Match #31: SRH vs DC — IPL 2026

Match 31 · 21 April 2026Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

242/2

(20 overs)

195/9

(20 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 47 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a commanding 47-run victory over Delhi Capitals, setting a formidable target of 242. Eshan Malinga's stellar bowling performance, taking 4 wickets, boosted his IQ to a strong 89.4 (+3). In contrast, Mukesh Kumar's performance saw his IQ fall to a concerning 79.9 (-2.4).

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Team IQ

83.3→84.9+1.6

Delhi Capitals

Team IQ

83.7→82.2-1.5

Biggest Movers

89.4

▲ +3.0

Eshan MalingaSRHBOWL

Recent form is materially stronger than season baseline.

79.9

▼ -2.4

Mukesh KumarDCBOWL

Recent form has dipped below the season baseline.

Match Performance · Head to Head Impact scores from this match

Sunrisers Hyderabad

DEPARTMENT

Delhi Capitals

75.4

Top Order

37.8

80.5

Middle Order

25.6

39.2

Pace

8.8

80.4

Spin

6.7

71.3

Death

Squad Strength · Head to Head Season IQ through this match

Sunrisers Hyderabad

DEPARTMENT

Delhi Capitals

Top Order

Middle Order

Pace

Spin

Death

Sunrisers Hyderabad · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Abhishek Sharma	135	68	198.5	10	10	90.4	+2.0
Travis Head	37	26	142.3	2	2	87.1	+0.9
Ishan Kishan	25	13	192.3	2	1	89.7	-0.3
Heinrich Klaasen	37	13	284.6	3	3	92.9	+1.0

Team Strength

Efficiency Flags

Sunrisers Hyderabad — Form Mismatch: Praful Hinge (Rising, IQ 86.5) benched while Shivang Kumar (Falling, IQ 78.4) plays

Sunrisers Hyderabad — Form Mismatch: Praful Hinge (Rising, IQ 86.5) benched while Harsh Dubey (Falling, IQ 82.7) plays

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.2) on bench while Kuldeep Yadav (IQ 77.8) plays — gap of 11.4

Delhi Capitals — Form Mismatch: Mitchell Starc (Rising, IQ 89.2) benched while Thangarasu Natarajan (Falling, IQ 76.4) plays

Delhi Capitals — IQ Gap: Mitchell Starc (IQ 89.2) on bench while Mukesh Kumar (IQ 76.2) plays — gap of 13.0

Delhi Capitals · Player Performance

Batter	R	B	SR	4s	6s	IQ	Delta
Pathum Nissanka	8	6	133.3	0	1	82.3	-0.5
Lokesh Rahul	37	23	160.9	1	3	90.7	+0.3
Nitish Rana	57	30	190.0	7	3	80.1	+0.4
Sameer Rizvi	41	28	146.4	2	2	86.6	+1.7
David Miller	0	1	0.0	0	0	81.2	-0.5
Tristan Stubbs	27	16	168.8	3	1	88.5	-0.1
Ashutosh Sharma	14	10	140.0	2	0	81.4	-0.5
Axar Patel	2	3	66.7	0	0	89.5	-0.6
Kuldeep Yadav	1	2	50.0	0	0	83.7	-2.0
Lungi Ngidi	0	1	0.0	0	0	85.8	-1.2

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Dots	IQ	Delta
Nitish Rana	4	55	0	13.75	7	80.1	+0.4
Axar Patel	2	23	1	11.50	1	89.5	-0.6
Kuldeep Yadav	2	30	0	15.00	2	83.7	-2.0
Lungi Ngidi	4	41	0	10.25	7	85.8

XI Efficiency

55.0%DC · 3 flags

Uneven

▲ CARRIED

Nitish Rana+2.9

Sameer Rizvi+1.8

▼ DEAD WEIGHT

David Miller-1.0

Axar Patel-0.7

Kuldeep Yadav-0.6

Sakib Hussain	4	29	1	7.25	8	85.0	+0.7
Harsh Dubey	2	12	3	6.00	4	86.4	+2.0
Shivang Kumar	2	28	0	14.00	2	80.8	-1.7
Dilshan MadushankaE	4	36	1	9.00	8	81.8	-0.2
Nitish Kumar Reddy	4	57	0	14.25	5	85.3	-0.9
Eshan Malinga	4	32	4	8.00	10	89.4	+2.7