Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will partake in an Indian Premier League 2023 rematch merely four days after their first match of the season against each other. Capitals’ 7-run victory in Hyderabad on Monday means that both these teams have won 11 matches out of the 22 that they’ve played against one another in all these years.
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As far as the last match is concerned, even a tight finish had failed to allure eyeballs towards a match which lacked any source of fascination for a large part of its duration. Irrespective of who wins, fans, especially neutral ones, will be praying for an intriguing fixture on a Saturday night.
The one and only facet of DC vs SRH Head to Head Records which differentiates the two teams is matches played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Surprisingly, the visitors have won four out of their five matches against the home team in the national capital.
In what was another substandard contest played four years ago, the last Capitals vs Sunrisers match at this venue had witnessed the latter sealing a 130-run chase with 5 wickets and 9 balls remaining in the match. The last time when Delhi beat Hyderabad in Delhi was on the back of chasing down a 186-run target in the last over more than six years ago.
DC vs SRH Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 22
Matches won by DC: 11
Matches won by SRH: 11
Matches played in April: 8 (DC 4, SRH 4)
Matches played on Saturday: 1 (DC 0, SRH 1)
Matches played at Arun Jaitley Stadium: 5 (DC 1, SRH 4)
DC average score against SRH: 158.4
SRH average score against DC: 162.6
Most runs for DC: 211 (Prithvi Shaw)
Most runs for SRH: 73 (Abdul Samad)
Most wickets for DC: 16 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)
Most wickets for SRH: 8 (Axar Patel)
Most catches for DC: 5 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)
Most catches for SRH: 7 (Axar Patel)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).
