Rashid Khan took three wickets, while Sandeep Sharma and Thangarasu Natarajan cliamed two wickets each as a dominant Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Delhi Capitals by 88 runs in the IPL match, in Dubai.

Rashid registered wonderful figures of 3-7 in four overs to send Delhi Capitals crushing for a lowly 131 in 19 overs, in reply to Sunrisers' huge total of 219 for two.

The victory helped Sunrisers keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-offs as they took their tally to 10 points from 12 games, while Delhi slipped to third position after suffering their third loss in a row.

Sandeep had rocked Delhi early with the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan for a duck in the opening over, while Shahbaz Nadeem accounted for Marcus Stoinis in the next over.

Rashid then left Delhi in a mess with two wickets in his first over -- as Shimron Hetmyer was bowled for 16 and Ajinkya Rahane was trapped leg before wicket for 26, to leave their team reeling on 55-4, in the seventh over.

Sunrisers kept chipping away at the wickets as none of the other Delhi batsmen could get going as they slipped to one of their biggest defeats of the season.

Rashid Khan took three wickets, while Sandeep Sharma and Thangarasu Natarajan cliamed two wickets each as a dominant Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Delhi Capitals by 88 runs in the IPL match, in Dubai.

Rashid registered wonderful figures of 3-7 in four overs to send Delhi Capitals crushing for a lowly 131 in 19 overs, in reply to Sunrisers' huge total of 219 for two.

The victory helped Sunrisers keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-offs as they took their tally to 10 points from 12 games, while Delhi slipped to third position after suffering their third loss in a row.

Sandeep had rocked Delhi early with the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan for a duck in the opening over, while Shahbaz Nadeem accounted for Marcus Stoinis in the next over.

Rashid then left Delhi in a mess with two wickets in his first over -- as Shimron Hetmyer was bowled for 16 and Ajinkya Rahane was trapped leg before wicket for 26, to leave their team reeling on 55-4, in the seventh over.

Sunrisers kept chipping away at the wickets as none of the other Delhi batsmen could get going as they slipped to one of their biggest defeats of the season.

Pacer Sandeep comes back into the attack.

Pant throws his bat at a wide delivery outside the off-stump as substitute wicketkeeper Sreevats Goswami appeals for caught behind but the umpire instead calls it a wide. SRH captain Warner takes the review which turns out to be a superb call as the Snicko shows that the left-hander had got an edge and is given out caught behind after a sedate 36 from 35 balls.

Tushar Deshpande gets off the mark with a single to long-on and Ravichandran Ashwin survives another confident shout off the next ball. He then pulls the fourth ball for a four behind square on the leg side to get off the mark before he survives a suicidal single to Holder at mid-off, who misses the direct hit.

Deshpande keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Delhi can't even win the match now even if they hit sixes off every delivery as they need 110 from 18 balls for victory.

Holder comes back into the attack as Deshpande slams the first ball straight down the ground for a four and then gets two runs to thirdman.

The left-hander then swings the third ball over long-off for a six before he gets a single on the leg side.

A full delivery on the stumps as Ashwin clips it to the vacant midwicket region for two runs and then lofts the next over the leg side but is caught by Samad at deep midwicket for seven.

Rabada hits the first ball for a single before he hits the third ball past point for a four and then hits the next for a single.

A single to Radaba before Holder bowls a big wide outside the off-stump to Pant, who then hits the last ball to deep point for one.

Delhi struggling on 96-6 in 15 overs, needing another 124 runs from five overs for victory, at an asking rate of more than 24.

Natarajan continues as Pant smashes the first ball down the ground for a four before he picks two runs to deep square leg and is beaten next ball going for another big shot.

Pant then hits a full delivery through the covers where substitute fielder Abhishek Sharma dives to his right to save a certain boundary as the batsman gets just a single.

Rabada is then beaten looking to smash it before he is beaten by the yorker ball and is bowled for three.

Delhi in complete shambles on 103-7 in 16 overs, needing 117 for victory from four overs.

Rashid will finish off early as he bowls his fourth over in a row.

A single to Pant off the first ball before Axar is unable to get a run off the next two balls.

He then looks for the boundary to break the shackles but holes out to the fielder at deep midwicket to perish for one.

Rabada blocks out the last ball as Rashid bowls another superb over, conceding just a single while adding to his wickets tally.

He finishes with splendid figures of 3-7 in four overs, including 17 dot balls, the least number of runs by a bowler in a four-over spell in this year's IPL.

Delhi's hope is now to reduce the margin and not let their net run rate taking a beating. They currently need 137 from seven overs for victory at nearly 20 per over.

Left-arm pacer Natarajan is back into the attack.

He starts with a yorker as Pant hits it back to the bowler before he gets a single to long-off and Rabada picks one two balls later.

Pant then guides a wide full delivery past point as Abdul Samad puts in the dive near the ropes to keep it down to two before he can only block a yorker last ball as Delhi reach 87-6 in 14 overs.

Rashid continues as things start getting more and more difficult for Delhi Capitals, with the asking rate constantly pushing up with every tight over.

Delhi not looking to take any chances against Rashid as they watchfully play against him, collecting just three singles from his third over.

The asking rate touches the 16-run mark with Delhi needing another 144 for victory from the remaining nine overs.

Iyer has struggled for six from 10 balls, while Pant has also not got going for 16 from 17 balls.

Shankar continues as Iyer pulls the first ball for a single to deep square leg and Pant pulls the next towards fine leg where the fielder puts in the dive to keep it down to just one.

Iyer then tries to slice Shankar over the off-side but is beaten by the change of pace and is caught by Williamson on the off-side to perish for seven, as Delhi slip to 78-5, in the 12th over.

This is the first time in this IPL season that Iyer has fallen for a single digit score.

Pant pulls the fourth ball for a single to deep square leg and Axar Patel picks one on the off-side to get off the mark.

Shankar looks in some discomfort as the physio comes out to attend and he is forced to leave the field.

Skipper Warner will finish off the remaining one delivery for his first bowl in the IPL. He starts with a leg side wide and Pant smashes the next straight back as he dives to his right but is unable to hold on.

Delhi reeling on 82-5 in 12 overs, with another 138 needed from eight overs for victory.

Rashid continues as Pant defends the first ball before he shuffles across and tries to clip the next on the leg side but is beaten and hit on the pads.

Another dot ball before Pant gets a single on the leg side and Iyer can also pick just one as Rashid gives away just two runs in his second over.

Medium pacer Vijay Shankar comes into the attack.

The first ball is the slower ball as Iyer defends it on the off-side before he looks to swing the next on the leg side as he gets just a single to deep midwicket and Pant also manages just one after playing a dot ball.

This is good bowling from Shankar as Iyer can get just one before Pant smashes the last ball straight down the ground for a four.

At the halfway stage, Delhi reeling on 73-4 in 10 overs, with another 147 needed from 10 overs for victory at an asking rate of nearly 15.

He strikes with his very first delivery as Hetmyer makes room and goes for the big hit over the covers but misses it completely and is bowled for 16.

Rishabh Pant shuffles across and is hit on the pads but survives the leg before shout courtesy of an inside edge before he slaps the next to deep point for a single to get off the mark.

Rahane is then hit on the pads trying to block it off the front foot as he is beaten by the googly and struck right in front of the stumps to be out leg before wicket for 26. He decides to walk off without taking the review as Delhi slip to 55/4 in the seventh over.

Rashid nearly bags another one as Shreyas Iyer gets a thick inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps as the leg-spinner picks up two wickets, while giving away just one run in his opening over.

T Natarajan comes into the attack from the other end.

Pant cuts the second ball powerfully but only for a single to thirdman before Iyer clips the next to deep square leg for one.

Pant then heaves a length ball from Nataraja over the midwicket boundary for a six before he takes a single off the last ball.

Delhi struggling on 64-4 in eight overs, with another 156 needed from 12 overs for victory at an asking rate of 13.

Hetmyer drives the first ball down to long-on for a single before Rahane punches the next past point for a four and gets a single to long-on off the fourth ball.

Hetmyer then smashes a full delivery straight down the ground for a four before he gets an inside edge off the last ball, which goes through to the wicketkeeper as 10 runs come from the over.

In the next over, Hetmyer carves a wide delivery from Holder past point for a four before he pulls the next over midwicket for the same result.

Hetmyer picks a single before Rahane pulls a short ball over midwicket for a six.

Holder drifts on the pads off the last ball as Rahane glances it fine for another four, as Holder goes for 20 in his second over.

30 runs from the last two overs, as Delhi rally to 54-2 in six overs, with Rahane on 26 and Hetmyer on 16.

They need another 116 runs from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 11.85.

Rahane then hits it straight to the fielder in the covers before he rushes across for a quick single and Hetmyer can't get a run off the last ball, as Sandeep concedes just four runs from his second over.

Pacer Jason Holder comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.

Rahane looks to swing the first ball but gets a thick inside edge for a single to deep square leg before the pacer bowls three dot balls in a row to Hetmyer.

The left-hander then pulls a short ball only for a single on the leg side and Rahane then chips down the track and looks to loft it down the ground but gets a thick outside edge for a four as Delhi struggle to 24-2 in four overs.

Rahane defends the first ball which is pitched up before he taps the next on the leg side for a single to get off the mark.

Sandeep then strikes with the big wicket of the in-form Dhawan, who gets a leading edge and is caught at mid-off for a first-ball duck as Delhi suffer an early blow.

Marcus Stoinis promoted to No 3 and he shows intent rightaway as he hammers Sandeep over mid-on for a four off the first ball he faces before the pacer sends down a wide.

Stoinis then tries to hit the next two balls through the off-side but is unable to get a run, as Sandeep concedes just six runs in the first over.

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem to bowl from the other end.

He starts with a short wide delivery which Rahane cuts past point for a four before he takes a single to midwicket and Stoinis takes one down the ground.

Rahane then misses the sweep as Nadeem bowls a leg side wide and he then takes a single on the leg side.

Nadeem then strikes with the last ball of the over as Stoinis makes room but hits it straight to Warner at mid-off to perish for five.

Delhi in early trouble as they are reduced to 14-2 in two overs.

Sent in to open the innings, Saha top-scored with an entertaining 87 from 45 balls, while Warner celebrated his birthday with a blazing knock of 66 from 34 balls.

The two openers laid the foundation as they put on 107 runs for the opening wicket from just 58 balls after Sunrisers were sent into bat by Delhi Capitals.

Saha, who opened the innings in place of the dropped Jonny Bairstow, went on the attack right from the start as he hit 12 fours and two sixes, while Warner was equally aggressive with eight fours and two sixes to his credit.

Manish Pandey finished unbeaten on 44 from 31 balls, while Kane Williamson made 11.

Earlier, Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Delhi went with the same side that played in their last game while Sunrisers made three changes, replacing Jonny Bairstow, Priyam Garg and Khaleel Ahmed with Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha and Shahbaz Nadeem.

Williamson pulls the first ball for a single before Pandey swings a full toss through midwicket for two runs.

Pandey then hits a full delivery down the ground for a single to bring up SRH's 200 in the 18th over.

Stoinis does well to concede just singles from the last three balls, as he gives away just six runs in his second over.

Nortje is back into the attack to bowl the penultimate over.

The slower ball turns out to be a full toss but Pandey can only hit it towards deep midwicket for one and Williamson clips the next ball, again the slower full toss, for one to deep square leg.

Nortje then bowls a wide outside the off-stump before Pandey throws his bat at a full delivery as he gets a thick outside edge over short thirdman for a four.

Nortje then has Pandey in a tangle, who shuffles across and then surprisingly decides not to offer a shot to the yorker which goes under his feet and narrowly misses the leg stump.

Pandey is then beaten by a wide yorker before the pacer bowls another wide. The right-hander then slices a wide full toss wide of thirdman for two runs, to get 10 runs from the over, as SRH reach 212-2 in 19 overs.

Rabada, who has gone for 47 runs in his first three overs, will bowl the final over of the innings.

Williamson shuffles across and tries the paddle scoop but is beaten before he hits the next over point for a four and then takes a single on the leg side.

Just a single off the next ball to Williamson before Rabada bowls two dot balls in a row to Pandey and he slaps the last ball to sweeper cover for two runs.

A tidy ending by Rabada as he gives away just seven runs in the final as SRH finish on a huge 219-2 in their 20 overs.

Rabada goes wicketkless for the first time in 26 IPL games, as he concedes as many as 54 runs in his four overs.

Delhi did well to pull back things slightly at the end, as they gave away just 23 runs in the last three overs.

Pandey hit an unbeaten 44 from 31 balls, while Williamson made 11 from 10 balls.

A single to Kane Williamson before Pandey runs down the track but is hit on the pads for a leg bye and the Kiwi then picks another single off the next.

Axar then bowls a wide down the leg side before Pandey comes down the track but can only defend and then gets an inside edge trying to slog it over the leg side.

He then flicks the last ball through the leg side for two runs as Axar gives away just six runs in his final over.

Deshpande is back into the attack, to bowl the 17th over.

A single to Williamson off the first ball before Pandey smashes the next straight back past the bowler for a four but is unable to make most of a full toss, flicking it to the square leg fielder.

Deshpande goes short as Pandey pulls it through midwicket for a four before he despatches a full toss over midwicket for a six, to get 15 runs from the over, as SRH reach 196-2 in 17 overs.

Pandey pulls the first ball for two runs to deep midwicket and then tries the same shot again but only for a single to long-on.

Saha attempts a wild swing over the leg side but misses before he gets a single to fine leg and Pandey taps a full toss to deep midwicket for another run.

Saha then makes room and ramps the slower bouncer over short thirdman for a four to take his score into the 80s.

Nortje is back into the attack.

Pandey does his job by taking a single off the first ball down the ground before Saha makes room and lofts the next over the covers for a four.

However, he perishes off the next delivery as he goes for another lofted shot but this time he skies it high on the off-side and is caught by Iyer.

Saha walks back after an entertaining 87 from 45 balls, having hit 12 fours and two sixes, after putting on 63 runs from 29 balls for the second wicket with Pandey, who is batting on 11.

Nortje then tries the short ball but it goes high over Pandey and is ruled a wide before he smashes the last ball back over the bowler's head for a four, to take SRH to 175-2 in 15 overs.

Saha plays the slog sweep off the second ball for a six over the square leg boundary. He then shuffles across and paddles the next ball fine on the leg side for three runs before Pandey hits the next through the covers for one.

Saha then punches a short delivery from Axar through the off-side for a four before he takes a single off the last ball, to get 15 runs from the over.

Rabada, who was hit for 27 in two overs, comes back into the attack.

He is unable to get the flick shot off the first ball before he cuts the next uppishly over point for two runs and then cuts the third ball for a single to thirdman and Pandey gets one to midwicket.

Rabada then tries the short ball, not at full pace though, as Saha is early into the pull shot but is hit on the body as it goes fine on the off-side for four byes. He then swings the length ball from Rabada over midwicket for a six, to race to 78 from 40 balls, with SRH on 156-1 in 13 overs.

Saha punches the first ball into the covers but can't find the gap before he clips the next through midwicket for a single.

Warner then makes room and lofts Ashwin straight down the ground for a four as the fielder at long-off is unable to keep the ball inside the boundary.

However, Ashwin gets revenge off the very next delivery as Warner attempts another lofted shot but this time he miscues it high on the off-side and is caught by Axar Patel.

Warner walks back after a cracking innings of 66 from 34 balls, having hit two sixes and eight fours, after putting on 107 runs for the opening wicket with Saha from 58 balls.

Saha punches the fifth ball through the covers for two runs before he sweeps the last ball fine for a four, as Ashwin goes for 11 in his third over.

At the halfway stage, Sunrisers are well-placed for a huge total as they reach 113 for one in 10 overs, with Saha stroking his way to 46 from 26 balls.

Deshpande continues as Pandey steers the first ball to thirdman for a single to get off the mark.

Saha then pulls the next ball over square leg for a four to bring up his fifty in grand style, from 27 balls. He then slashes another short wide delivery past point for another boundary and then gets a single on the leg side.

Pandey then lofts the pacer over the fielder at mid-off for three runs before Saha gets a leg bye off the last ball as he misses the flick and is hit on the pads, with SRH on 127-1 in 11 overs.

Ashwin, who went for 13 runs in his first over, comes back into the attack. He sweeps the first ball to deep square leg for two runs before he comes down the track and lofts the next back over the bowler's head for a four to continue the momentum.

Singles from the next three balls before Warner clips the last ball through the leg side and comes back for the second run, to get 11 from the over as SRH reach 95-0 in eight overs.

Pacer Tushar Desphande introduced into the attack, to bowl the ninth over.

Saha clips the first ball on the leg side for a single and Warner hits the next through the covers for one.

Saha then plays the drive through the covers where the fielder does well to save some runs with the slide before Warner gets two runs courtesy of an overthrow, to raise the 100 for Sunrisers, in the ninth over.

A single to Warner off the fifth ball before Saha pulls the last ball for another single, to get seven runs from the over as SRH reach 102-0 in nine overs.

A single each to Warner and Saha before the former hits a short ball into the covers as he is unable to find the gap.

Warner then flicks the fourth ball wide of the fielder at long-on for two runs before he smashes a wide delivery through the covers for a four and gets a single from the last ball.

Rabada is back into the attack as Warner continues his fiery start. He clubs the first ball over the fielder at mid-on for a four and then smashes the next over the fielder at covers for another boundary.

Two balls later, Warner swings a length ball over midwicket for a six before he steers a wide delivery behind point for another to race to his fifty from just 25 balls to celebrate his birthday in some style.

The last ball is again wide as Warner guides it past short thirdman for another boundary as Sunrisers race to 77 for no loss in six overs.

Warner has blasted his way to 54 from 26 balls to become the only player to hit a fifty inside the Powerplay this season, while Saha has hit 22 from 10 balls.

Rabada has been hit for 22 runs in the sixth over, with a total of 37 runs conceded in two overs, including seven boundary hits in 12 balls.

Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack early, to bowl the third over.

Warner makes room but is unable to get the first two balls in the gap before he slog sweeps the third ball over midwicket for a six as SRH look to make most of the Powerplay.

He then gets a single to long-off before Saha carves the fifth ball over point for two runs and then sweeps the last ball behind square for a four, as Ashwin goes for 13 in his first over.

Nortje comes back into the attack.

Warner flicks the first ball over square leg for two runs before he smashes the third ball straight down the ground for a four past mid-off.

Nortje then tries the slower ball pitched wide as Warner slaps it past point for a four and then clips the fifth ball to fine leg for two runs and gets a single off the last ball.

Sunrisers off a flier as they race to 46 for no loss in four overs, with Warner on 24 from 15 balls and Saha on 21 from nine balls.

Wriddhiman Saha, back in the team, opens the innings, with captain David Warner, while pacer Anrich Nortje will open the bowling for Delhi

Warner defends the first two balls with caution before he takes a quick single on the off-side to get off the mark.

Saha blocks the first ball before he pulls the next over square leg for a four to get off the mark in confident fashion and is beaten last ball outside the off-stump.

Kagiso Rabada from the other end.

Warner takes the attack to Delhi's best bowler right from the start, as he lofts the first ball over mid-on and gets three runs as Tushar Deshpande puts in the last minute lunge to keep the ball inside the ropes.

Saha tries to drive the next ball through the covers but gets an inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps and goes past wicketkeeper Saha for a four.

Rabada overpitches on the stumps as Saha clips it over square leg for another boundary before he chips the fourth ball over the off-side for a couple, followed by singles off the last two balls, as SRH race to 20-0 in two overs.

Bairstow has done well with the bat this season with 345 runs from 11 games with three half-centuries and was unlucky to be left out in a must-win game for Sunrisers.

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem comes back into the team in place of left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, while Wriddhiman Saha will take over the gloves in Bairstow's absence as he is brought in for Priyam Garg.

Delhi have retained the same team as Ajinkya Rahane gets another chance to prove himself with the bat.

Check out the playings XI of the two teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (captain), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha (w/k), Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Thangarasu Natarajan.

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tushar Deshpande.

Delhi Capitals would look to complete the unfinished business and seal their place in the play-offs, while Sunrisers face a must-win game in order to keep their slim hopes alive of advancing.

Having suffered back-to-back defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, Delhi will aim to get back to winning ways and take their points tally to 16, which would also elevate them to the top of the table.

On the other hand, Sunrisers' hopes on making it to play-offs are hanging by a thread. David Warner and his men occupy the penultimate spot with eight points from 11 outings.

To reach the qualifiers they must win their remaining three games, while also hoping the other results go their way.

Delhi possess an explosive batting department as well as a formidable bowling unit. They have not been dependent on any one person, as different players have raised their hands at different points of time to deliver the goods for the team. However, apart from Shikhar Dhawan, the Delhi batsmen have been very inconsistent in the last three games.

Against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Delhi batsmen crumbled under pressure, managing to put up only 139 runs in 20 overs while chasing 194.

Opener Prithvi Shaw, who has been going through a lean patch, was replaced by Ajinkya Rahane but to no avail as the senior Indian player perished without opening his account.

Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer have also struggled since their return to the playing XI.

The South African pace duo of Kagiso Rabada (23 wickets) and Anrich Nortje (14) have been exceptional.

Sunrisers head into the clash after a demoralising loss. Chasing a modest 127 against Kings XI, the complexion of the match changed following the dismissal of openers Warner and Jonny Bairstow in quick succession.

The former champions lost five wickets in the final two overs to suffer a humiliating defeat.

The team heavily relies on its batting unit, mainly on Bairstow, Warner and Manish Pandey. Vijay Shankar did well in the win against Rajasthan Royals but couldn't replicate his performance against Kings XI.

The bowling unit strengthened by the inclusion of Jason Holder was outstanding in the previous game and skipper Warner will desperately hope they put up a similar display against Delhi.