Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Capitals by 47 runs in match 31 of 2026 Indian Premier League game played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Asked to bat first after DC captain Axar Patel won the toss, Abhishek Sharma blazed away to an unbeaten 135 off 68 balls to steer SRH to a mammoth 242/2. Abhishek hit 10 boundaries and as many maximums, anchoring the innings from the start to the end.
The SRH bowlers, led by Eshan Malinga, then stopped DC for 195/9. Malinga bowled an impressive spell of 4/32. Nitish Rana top-scored for DC with an innings of 57 in 30 balls.
With three matches on the bounce, SRH has jumped to third place on the IPL points table with DC at fifth place.
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Brief Score:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 242 for 2 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 135 not out, Heinrich Klaasen 37 not out, Travis Head 37; Axar Patel 1/23)
Delhi Capitals: 195 for 9 in 20 overs (Nitish Rana 57, Sameer Rizvi 41; Eshan Malinga 4/32 ).
2026 Indian Premier League Points Table
| Teams | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Results | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 11 | 1.420 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1.171 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.820 | |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.599 | |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -0.130 | |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -0.821 | |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.067 | |
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -0.780 | |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1.173 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -0.879 |
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