A confident Delhi Capitals will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when they take on the winless Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Tuesday.
Delhi head in to the game with two morale-boosting victories. The Shreyas Iyer-led side edged past Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling Super Over before beating Chennai Super Kings comprehensively to jump to the top of the points table.
On the other hand, Sunrisers are the only side yet to register a win in the tournament, having lost both their games. David Warner and men will be desperate to turn things around.
In their opening encounter, despite opener Jonny Bairstow (61) and Manish Pandey (34) putting Sunrisers in a winning position in a chase of 164, the team failed to cross the line. Against Kolkata Knight Riders, the middle-order failed to fire.
For Delhi, the South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have looked sharp with the new ball while spinners Axar Patel and Amit Mishra have performed splendidly in the absence of Ravichandran Ashwin.
In batting, the onus will be on seniors such as Shikhar Dhawan to lay the foundation, and he will have the talented Prithvi Shaw at the top of the order for company. Rishabh Pant and Iyer have also looked in good nick, while Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has proved he is handy.
For Sunrisers to do well, they might consider bringing in Kane Williamson, who has recovered from his injury, to provide stability to the batting.
Sunrisers spinners led by Rashid Khan continue to impress but the side is lacking an out and out pace bowler.
