Arun Jaitley Stadium is all set to witness the first encounter of IPL 2024 with a clash between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The DC vs SRH game takes place on Saturday, April 20. Rishabh Pant leads DC in IPL 2024 while Pat Cummins leads SRH. 

The Rishabh Pant-led side has shown a miserable performance in IPL 2024. They take the second-last spot in the points table. Out of 6 games, Delhi Capitals have won just 2 and lost 4. Their two victories arrived against Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad have made a strong comeback in IPL 2024 under new skipper Pat Cummins. The 2016 champions have won 4 games and lost 2 out of 6. In the previous clash, they scripted the record of the highest-ever IPL total of 287-3 vs RCB. 

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DC vs SRH Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi- IPL 2024, Match 35

DC vs SRH Weather Report Of Lucknow

The DC vs SRH encounter of IPL 2024 takes place in Delhi on Saturday, April 20. According to weather reports, from weather.com, the temperature of Delhi City on Saturday will be 37° Celcius during the day and 24° Celcius at night.

The sky will be clear throughout the day. The chances of rain are 4% in the day and 2% at night. The humidity will be 27% during the day and rise to 39% at night. 

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DC vs SRH Pitch Analysis

The DC vs SRH clash takes place at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The stadium is considered an average-scoring ground in T20Is. The average 1st innings total in T20Is is 139 while the average 2nd innings total is 133. 

South Africa holds the record for the top-ever total at the stadium with 212/3 vs India in June 2022. The stadium has hosted 13 T20I matches so far, out of which, the teams batting first won 4 games while the teams batting second won 9 matches. Hence, chasing teams have a better record at the stadium. 

The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium is bowling-friendly. Batters often find it hard to post big totals on the scoreboard. Spinners also grab a lot of success at Delhi Stadium. DC  vs SRH encounter is the first match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2024. 

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DC vs SRH Weather Impact 

The DC vs SRH match will take place on Saturday night. Since the chance of rain is just 2% during the encounter, the weather will not affect the match. Dew can help the team batting second if it arrives. 

Conclusion

Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled in the last season, finishing in the last spots in the points table. They have struggled this season too, losing 4 games out of 6. On the other hand, SRH has bounced back this season, winning 4 games out of 6 so far.