Indian T20 League 2022: Match 50 - Delhi vs Hyderabad: Preview, Match Details, Pitch Conditions and Updates

The 50th match of the Indian T20 league 2022 shall see Delhi take on Hyderabad. Both teams haven't really been at their best of late. While both teams have played nine games so far, the orange army have performed slightly better than the Rishabh Pant-led side as of now.

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The Kane Williamson-led side have won five out of their first nine games, and are currently placed fourth on the points table. However, they lost their last two games. Thus, another loss and things can start to get dicey for the Hyderabad-based franchise. Their recent game against Chennai saw their bowlers leak runs, and go for plenty. The likes of Marco Jansen and T Natrajan have proved to be expensive.

Besides, there have been a few question marks on Hyderabad's captain Kane Williamson. He has struggled to hit the big shots. As for Delhi, they have been topsy-turvy. With their six-run loss to Lucknow, the heat is on them to win this game.

With the race to the playoffs getting intense with every passing game, the Delhi-based franchise could find themselves in a spot of bother If they fail to win this match. Thus, this game is expected to be a cracker of a contest. Fans are set to be treated to an entertaining contest.

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Pitch Conditions:

This game is set to take place at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The conditions are expected to be batting-friendly this time around. The last match played at this ground turned out to be an absolute thriller. Thus, both teams would want to win the toss and bowl first.

Probable Playing XIs:

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Delhi:

If fit, the Delhi-based would love to have Khaleel Ahmed in the XI. He could replace Chetan Sakariya. Other than that, there would be a few doubts over Lalit Yadav's spot as he hasn't really done anything significantly for Delhi in the last few games.

Predicted Playing XI:

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav/KS Bharat, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya/Khaleel Ahmed

Hyderabad:

The Hyderabad-based franchise could stick to their XI as they wouldn't want to press the panic button just yet. However, Washington Sundar's injury might force them to bring Jagadeesha Suchith into the XI.

Predicted Playing XI:

Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

Match Details:

Indian T20 League 2022 Match 50, Delhi vs Hyderabad

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time: May 5, 7:30 PM

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network for Television and Disney + Hotstar app for live streaming