Bhuvneshwar bowls a good yorker as Axar hits it down the ground for one and Rabada carves the next ball over the covers for a four before taking one to mid-on.

Bhuvneshwar then bowls a wide down the leg side to Axar before he glides the next to fine leg for a single.

A good bouncer to Rabada as the left-hander has a wild swing but misses before he hits the yorker down to long-off for one.

Delhi need 28 from the last over for victory.

Khaleel to bowl the final over. Rabada lofts the first ball down the ground but Manish Pandey puts down a simple catch at long-off before he takes a single.

Axar looks to swing it hard but only manages to drag the full delivery back on to his stumps to be bowled for five.

Another ful delivery from Khaleel as Anrich Nortje is beaten and he then slices the next over the covers for three runs.

Rabada sends the last ball flying high over the cover fence for a six as Delhi finish on 147 for seven in their 20 overs, to lose by 15 runs.

Stoinis watchfully drives the first ball to long-off for a single before Pant sweeps the next to deep square leg for another run, followed by another single.

Pant then goes for the sweep but this time he gets the top edge and is caught by Priyam Garg at deep square leg for 28.

A big blow to Delhi's hopes as the well-set Pant is dismissed by Rashid, who finishes with splendid figures of 3-14 in his four overs.

He took all the three big wickets, including Dhawan, Iyer and Pant to derail Delhi's run chase.

Delhi need 44 from three overs for victory as Natarajan is called back.

He starts with a yorker as Axar Patel drives it long-on for one and Stoinis clips another yorker to square leg for two runs.

Another full delivery on the stumps as Stoinis makes room but can only get it to the covers for just a single and Axar can only hit a full ball to long-off for another run.

A full toss on the leg stump as Stoinis clips it on the leg side for two runs to deep midwicket before Natarajan gets him off the last ball.

Stoinis shuffles across a long way but misses on the full delivery and is struck right in front. He takes the review but to no avail as the impact is in line and the ball is going on hit the off-stump.

Delhi struggling on 126-6 in 18 overs, needing another 37 runs from two overs for victory.

He starts with a wide outside the off-stump to Hetmyer before the left-hander carves the slower bouncer over the covers for two runs and then keeps out a yorker.

Khaleel goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a full toss which Hetmyer smashes over midwicket for a six. The next ball is short and wide as Hetmyer crashes it over the covers for another six before Khaleel finally gets the yorker right for just one.

He follows it up with another good yorker as Pant gets a thick inside edge for a dot ball.

16 runs from the over as Delhi reach 104-3 in 15 overs, with 59 needed from five overs for victory.

The experienced Bhuvneshwar, who has two overs in hand, is called back at a crucial juncture.

He bowls it wide and also slow downs the pace as Hetmyer throws his bat at it and ends up slicing it high to be caught by Pandey at long-off after scoring 21 from 12 balls.

Pant gets a single to long-off before new batsman Marcus Stoinis smashes a short wide delivery through point for a four to get off the mark in smashing fashion off the first ball he faces and then is hit on the arm as he picks a leg bye.

Pant then tries the reverse against Bhuvneshwar but is deceived completely by the change of pace before the left-hander blasts the last ball over the covers for a four.

Delhi are still in the hunt on 114-4 in 16 overs, with 49 needed from 4 overs for victory.

Pant, who is batting on 27 from 25 balls, is crucial to their hopes along with the big-hitting Stoinis.

Three singles from the first three balls before the spinner puts down a tough chance off his own bowling. Pant had smashed it straight back to the bowlers, who gots his hands to it but was unable to hold on.

Pant, on eight, makes most of the reprieve as he slogs the very next ball over midwicket for a six.

He then chips down the track and lofts the last ball for a huge six over long-off.

15 runs from the over as Delhi reach 78-3 in 13 overs, as the run rate finally touches the six per over mark.

Abhishek finishes with 34 runs from his four overs, having done a tidy job as the fifth bowler.

Left-arm pacer T Natarajan comes back into the attack.

Hetmyer picks a single off the first ball before Pant flicks a full toss off his pads through fine leg for a four as the left-hander looks to counter-attack and get Delhi back into the hunt.

Natarajan looks to make up for the error as he follows it up with two yorkers in a row, restricing the two batsmen to singles before he tries the short ball to Pant but it goes down the leg side and is called a wide.

A full wide delivery as Pant drives it to sweeper cover for a single and Hetmyer digs out another yorker for another run, as 10 come from the over.

Delhi are 88-3 in 14 overs, needing 75 from six overs for victory.

Abhishek continues as Pant plays another dot ball before taking one to long-on. Dhawan then attempts the reverse sweep as miscues it over the fielder inside the circle for two runs and then takes one down to long-on.

Another single for Dhawan, who looks keen to attack Abhishek, before Pant sweeps it powerfully to deep square leg for another run.

Dhawan then top edges the sweep for just a single to short thirdman, as just six come from the over.

In the next over, Dhawan swats Rashid to deep midwicket for one and Pant clips the next on the leg side for another single.

Dhawan then throws his bat at a wide googly which turns sharply as the left-hander is beaten. Infact, wicketkeeper Bairstow goes up in appeal for caught behind but the umpire is not interested forcing SunRisers to take the review.

The Snicko confirms that Dhawan had got a slight edge as the decision is overturned and the opener has to walk back after scoring a slow 34 from 31 balls, with Delhi reduced to 62-3, in the 12th over.

Rashid is making the difference with the ball, having taken 2-10 in three overs.

Delhi need 100 from eight overs for victory at an asking rate of 12.5.

Delhi are struggling to break the shackles as Abhishek concedes just five runs in his second over.

Rashid gets the ball to turn sharply into Dhawan, who keeps it out before he is hit on the pads next ball.

Dhawan then sweeps Rashid through fine leg for a four to release some pressure and then hits the fifth ball down to long-on for one and Pant pushes the last ball to long-off for another run.

At the halfway mark, Delhi are struggling on 54-2 in 10 overs, needing another 109 from 10 overs for victory at an asking rate of nearly 11.

Dhawan has struggled to get the boundaries, scoring 29 from 26 balls, while PAnt has made four from eight balls.

They will need a few big overs to get the asking rate back in control.

Three singles from the first three balls before Dhawan comes down the track and attempts a big shot but gets a thick inside edge for a single to square leg.

Sharma then bowls a big wide down the leg side to Iyer and manages to even beating wicketkeeper Bairstow, for two extra runs followed by two more singles to get eight from the over.

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan comes into the attack from the other end.

He gets the first ball to turn sharply as Iyer is beaten trying to defend before the leggie strikes next ball.

Iyer lofts a full delivery over the off-side but ends up holing out to Abdul Samad at sweeper cover to perish for 17.

Rashid strikes early in his spell with the key wicket of Iyer as Delhi are reduced to 42-2, in the eighth over.

Dhawan clips Rashid through square leg for a single before Rishabh Pant plays out the remaining three deliveries with utmost caution.

An excellent start with the ball by Rashid as he concedes just a single while pegging Delhi back by taking the wicket of their captain Iyer, as they are left struggling on 43-2 in eight overs.

Iyer defends the last ball as it goes uppishly just wide of Bhuvneshwar, who makes a good attempt to his left but is unable to reach it.

Left-arm pacer T Natarajan comes into the attack.

He does well to start with two dot balls to Dhawan, who is itching to get going. And as expected Dhawan uses his feet and lofts the pacer over mid-on for a four before he steers the next to deep point for one.

Natarajan does well to end the over with another couple of dot balls, to concede just five in his opening over.

Delhi struggling on 15-1 in four overs after losing the early wicket of Shaw.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to open the bowling for SunRisers, who need a few early wickets to get back into the contest.

The in-form Prithvi Shaw opens the batting for Delhi Capitals along with the experienced Shikhar Dhawan.

Bhuvneshwar makes a tidy start with three dot balls in a row to Shaw, who then miscues the slower ball over the leg side but he manages to clear mid-on for two rins, to get off the mark.

Bhuvneshwar then gets the early wicket as Shaw throws his bat at a wide delivery only to get an edge and is caught behind for two.

Shreyas Iyer looks for a single as he comes down but manages to turn back quickly, as Bhuvneshwar starts off well, conceding just two runs and making the early breakthrough.

Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed from the other end.

Dhawan slices the first ball uppishly and is lucky that it falls short of the fielder at thirdman and Iyer plays a nice cover drive which is stopped by the fielder to concede just one.

Dhawan clips the next on the leg side for a single before Khaleel gets one to move away slightly to beat Iyer, who then watchfully blocks the last ball as Delhi struggle to 5-1 in two overs.

Nortje to bowl the 19th over. The first ball is a yorker as Williamson digs it out on the off-side for a single and debutant Samad flicks the next to midwicket for one to get off the mark.

Williamson pulls the third ball for a single to deep square leg and Samad has a big swing but misses the full delivery.

Samad attempts another heave but this time he gets a thick outside edge which goes over short thirdman for a four.

The Jammu and Kashmir youngster shows off his big-hitting ability with a huge six over the leg side. He finally gets it off the middle, smashing a length ball over midwicket for a six, to get 12 from the over.

Rabada to bowl the final over.

He starts with a short ball as Williamson goes for the pull but misses and is hit on the body before Samad misses a full down the leg side which goes off the edge and on to the pads for one.

Williamson then flicks a full delivery uppishly over midwicket but can't get the distance as he is caught in the deep after a good innings of 41 from 26 balls.

Samad makes room and tries a swing but it goes off his hips fine on the leg side for one and Abhishek Sharma pulls a short ball over the leg side for two runs. However, Sharma has not touched the crease at the non-striker's end with the umpires ruling it one run short.

Just five runs from the final over as SunRisers finish on a disappointing 162-4 in their 20 overs, as they never got going throughout the course of their innings. They managed just 45 runs in the last five overs, while losing two wickets in the process.

Rabada was once again exceptional with the ball, taking 2-21 in his four overs, while Mishra claimed 2-35.

Medium pacer Stoinis comes back into the attack.

Williamson runs the first ball down to thirdman for one before Bairstow flicks a full toss over midwicket but can't get it in the gap for another run.

Bairstow clips the next on the leg side as Dhawan is unable to get under the ball at deep square leg as it goes over him for a four.

The next ball is full as Williamson lofts it down the ground over the fielder at mid-on for another four, followed by singles off the last two balls, to get 12 from the over.

Rabada, who has two overs in hand, comes back for his final spell.

Bairstow gets two runs off the first ball as he digs out the yorker through square leg for two runs to complete his half-century from 44 balls and also raise the 50-run stand for the third wicket from 35 balls.

The slower ball from Rabada as Bairstow has a big swing but misses

SunRisers nearly lose a wicket as Williamson is sent back as he turns back for the third but he recovers in time and makes his crease before the stumps are broken by the bowler.

Another well disguised slower ball from Rabada as Bairstow is beaten all ends up.

Rabada finally gets his man as Bairstow is dismissed trying to force the pace. Bairstow, who made a sedate 53 from 48 balls, tries to loft it down the ground but skies it high and is caught at long-off by Nortje as SunRisers lose their third wicket.

Debutant Abdul Samad is the new batsman but Williamson retains strike with one from the last ball.

SunRisers are 145-3 in 18 overs and will hope for a strong finish to post a total of around the 175-run mark.

He keeps it full as Williamson drives it down the ground for a single and Bairstow pulls it fine for another run.

Williamson then drives it through the covers for one before Bairtow digs out the yorker for just one before the former chips it down the ground for two runs.

Williamson then flicks the last ball uppishly over midwicket as Stoinis does well to dive full length to his right and save the boundary and keep it down to three runs.

SunRisers are 117-2 in 15 overs, with Bairstow on 46 from 40 balls and Williamson on 18 from 12 balls.

They will need to score another 60-70 runs in the last five overs to end up with a healthy score.

Nortje is back into the attack. Williamson can't get a run off the first ball before he punches the next through the covers for one and Baristow picks a single off the next.

Nortje drops short as Williamson pulls it behind square for a four before he smashes the next off the backfoot through the covers for a four.

He looks to bowl it flat and quick, not giving the two right-handers anything to work with, as he ends up conceding just five singles in his second over.

Mishra, who has taken both the wickets to fall, to bowl his fourth and final over.

Williamson and Bairstow take a single each off the first two balls before the Kiwi captain plays the inside out lofted shot for a four.

He then pushes the fourth ball down to long-on for a single and Bairstow sweeps the next for a single followed by another run off the last ball, to take the score to 108-2 in 14 overs.

SunRisers will be looking to accelerate in the middle overs and avoid a repeat of their last game when they failed to lift the run rate and finished on a below-par total.

With Warner gone, Delhi introduce left-arm spinner Axar Patel.

Pandey drives the second ball down to long-off for a single before the spinner bowls a leg side wide.

A single each to Bairstow and Pandey before the former pulls a short ball from Axar into the gap over midwicket for a four.

Bairstow retains strike with a single from the last ball as he looks to improve his strike rate after a cautious start.

Pandey looks to take the attack to Mishra as he plays the slog sweep but fails to clear the boundary and is caught at deep midwicket for three.

In walks Kane Williamson with SunRisers needing a good partnership between the two overseas players to put them on course for a huge total.

Mishra does well to pile up the pressure with two dot balls in a row to Bairstow, who then takes a single to long-off and Williamson gets off the mark with one off the last ball.

SunRisers reach 94-2 in 12 overs, needing a strong finish to post a competitive total.

Ishant starts with a wide before Bairstow again picks two runs through the leg side and the pacer sends down another wide before taking one.

Ishant tries the slower ball but it is right in the slot as Warner picks it up early and smashes it back over the bowler's head for a six and then steals a quick run off the next.

Two singles off the last two balls as Ishant concedes 14 runs from his third over.

Mishra comes back for his second spell.

Warner immediately looks to unsettle the leg-spinner as he reverse sweeps it fine for a four and is beaten next ball trying to drive it through the off-side.

Warner again attempts the reverse sweep but this time it is taken by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who goes up in appeal for caught behind. The umpire is not interested as Delhi immediately take the review.

There is a slight spike on the Ultra Edge as Warner is ruled out caught behind off the gloves after a steady 45 from 33 balls.

SunRisers struggled to break free in the Powerplay as Warner put on 77 runs for the opening wicket with Bairstow from 57 balls.

The in-form Manish Pandey comes in at No 3 as he drives the first ball uppishly just wide of Mishra, who makes a diving effort on his follow through.

Bairstow cuts the last ball past short thirdman for a four as SunRisers reach 82 for one in 10 overs at the halfway mark.

Warner drives the first ball own to long-off for one before Bairstow sweeps the next ball fine for a couple.

Bairstow also looks to cut loose as he slog sweeps the leg-spinner over midwicket for a flat six, for his first boundary after 16 balls faced.

Warner flicks the fifth ball through midwicket for two runs to raise the 50-run stand for the opening wicket and then picks another couple off the last ball through the same region, as Mishra concedes 14 from his first over.

The strategic timeout is taken with SunRisers on 52 for no loss in seven overs, with Warner on 32 from 25 balls and Bairstow on 18 from 17 balls.

Medium pacer Stoinis comes back into the attack.

Bairstow clips the first ball through the leg side for two runs as the two openers look to keep the scoreboard ticking with ones and twos.

A single each to Bairstow and Warner before the former again taps the ball in the gap on the leg side for a couple before he looks to smash it down the ground but miscues it down the ground for one.

Warner is nearly done in by the change of pace as he chips the ball on the off-side but it falls short of the fielder in the covers as SunRisers reach 59 for no loss in eight overs.

Warner looks to smash the first ball down the ground but doesn't hold of it before he clips the next on the leg side for one.

Bairstow gets an inside edge on the pads before he also picks one to midwicket.

Warner then takes a suicidal single as he hits it straight to Iyer and sets off for the run and is lucky that the Delhi captain missed the direct hit.

Bairstow survives a close shout for leg before wicket as he looks to slog a straight delivery but misses and is hit on the pads. Delhi take the review but the ball is just clipping the top of the stumps as they fails to overturn the decision but retain the review.

In the next over, Bairstow gets a lifeline as Iyer puts down a tough chance at mid-on as he charges in and dives forward but is unable to hold on.

Nortje tries the slower ball but ends up bowling a wide half-volley as he slices it over the covers for a six, the first boundary scored after 26 balls.

Warner then looks to clip a short ball through the leg side but it goes off his pads fine on the off-side for a four and he takes one off the last ball.

14 runs from the over helps SunRisers break the shackles as they reach 38 for no loss in six overs, with Warner on 27 and Bairstow on nine.

Ishant continues to keep things tight with two dots in a row to Warner, who then clips the third ball to deep square leg for a single.

Bairstow then defends the next ball back to the bowler, followed by singles off the last two balls.

Another good over from Ishant as he concedes just three runs in his second over, with SunRisers struggling to get going.

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje replaces compatriot Kagiso Rabada.

Warner again can't get the ball in the gap before he pulls the next just for a single before Bairstow gets an inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps as he takes a quick run.

Warner content to deal in singles as he picks another run through midwicket before Bairstow ducks under a bouncer and hits the last ball straight to mid-on.

A slow start for SunRisers as they reach 20-0 in four overs, with just six runs coming from the last two overs.

Veteran Ishant Sharma to open the bowling for Delhi Capitals.

David Warner walks out to open the batting his first match as captain of SunRisers along with England's Jonny Bairstow.

Warner offers no shot to the first ball slanted across him before he slaps the next through the covers for two runs to get off the mark and then gets a single off an inside edge.

Bairstow drives a full delivery straight down the ground past mid-on for a couple and then punches the next through the covers for three runs as Prithvi Shaw does well with a last-minute dive to keep the ball inside the ropes.

Warner picks a single off the last ball as Ishant concedes nine runs in the opening over.

The impressive Kagiso Rabada from the other end.

Warner lofts a full delivery over the fielder at mid-on for the first boundary of the match and then picks a single into the covers.

Bairstow then misses out the full toss as he looks to swat it through leg side but somehow misses out and is struck high on the pads.

A steady start for Delhi as they reach 14-0 in two overs.

18-year-old Abdul Samad was the only player from the Kashmir valley to get the nod at the IPL Players' auction when he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Samad first caught everyone's attention when he smashed 68 from 53 balls, inclusive of seven sixes, against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy game in Jaipur in October.

He scored 237 runs in eight games in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at a strike rate of 125, hitting 15 sixes and 16 fours. In the Mushtaq Ali Trophy he scored 120 runs in six games at a strike rate of 150.

In an exclusive interview with Rediff.com, Samad had said his 'ultimate aim is to play for India'.... read the full interview here

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (captain), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan