An outstanding display with the bat and ball on Friday night saw Team Delhi secure a thumping 7-wicket win against Team Kolkata at the Eden Gardens.
But the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise are all set to play their eighth match of the 2019 Indian T20 League as they take on Team Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday (April 14). The Capital side's win against Kolkata saw their experienced players like Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma put in crucial performances to take the team over the line, and captain Shreyas Iyer believes that his team has the momentum to
"The Kolkata game gives us tremendous confidence going into the next match here in Hyderabad. It was a clinical performance from the team against a strong team like KKR. I feel that everyone took responsibility and with each game, our thought process is becoming clearer, And our communication is also improving, which is a great sign for the team,” said 24-year-old Iyer.
Speaking on whether the loss against Hyderabad in their home match in Delhi will have an impact on his team, Shreyas said that his team has improved a great deal since his result. "SRH is no doubt a good side with some outstanding players in their ranks And and even though we lost the first leg against them in Delhi, we have moved on from that result and have only gone on to improve in all departments. and the player understand their roles better now and we have shown that in the last couple of Matches. We will be going into this match with high spirits and looking for the two points," he said.
The corresponding fixture last season saw Hyderabad win a close encounter by 7-wickets as batting first, Delhi put on 163/5 on the board. Prithvi Shaw's 65 off 36, combined with Shreyas Iyer's 44 off 36, led Delhi to a par score on Hyderabad surface as Rashid Khan picked up 2 for 23 in his 4 overs. In reply, contributions from Alex Hales (45 off 31), Shikhar Dhawan (33 off 30), Kane Williamson (32* off 30), Manish Pandey (21 off 17) and Yusuf Pathan (27* off 12) led the home side to a 7-wicket win with one ball to spare.
