SRH vs DC, IPL 2026: The action of IPL 2026 will return to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium as hosts SunRisers Hyderabad will lock horns against the Delhi Capitals on April 21, Tuesday. Both teams come into the fixture with momentum on their side despite being at the mid-table logjam with six points each. SunRisers had beaten the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a hard-fought clash at home, while the Capitals beat a strong Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) outfit in the final over.
SRH vs DC Winner Prediction: Match 31 Details, IPL 2026
| Match | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Match 31 |
| Series | Indian Premier League 2026 |
| Date | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Venue | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Live Streaming | JioHotstar and Star Sports Network |
SRH vs DC Dream11 Prediction IPL 2026: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch report
Tuesday’s fixture is likely to be played on Pitch No.2 which has aided some big scores in IPL history, most notably when the SunRisers battered 277 against the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. It was also the strip when the Punjab Kings couldn’t defend 245 last year, thanks to Abhishek Sharma’s 141. The weather is set to be partly cloudy, with the temperatures set to hover at 30 degrees. Hence, dew could be a factor.
SRH vs DC Dream11 Prediction IPL 2026: Probable playing XIs
SunRisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga. (Impact subs: Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Gerald Coetzee/Liam Livingstone.)
Delhi Capitals: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul(w), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel(c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Auqib Nabi Dar, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar. (Impact subs: Vipraj Nigam, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera.)
SRH vs DC Dream11 Team Prediction IPL 2026
Wicketkeeper: KL Rahul.
Batters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs.
All-rounders: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel.
Bowlers: Sakib Hussain, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar Eshan Malinga.
SRH vs DC Dream11 Team Prediction IPL 2026: Fantasy Cricket Tips
Abhishek Sharma factor: Although Abhishek Sharma hasn’t displayed the consistency expected of him, he has certainly made a massive impact at the top of the order. It was his 15-ball fifty that set up the total of 194 against the Super Kings but the southpaw has also bagged a couple of ducks in the tournament.
Ishan Kishan’s impact: Ishan Kishan’s returns have been of a feast and famine nature in IPL 2026 as sandwiched between his scores of 91 and 80 are 14, 1 and 27, with the latest being a golden duck against the Super Kings. However, the keeper-batter can be a game-changer once he gets his eye in and can cart the Capitals’ bowlers around the park.
Lungi Ngidi’s bag of tricks: Although Mitchell Starc is yet to join the squad, the Delhi Capitals have hardly missed his presence, mainly due to Lungi Ngidi’s presence. The South African seamer has developed an array of variations in T20 cricket, notably outfoxing a strong RCB lower-order in their previous match.
SRH vs DC Dream11 Prediction IPL 2026: Captain, Vice-Captain Choices
Captain: Abhishek Sharma should be the primary choice for captaincy despite the boom and bust nature. He can perish for a first-ball duck but also smash a 20-ball 50 to leave the opposition clueless.
Vice-captain: In what is expected to be a high-scoring encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Lungi Ngidi’s wily variations could be instrumental in limiting the SunRisers to as minimum a total as possible. Hence, Ngidi could be a potent pick as vice-captain.
