SRH vs DC IPL 2025 Toss Report, Playing XI: Sunrisers Hyderabad Win the Toss, opt to Bowl First

SRH vs DC Toss Report: Sunrisers Hyderabad are up against Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 today (May 5) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

SRH are on the brink of elimination and need a win to keep their hopes alive. DC, on the other hand, are still firmly in the playoff race but would require a victory to further consolidate their status.

SRH vs DC IPL 2025 Schedule

Date: Monday, May 5
Time: 7:30 pm IST
Toss Time: 7 pm IST
Captains: Pat Cummins (SRH), Axar Patel (DC)

SRH vs DC Toss Report

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the Toss and decided to bowl first.

"We'll bowl. We've talked about a few things, haven't had a complete game yet. Want to do the basics well. It's about giving yourself the chance, everyone's a match-winner. We bat very deep. The support has been amazing, probably haven't had the results we wanted but the crowd has been amazing. Buzzing around in the field, that's one thing we can judge ourselves on," said Pat Cummins at the Toss.

"I would have fielded as well. I don't think there would be a lot of change. We will be looking to score well. This is the last phase, and the atmosphere is intense. We are trying to keep thing light and it is important to keep things simple. The way out performance has been, everyone has contributed and it is important to carry the momentum. We are looking to continue with the positives and we will play with the same combination," Axar Patel said at the Toss.

SRH vs DC Playing XI: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals Lineups

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Sachin Baby, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga

SRH Impact Player: Mohammed Shami/Harsh Dubey/Travis Head/Rahul Chahar/Wiaan Mulder

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (wk), Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan

DC Impact Player: Ashutosh Sharma/Mohit Sharma/Jake Fraser-McGurk/Sameer Rizvi/Mukesh Kumar

SRH vs DC Pitch Report

The deck that will be used for this match has a reputation of being flat and friendly for fireworks. It has an average total of over 200 runs, and expect runs today, especially as both teams have some terrific batters in their ranks.

"The longest boundary is downtown at 76m and 66m square boundaries either side. It looks really nice, red soil pitch and that means there's a little pace and bounce in it. It can also turn a bit. There is no grass cover at all, it's dry but also nice and hard which means it'll go through nicely. So far on this pitch, SRH scored 190 and LSG chased it down inside 16 overs. The wicket will play nicely, it won't turn that much. Average score has been in excess of 200 on this pitch. Expect there to be a lot of runs. SRH have won only 2 out of 5 games here in Hyderabad" said WV Raman and Shane Watson.