Sunrisers Hyderabad host Delhi Capitals in the 31st match of IPL 2026. SRH arrive on the back of two wins, having made 216 against Rajasthan and 194 against Chennai Super Kings, with their bowlers taking 18 wickets across those games.
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head open, and added 75 in under six overs last time out. Sharma has 188 runs in six matches at a strike rate above 220, while Head has 143. Ishan Kishan, the captain, bats at three with over 200 runs and a 91 earlier in the season. Heinrich Klaasen tops the charts with 283 runs, supported by Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora. Eshan Malinga leads the wicket-takers with eight, backed by Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain and Shivang Kumar.
Delhi come in after beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets, having held RCB to 175 with two wickets each for Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. KL Rahul scored a quick 57 and, with Tristan Stubbs, made a half-century in the chase. Pathum Nissanka partners Rahul at the top, with Karun Nair expected at three and Sameer Rizvi possibly moved up the order. David Miller offers late acceleration.
Delhi’s bowlers have taken just over half of the wickets available to them this season, so improving their strike rate is a priority. Our preview picks Sunrisers Hyderabad.
