IPL 2026 Today's Match: SRH vs DC playing 11, batters vs bowlers match-ups

Axar Patel-led DC will be hoping to equal their head-to-head record against SRH 13-13 with a win in Hyderabad

A crucial mid-table clash awaits in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 as Sunrisers Hyderabad host Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium today. DC skipper Axar Patel won the toss for the match and invited Ishan Kishan-led SRH to bat.

IPL 2026 SRH vs DC playing 11:  SRH playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (C), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (WK), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga  Impact players: R Smaran, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel  DC playing 11: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar  Impact players: Tripurana Vijay, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Auqib Nabi 

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad have revived their campaign impressively after managing only one win in their opening four matches. Back-to-back victories have lifted confidence in the camp, with Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen providing the firepower with the bat.

 

 

Their bowling unit has also clicked through the efforts of Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain. The only concern for SRH remains the inconsistent returns of Travis Head, who is yet to hit top gear this season.

 

Delhi Capitals head into the contest with momentum after defeating defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their previous outing. They have looked balanced in both departments, though captain Axar Patel’s hamstring issue could force changes. If unavailable, spin all-rounder Vipraj Nigam is expected to step in for DC. 

Ishan Kishan’s captaincy record in IPL (SRH)

• Matches: 6
• Wins: 3
• Losses: 3
• N/R: 0
• Win percentage: 50 per cent

Axar Patel's captaincy record in IPL (DC)

• Matches: 19
• Wins: 10
• Losses: 8
• N/R: 1
• Win percentage: 52.63 per cent

SRH squad for IPL 2026:

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Praful Hinge, Kamindu Mendis, Gerald Coetzee, Zeeshan Ansari, Brydon Carse, Smaran Ravichandran, Sakib Hussain, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar

DC squad for IPL 2026:

Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Tripurana Vijay, David Miller, Ben Duckett, Auqib Nabi Dar, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, T Natarajan, Sahil Parakh

IPL 2026: SRH vs DC key player battles

SRH batters vs DC bowlers

 

Batter (SRH)	Bowler (DC)	Runs	Balls	Outs	SR	Avg
Abhishek Sharma	Kuldeep Yadav	42	28	2	150	21
Abhishek Sharma	Mukesh Kumar	36	22	1	163.63	36
Travis Head	Kuldeep Yadav	31	21	1	147.61	31
Ishan Kishan	Axar Patel	84	56	1	150	84
Ishan Kishan	Kuldeep Yadav	46	25	2	184	23
Heinrich Klaasen	Kuldeep Yadav	38	24	1	158.33	38
Heinrich Klaasen	Lungi Ngidi	29	17	1	170.58	29
Nitish Kumar Reddy	Mukesh Kumar	18	13	1	138.46	18
Aniket Verma	Kuldeep Yadav	14	11	1	127.27	14

 

DC batters vs SRH bowlers

 

Batter (DC)	Bowler (SRH)	Runs	Balls	Outs	SR	Avg
KL Rahul	Harshal Patel	66	45	2	146.66	33
KL Rahul	Eshan Malinga	24	16	1	150	24
Pathum Nissanka	Harshal Patel	28	19	1	147.36	28
Sameer Rizvi	Harsh Dubey	22	15	1	146.66	22
David Miller	Harshal Patel	54	31	1	174.19	54
Tristan Stubbs	Harshal Patel	31	18	1	172.22	31
Axar Patel	Harsh Dubey	19	14	1	135.71	19
Ashutosh Sharma	Harshal Patel	17	10	1	170	17

 

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