IPL 2024: SRH coach Daniel Vettori predicts high-scoring affair for DC vs SRH

It will be a blockbuster day in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday (April 20) as Delhi Capitals (DC) host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in akeybattle at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.The contestwhichwill beDC’sfirstof thecampaign at their traditionalhomecould servetobethe launching pad as the tournament reaches the midway point of the season.Ahead of thekeyclash, former SRH head coach Daniel Vettori suggested that the contest could serve as a treat to the fans andcouldbe a high-scoring affair.

Vettori predicts high-scoringaffair

"It has been a good away trip so far. The boys have had a chance to rest before games build up slowly and get ready for a big one. I think our batting group understands the nature of some surfaces where Chinnaswamy was one of those (high-scoring) games, where we had to go very aggressive, and the fact that Travis (Head) played so welland thehundred allowed (Abdul) Samad and (Heinrich) Klaasen to complement him,"Daniel Vettori said speaking during the build-up to the match.

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Delhi Capitals come into the contest with momentumon their sidehavingregistered back-to-back wins in the IPL.They beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on their home turf before following that with a win against Gujarat Titans (GT) in a one-sided contest.

Pant and Cocurrentlysit sixth in the table with six points in seven matches. They will look to put a run of wins in the business end of the season and try to book a place in the Playoffs round. Rishabh Pant has been also in good touchhavingscored 210 runs in the seven matches so far in the IPL 2024. He will be eager to make a mark in the IPL to attract the attention of the Indian team selectors.

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Selectorsare expectedto announce the team for the T20 World Cup in the final week of AprilwithPant set to make his return to the Indianteamafter December 2022.

Delhi Capitals Squad

Rishabh Pant (c&wk), David Warner, Abishek Porel, Ricky Bhui, Yash Dhull, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Swastik Chikara, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Dar Salam, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, Sumit Kumar, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Jake Fraser-McGurk.