The second qualifier is here as Delhi Capitals will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad as the winner would face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the ultimate final. If Delhi managed to pull off a win, it will be the first time ever in IPL history that the Delhi franchise will play in the finals. Whereas looking at Sunrisers Hyderabad, they ended up fourth in the points table last season but when we look at this season, they managed to win three on the trot to qualify for the playoffs this season.
Talking about the performance of both sides in the recent matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a low scoring encounter against the Royal Challengers Bangalore when on the other hand Delhi Capitals suffered a pounding defeat against the Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier.
It is unlikely that Sunrisers will look to make any changes to their whatsoever baring Wriddhiman Saha who will play if he’s fit to play but Delhi Capitals might just consider making a few changes to their side from Daniel Sams making way for the Caribbean southpaw Shimron Hetmyer. With the match expected to a clash of the titans let’s take a look at five key players to watch out for in the match.
Let’s take a look at 5 key players to watch out for when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on the Delhi Capitals:
1. Rashid Khan
The leg spinner from Afghanistan is always one of those players who have constantly performed for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Ever since he made his debut for the side in 2017 he has consistently put up good shows for the Orange Army.
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This year too Rashid Khan has been the pick of the wickets as in the 15 matches he has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season he has managed to pick 19 wickets. He is one of the leading wicket-takers of his side in the tournament and will be key player against Delhi Capitals in the 2nd qualifier.
2. Axar Patel
The Gujarat born left-arm spinner has been the unsung hero for Delhi Capitals franchise this season. He hasnt been the bowler who has been picking a lot of wickets but he has been able to control and contain the opposition batsmen with economical spells.
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It is all because of Axar Patel, the like of Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin are able to pick wicket from the other end as attacking Axar Patel is slightly difficult with the line he’s been bowling this year.
3. T Natarajan
In the absence of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, it is T Natarajan who has stepped up for the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling unit taking the prime responsibility of bowling at the death overs. In the eliminator match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Natarajan bowled an unplayable yorker to AB de Villiers to send him packing when he was just starting to look dangerous out in the middle.
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It won’t be wrong to say that Natarajan has been of the best fast bowlers of the season if the accuracy of variations is used as a criterion for measuring performance.
4. Shikhar Dhawan
The opening batter has looked in phenomenal touch this season for the Delhi Capitals as he’s been their leading run-scorer of the season. Dhawan had scored two back to back centuries this season before following it up with two back to back ducks.
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If Delhi Capitals want to dominate the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the qualifier, it will be very important for Shikhar Dhawan to provide that start to the Capitals early on in the innings which would help them set up a decent total on the board.
5. David Warner
The opening batter for the 6th consecutive time since 2014 has managed to surpass the 500 run mark in the IPL. As the captain, David Warner has just been exceptional for the franchise this season. Despite losing out on key players in the side they have managed to qualify for the playoffs for which a lot of the credit should go to the captain.
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The Aussie superstar will have to be at his particular best as Sunrisers Hyderabad look to set up a date with Mumbai Indians in the final on November 10.