IPL 2020 Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Qualifier 2 Head-to-head and past encounters

Sunrisers Hyderabad will square off for the third time in IPL 2020 with Delhi Capitals, this time in Qualifier 2. The paths both teams have taken has been different. Delhi Capitals benefited from finishing in the top two but they lost by a big margin to Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1. The fact that they lost five out of six games heading into Qualifier 2 will be playing on their minds as they head into the match slightly low on confidence. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad are riding supremely high on confidence, having won their last four games by convincing margins at all venues.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s resurgence began with their win over Delhi Capitals in Dubai by a big margin of 88 runs. In that match, Wriddhiman Saha and David Warner, combined with Rashid Khan were in their elements. The Sunrisers Hyderabad team have utility players who can contribute in any situation. In the last few games, Jason Holder has been the ace in the pack for Sunrisers Hyderabad and he will once again be the key for David Warner’s side.

Head-to-head encounters

Matches played – 17

Won by Delhi Capitals – 6

Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad – 11

Last five encounters

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, October 27, 2020, Dubai. Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 88 runs

It was the perfect birthday gift for David Warner as he blasted a fifty and he was given great support by Wriddhiman Saha who blasted 87. Sunrisers Hyderabad notched up 219/2 and Delhi Capitals were never in the game. Rashid Khan took 3/7 and he was given great support by T Natarajan and Sandeep Sharma as they won the game by a massive margin. It was this win that started their unbeaten run currently in the tournament.

Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, September 29, 2020, Abu Dhabi​. Result – Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 15 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad got their floundering campaign back on track with a comprehensive 15-run win over Delhi Capitals, in an IPL 2020 match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. It was the first win for SRH in three matches, having lost to RCB and KKR.

Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, May 08, 2019, Visakhapatnam. Result – Delhi Capitals won by 2 wickets

While SRH had shot themselves on the foot, DC fought tooth and nail in the 2019 Eliminator. Khaleel picked up two wickets and ended up not completing his quota of overs. Prithvi Shaw's fifty had set the tone for a nervy chase. DC's Keemo Paul bowled 3 off his overs after over number 13 and picked up wickets of Pandey, Nabi and Rashid. The game see-sawed erratically and looked to be in DC's camp thanks to Rishabh Pant's 49 as they achieved the 162 runs target in 19.5 overs.

Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, March 28, 2019, Hyderabad. Result – Delhi Capitals won by 39 runs

15 runs and 8 wickets, SRH botched up this chase pretty badly in the end. After restricting DC to 155, SRH looked like they had the game in their bag. However, despite the sparkling opening partnership between Warner and Bairstow, once their departure, the innings nosedived big time. A loss by 39 runs helped the visiting team to give their NRR a facelift. While DC had 3 wins on the bounce, SRH had succumbed to their third straight loss. ​

Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, April 05, 2019, Delhi. Result – Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets

A modest total of 129 was tried to be defended by Delhi, but when dew came in, things went south. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow smashed the DC bowlers around for fun. Sam Curran, Yusuf Pathan and Mohammad Nabi played out Rabada's fiery over, and cut loose as they achieved the target in 18.3 overs.​