Key Points

The IPL 2025 season reaches a critical juncture with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals battling in a must-win match. Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first, adding tactical intrigue to the game. T Natarajan makes his debut for Delhi Capitals, bringing additional excitement to the contest. Both teams are focused on securing a playoff spot, making this match a pivotal moment in their tournament journey.

Key Points: Cummins' SRH vs Natarajan's DC in Must-Win IPL Thriller

  • Pat Cummins chooses to bowl first in high-stakes IPL encounter
  • T Natarajan makes debut for Delhi Capitals
  • Both teams eyeing crucial playoff opportunity
  • Competitive squads with deep batting lineups
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IPL 2025: Hyderabad elect to bowl against Delhi in a must-win clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad face Delhi Capitals in a crucial IPL 2025 match with both teams seeking playoff hopes and strategic toss decisions.

"We'll bowl. We've talked about a few things, but haven't had a complete game yet. - Pat Cummins, SRH Captain"

Hyderabad, May 5

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 55 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. All-rounder T. Natarajan will be making his debut for Delhi Capitals as Mohammad Shami and Nitish Kumar Reddy are dropped from the SRH playing XI.

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said, "We'll bowl. We've talked about a few things, but haven't had a complete game yet. Want to do the basics well. It's about giving yourself the chance, everyone's a match-winner. We bat very deep.

"The support has been amazing, probably haven't had the results we wanted, but the crowd has been amazing. Buzzing around in the field, that's one thing we can judge ourselves on," he said.

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel said, "Would've fielded first as well, looks like a good wicket and it shouldn't change much. Will look to get a good score and restrict them. The last phase is here, and these are must-win games. We've tried to keep the environment light, we weren't thinking about these things at the start of the tournament, and we played well, wanted to go into these games with the same mindset and not let the situation pressure us.

"We've had different players contribute, we haven't been dependent on one player. We want to have close games, even if we lose, we don't want to lose by big margins. No changes," he added.

Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (capt), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat

Impact substitutes: Travis Head, Mohammed Shami, Harsh Dubey, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder

Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (capt), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Impact substitutes: Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Kumar

- IANS

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Rahul K.
Bold move by SRH to bowl first! The Hyderabad pitch usually slows down in second innings, but Cummins must have some strategy. Excited to see Natarajan's debut for DC though - he was brilliant for SRH last season! 🤞 #OrangeArmy
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Priya M.
Why drop Nitish Reddy? He was our best all-rounder in last 3 matches! SRH management making too many changes. Hope this doesn't backfire like previous seasons. At least Head is in impact subs - he can change the game anytime!
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Arjun S.
DC's middle order looks solid with Rahul and Stubbs. But SRH's bowling attack is lethal - Cummins, Unadkat and Harshal can defend any total. Expecting a last-over thriller! #IPL2025
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Sanjana R.
As a Hyderabadi, our team's inconsistency is giving me heart attacks! 😅 But the crowd support is truly amazing - win or lose, we stand by our team. Hope Abhishek Sharma fires today with the bat!
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Vikram J.
Both teams playing musical chairs with their XIs. Too much chopping and changing isn't good for player confidence. Should stick with core players in must-win matches. That said, may the best team win!
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Neha P.
Excited to see young Aniket Verma getting chances! Indian domestic talent shining in IPL makes me proud. Hope he performs better than last match. Also, where is Bhuvi? Is he injured again? 😢

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