DC vs SRH: Here's Why Axar Patel Is Not Playing Today's Match Against SunRisers Hyderabad

Star spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel, who was one of the four players retained by the Delhi Capitals (DC), was not part of the team’s playing XI in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 against Kane Williamson-led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, May 5.

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss once again in the 15th edition of the tournament and they opted to field first in the match. Both Rishabh Pant and co. and Kane Williamson-led side made huge changes to the playing XI in the match.

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SRH made three huge changes to the playing XI as Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal and Sean Abbott replaced injured pacer T Natarajan, injured all-rounder Washington Sundar and Marco Jansen in the team.

On the other hand, Delhi Capitals made four huge changes to the playing XI as Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Ripal Patel and Mandeep Singh replaced Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Axar Patel and Prithvi Shaw in the team.

Rishabh Pant Reveals Real Reason Behind Axar Patel Not Playing Today’s Match Against Sunrisers Hyderabad

At the toss, Rishabh Pant informed about the huge amount of changes made to the team. He mentioned that some changes made by Delhi Capitals are forced changes and some are because of the wicket.

The Delhi Capitals captain mentioned that the spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel was a forced change as he has suffered an injury and was not fit and available for the match. Pant elaborated:

“We’re happy to bat first, nothing much changes for us – we have 4 changes. Shaw, Axar, Mustafizur and Sakariya aren’t playing. Nortje, Mandeep, Ripal Patel and Khaleel are in – some are forced changes due to injuries particularly Axar Patel, and few are because of the wicket. There is nothing much to talk (about losses), you can only learn from your mistakes and keep improving.”

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner, Mandeep Singh, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Ripal Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sean Abbott, Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik

Also Read: DC vs SRH: “If They Lose This Game, Their Season Could Be Over” – Ajay Jadeja Explains Why The Game Against SRH Is So Important For DC

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