Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma Nears Fifty For SRH; DC's Big Gamble Backfires

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma is on the charge for SRH in the powerplay against DC in their IPL 2026 clash in Hyderabad. The SRH vice-captain is nearing his half-century. Earlier, DC captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against SRH at the Uppal Stadium. Axar, playing his 100th game for DC, confirmed one changed as Nitish Rana has replaced Auqib Nabi in the playing XI. For SRH, Harsh Dubey and Dilshan Madushanka are in for Praful Hinge and possibly Liam Livingstone. (Live Scorecard)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Live Updates | SRH vs DC Updates, IPL 2026, straight from Hyderabad:

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SRH vs DC Live: Abhishek Sharma show in Hyderabad!

Abhishek sends it out of the park! He ends the Powerplay with a massive six. Reading the slower ball perfectly, Abhishek dances down the track and lofts it straight over the bowler's head for a maximum. He moves to 42 and SRH are absolutely flying!

SRH: 67/0 (6)

SRH vs DC Live: Expensive over!

That is a massive over for SRH! After back-to-back sixes from Abhishek, Head joined the party by clearing the boundary on the final ball. The partnership has raced to 56 off just 30 balls, and Delhi's gamble to use Nitish Rana in the Powerplay has certainly backfired!

SRH: 56/0 (5)

SRH vs DC Live: Abhishek goes up and over!

Another boundary for Abhishek! That's two in the over now. He stayed deep in his crease and cleared his front leg to hammer this delivery over long-off for four. He is looking in a dangerous mood tonight!

SRH: 35/0 (3.4)

SRH vs DC Live: Abhishek slashes hard!

Abhishek charges, slashes, and connects! He carves out room for himself and cuts a short-of-length delivery flat over the point boundary. An excellent piece of timing-it wasn't even a bad ball from Mukesh, just a better response from the batter!

SRH: 26/0 (3)

SRH vs DC Live: Huge gamble!

Great over from Nitish Rana! Interesting choice from Axar Patel to throw the bowl to him. Despite conceding a boundary on the last ball, that is a top over. Just six runs off it!

SRH: 15/0 (2)

SRH vs DC Live: Stubbs saves 2 runs!

Great effort in the deep from Stubbs! He saves a certain boundary. Head didn't have much room to work with outside off, but his bat came down in a flash to slice it away. Stubbs made a magnificent diving stop to save two runs for his side!

SRH: 9/0 (0.6)

SRH vs DC Live: Abhishek off the mark!

Flicked off the pads! Mukesh finds some early swing, but this one drifts down the leg side. Abhishek tucks it toward fine leg, where a sharp piece of fielding from Sameer Rizvi saves the boundary. Just two runs to get the scoreboard ticking!

SRH: 2/0 (0.1)

SRH vs DC Live: About to get underway!

We are all set for the first ball in Hyderabad! The explosive pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head-popularly known as 'Travishek'-is ready for action. Mukesh Kumar will bowl the first over for DC!

SRH vs DC Live: Confirmed XIs!

SRH batting-first XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (capt), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (wk), Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Eshan Malinga

SRH bench: R Smaran, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Dilshan Madushanka, Harshal Patel

DC bowling-first XI: Pathum Nissanka, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (capt), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Nitish Rana, Lungi Ngidi, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar

DC bench: Tripurana Vijay, Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Auqib Nabi.

IPL 2026 Live: DC Opt To Bowl!

Axar Patel has won the toss in his 100th appearance for Delhi Capitals and elected to bowl first. There is one change for DC, with Nitish Rana replacing Auqib Nabi in the playing XI. Meanwhile, SRH have made two changes, as Harsh Dubey and Dilshan Madushanka come in for Praful Hinge and Liam Livingstone.

SRH vs DC Live: Pitch Report!

This match will be played on Pitch No. 2, which has established itself as a high-scoring track for evening fixtures. This is the same deck where SRH piled on 286 against Rajasthan Royals earlier in IPL 2026, yet famously failed to defend a mammoth 245 against Punjab Kings last season.

SRH vs DC Live: KL Rahul eyes history!

KL Rahul is 50 runs away from overtaking MS Dhoni and becoming the sixth-highest run-getter in IPL history. Dhoni is currently the highest-scoring wicketkeeper-batter in the IPL with 5,439 runs, with Rahul second on the list with 5,390 runs.

IPL 2026 Live Score: SRH vs DC H2H Stats!

SRH and DC are two of the most evenly-matched sides in IPL history, with two wins apiece in their last five encounters, while the other fixture was abandoned due to rain. In their overall head-to-head record, SRH hold a slight edge with 13 wins compared to DC's 12.

IPL 2026 Live Score: Lungi Ngidi- the savior of DC

Their bowling attack, however, is built on variety and flexibility. In the absence of Mitchell Starc, who was the team's standout performer last season, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi has led the attack well, combining economy with wicket-taking ability, claiming seven wickets in five games.

IPL 2026 Live Score: DC aim for consistency

Delhi Capitals' experienced players like KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka and Tristan Stubbs have been among the runs, but the team would need bigger contributions from them, especially on batting-friendly surfaces. Sameer Rizvi, after starring in DC's opening two matches, has slipped into a lean patch with single-digit scores in the last three games.

SRH vs DC Live: SRH's strong bowling

For SRH, the narrative has been one of gradual correction. In the absence of skipper Pat Cummins, who has linked up with the squad but remains unavailable for this game, their bowling unit initially looked thin. But over the last two games, a relatively unheralded group has stepped up. Names like Praful Hinge, Sakib Husain and Shivang Kumar have seized their opportunity, injecting both energy and control into the attack.

SRH vs DC Live: Abhishek to join elite list

Only three batters have made more runs than him for the Hyderabad franchise. Australian veteran batter David Warner is leading the list with 4014 runs in 95 matches. He made those runs at an average of 49.55 and a strike rate of 142.59. Shikhar Dhawan is second on the list for most runs by an SRH batter, followed by Kane Williamson. Dhawan has made 2768 runs, whereas Williamson has made 2101 runs for SRH.

SRH vs DC Live: Abhishek Sharma eyes huge feat

Abhishek Sharma is on the verge of becoming the fourth player of Sunrisers Hyderabad to make 2000-plus runs for the franchise. The destructive opener has made 1941 runs so far for the SRH in IPL history.

SRH vs DC Live: Mid-table clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to make home advantage count when they take on inconsistent Delhi Capitals in a mid-table clash. Both teams sit on six points, though fourth-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad are marginally ahead, having played a game more and boasting a superior Net Run Rate.

SRH vs DC Live: Hello

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