRH’s target was set at 43 from 5 overs after rain intervention.

2015

Game 1: DD won by 4 runs at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Vishakhapatnam

DD 167/4 in 20 overs; SRH 163/8 in 20 overs. MoM JP Duminy (DD) 54 off 41 balls and 4 wickets for 17 runs.

Game 2: SRH won by 6 runs at Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

SRH 163/4 in 20 overs; DD 157/4 in 20 overs. MoM Moises Henrique (SRH) 74 not out off 46 balls.

2016

Game 1: DD won by 7 wickets at RGICS

SRH 146/8 in 20 overs; DD 150/3 in 18 overs. MoM Chris Morris (DD) 1 wicket for 19 runs.

Game 2: DD won by 6 wickets at Shahid Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

SRH 158/7 in 20 overs; DD 161/4 in 20 overs. MoM Karun Nair (DD) 83 not out off 59 balls.

2017

Game 1: SRH won by 15 runs at RGICS

SRH 191/4 in 20 overs; DD 176/5 in 20 overs. MoM Kane Williamson (SRH) 89 off 51 balls.

Game 2: DD won by 6 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

SRH 185/3 in 20 overs; DD 189/4 in 19.1 overs. MoM Mohammed Shami (DD) 2 for 36 runs.