Match: Team Hyderabad vs Team Delhi, (HYD vs DEL, Match 34)

Date: April 24, 2023 – 7:30 PM IST

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

The 34th match of the Indian T20 League 2023 will have Team Hyderabad and Team Delhi facing off at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday afternoon. The two teams are reeling at the bottom of the table and are desperate to get some momentum into their campaign.

Aiden Markram’s Hyderabad are second last on the points table with only four points from six matches. They have a net run-rate of -0.794 and need to start winning to move up the table. Hyderabad are coming off a seven-wicket defeat against Chennai away from home. 

Abhishek Sharma scored 34 off 26 at the top as Hyderabad built a decent platform. They were 84/2 in 11.1 overs but then were bamboozled by Chennai spinners, managing only 134/7. Defending a low target, Mayank Markande picked 2 for 23 off four overs but didn’t get any support as Chennai finished the game with eight balls to spare. 

Team Delhi are at the bottom with only two points and a massively negative net run-rate of -1.183. They suffered five consecutive losses to begin the tournament. Delhi ended the losing streak by defeating Kolkata by four wickets. 

Bowling first, Delhi did an outstanding job to restrict Kolkata to just 127. Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and the returning Ishant Sharma picked two wickets each. David Warner then scored 57 off 41 balls to put his team in a strong position. They had a bit of a hiccup but Axar steered them home in the final over. 

Pitch Report and Weather Forecast for HYD vs DEL, Match 34

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has served pretty competitive pitches this season. There’s plenty of runs on offer but new ball seamers get good assistance here while spinners also come in the picture. The team batting first has scored 203, 143 and 192 in three matches this season. 

The weather forecast suggests Hyderabad could have cloudy skies on Monday evening. There’s a 15% chance of precipitation with the temperature around 25 degree Celsius. 

Team Hyderabad – Expected XI and Team News 

Team Hyderabad opened with Abhishek Sharma and Harry Brook in the last game, with Mayank Agarwal demoted down the order. Umran Malik also returned to the side with T Natarajan losing his spot. Hyderabad are likely to be unchanged for this game. 

Probable XI – Abhishek Sharma, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik

Team Delhi – Expected XI and Team News 

Team Delhi brought in Phil Salt for the previous game in place of Rovman Powell. Ishant Sharma played his first league match after a few years and he was excellent. David Warner, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje and Kuldeep Yadav are top fantasy picks from the Delhi side. 

Probable XI – David Warner (c), Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Phil Salt (wk), Axar Patel, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma 

Head to Head record of HYD vs DEL 

Total Encounters – 21

Team Hyderabad won – 11

Team Delhi won – 10

Delhi lead the last five encounters by 4-1.

Best Captaincy Picks for the HYD vs DEL match

David Warner: Batter, Team Delhi 

One of the greatest batters in the Indian T20 League, David Warner has piled on runs in this season, albeit has struggled to strike faster at times. He has scored 285 runs at an average of 48, with four half centuries in six innings. Warner remains a top captaincy pick. 

Harry Brook: Batter, Team Hyderabad  

Harry Brook is one of the most promising players in the world but has found it hard in the first season on Indian soil. However, he did smash a century against Kolkata. Brook has 2588 runs in T20 cricket at an average of 34 and strike rate of 148. Opening the batting, he could be a good C/VC option.

Axar Patel: All-rounder, Team Delhi  

Axar Patel’s batting value has risen with most of the Delhi batters struggling this season. He has scored 148 runs from six innings at an average of nearly 30 and strike rate of 148. The left arm spinner has also picked four wickets, including 2/13 in the previous game. Axar is a solid C/VC option for this fixture.

Top Differential Picks 

Umran Malik: All-rounder, Team Hyderabad

Umran Malik hasn’t been at his best this season but has all the skill set to trouble batters in the middle overs, especially if Delhi bats first. He’s picked by 34% of the fantasy players for this game and could be a good differential.

Abhishek Sharma: Batter, Team Hyderabad  

Abhishek Sharma had scored 426 runs in the previous season at an average of 30 and strike rate of 133. His spot has been messed around this season but he returned to the top last game and scored 34 runs. Abhishek is picked by only 23% of the MPL teams.

MPL Fantasy XI 

Where and what time to watch the match live in India 

Star Sports Network has acquired the television rights of the Indian T20 League 2023 while Viacom 18 have bagged the digital rights. You can watch the matches on Star Sports channels or stream online on Jio Cinema. 

Note: The players recommended here need not be a part of the Playing 11 on game day. Users are advised to do their own research also and follow official sources and create their teams.