Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will be the home ground for Sunrisers Hyderabad today. Hyderabad’s team is set to face Kolkata Knight Riders here. Both teams are already out of the playoff race, so fans might not be very interested in this match. However, cricket lovers will hope for a high-scoring contest between two teams full of powerful hitters. So, let’s find out what the pitch conditions at Delhi’s stadium are expected to be like today, Sunday, 25th May. Will the bowlers have the advantage, or will the batsmen dominate?
SRH vs KKR- Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report
Talking about the pitch report of Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, a total of 97 IPL matches have been played here so far. Out of these, teams batting first have won 46 times, while teams chasing have won 48 times. This suggests that there isn’t a significant advantage for chasing teams here. However, dew plays an important role, and because of that, captains usually prefer to bowl first after winning the toss. There was rainfall in Delhi NCR on Saturday night, so the pitch is likely to have some moisture, which means bowling first could be beneficial.
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The average first innings score on this ground in the IPL is 171 runs, while the average second innings score is 157 runs, indicating that more runs tend to be scored in the first innings. From the bowlers’ perspective, fast bowlers have taken 65.68% of the wickets in IPL matches here, while spinners have taken 34.32%. This shows that spinners do play a role in the game. However, since the boundaries are not very long, spinners often get hit hard. So far, fast bowlers have taken 668 wickets and spinners 349 wickets at this stadium in the IPL.
