HIGHLIGHTS

• Rahane needs 59 runs to complete 4000 runs in the Indian Premier League
• Amit Mishra can become the highest wicket-taker in IPL history
• Saha is on the verge of completing 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League

Delhi Capitals duo Ajinkya Rahane and Amit Mishra will be eyeing T20 milestones when DC resumes its bid to jump into the top spot as it takes on bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Mishra on verge of historic feat

Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra of Delhi Capitals will become the first player to play 100 matches for his team in the IPL. Mishra is just 5 wickets away from becoming the highest wicket-taker in the history of the lucrative T20 league. DC spinner has taken 166 wickets till now and is placed 2nd only behind the legendary Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga who has taken 170 IPL wickets.

Saha, Rahane eye batting milestones

Wriddhiman Saha, the Sunrisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper batsman will complete 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League if he scores 13 more runs in the 33rd match of the IPL 2021 in Dubai. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane needs 59 runs to complete 4000 runs in the league.

DC vs SRH: Preview

Delhi are currently sitting on the second spot, with 12 points from eight games. On the other hand, Sunrisers are placed at the last spot, with just a solitary win from seven games and six losses.

The Rishabh Pant-led side ended the first half of the IPL with a win and would be keen to start on a winning note. For Sunrisers, a win would boost their confidence and help them stay afloat in the tournament.

Delhi Capitals (DC) Team Squad

Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Steven Smith, Sam Billings, Lukman Meriwala, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Kulwant Khejroliya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team Squad

David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi, Jason Roy, Shahbaz Nadeem, Virat Singh, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Sherfane Rutherford