Top player battles to watch out for in the DC vs SRH IPL 2025 match

The Delhi Capitals (DC) are ready to host the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their second home game of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season scheduled to take place at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on 30 March, 2025. Both these teams will be coming into this game after witnessing quite contrasting results unfold in their respective previous outing during the ongoing T20 competition. Delhi Capitals picked up a sensational 1-wicket victory in their opening game of the season against Lucknow Super Giants while Sunrisers Hyderabad are coming off after suffering a disappointing 5-wicket defeat in their second game. Therefore, it will be an important encounter for both these teams. 

DC vs SRH IPL head-to-head stats

This is just the second game in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 season for the Delhi Capitals and they will want to continue the winning momentum. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have tasted both victory and defeat in this competition so far. While talking about the DC vs SRH IPL head-to-head battle so far, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have had the upper hand over their opponents. Out of the 24 games played between these two teams so far in the history of the Indian Premier League, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have managed to win as many as 13 matches while Delhi Capitals have emerged victorious on 11 occasions. 

3 player battles to watch out for in the DC vs SRH IPL 2025 match

1. Faf du Plessis vs Pat Cummins

While playing his first match for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025, experienced batter Faf du Plessis got a fine start of 29 runs off 18 balls against Lucknow Super Giants, but then he failed to convert it into a big innings. Talking about the head-to-head player battles, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins has not found much of success against the Delhi Capitals vice-captain. Faf has managed to score a total of 71 runs off 39 balls against Cummins at a remarkable strike-rate of more than 180. The Aussie speedster has dismissed du Plessis only once in the history of IPL. 

2. Ishan Kishan vs Kuldeep Yadav

It was quite an anti-climax moment for left-handed swashbuckling batter Ishan Kishan when he got dismissed for a golden duck in the last game against Lucknow Super Giants. However, the southpaw had a perfect start to his IPL 2025 campaign with the Sunrisers Hyderabad as he smashed a sensational unbeaten knock of 106 runs off only 47 balls that consisted of 11 fours and 6 sixes against the Rajasthan Royals. On the other hand, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav also bowled really well against Lucknow Super Giants, where he picked a couple of wickets and conceded just 20 runs in a high-scoring encounter. It is a neck-to-neck battle between these two players in IPL so far as Ishan has a blistering strike-rate of 184 against Kuldeep while the leg-spinner has dismissed the left-hander twice. 

3. Heinrich Klaasen vs Axar Patel

While playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, hard-hitting batter Heinrich Klaasen has got fine starts in both the game so far in the Indian Premier League 2025 season but he has failed to convert them into bigger innings. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel had a fantastic start to his IPL captaincy tenure by beating Lucknow Super Giants in their first game. As seen in the last few years both in international cricket and IPL, Klaasen likes to bat against spinners and he also has a formiddable record against the left-arm spinner. The South African batter has a superb strike-rate of 150 against Axar and he has only been dismissed once so far in the IPL history.