IPL 2025: DC vs SRH Toss Update, Playing XI, Impact Subs

SRH wins toss, chooses to bat vs DC in IPL 2025 afternoon match. Playing XIs, impact subs, and captain’s thoughts inside.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the toss and decided to bat first against Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2025 clash at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The match is being played in the afternoon, and SRH captain Pat Cummins believes setting a big total suits their style of play. He highlighted last year’s success with high scores and remains confident despite their previous game’s setbacks. Zeeshan Ansari replaces Simarjeet Singh in the XI.

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel admitted they would have preferred batting first too, considering the conditions. He mentioned that the ball moved more in the second innings during their last game. DC aims to restrict SRH with disciplined bowling, adopting an aggressive mindset. KL Rahul returns to the side, replacing Sameer Rizvi.

Playing XIs:

SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Zeeshan Ansari, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami.

DC: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel (w), KL Rahul, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.

Impact Subs:

SRH: Sachin Baby, Eshan Malinga, Simarjeet Singh, Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder.

DC: Karun Nair, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay.