Jayawardene (11) failed to make an impact as Ishant, whose first over was a maiden, caught the Delhi skipper plumb after Delhi won the toss and decided to bat.
Delhi Daredevils head into this match with two changes. Jeevan Mendis replaces Ben Rohrer, who has gone home to get married, and Morne Morkel has been dropped to accommodate Johan Botha.
Two teams which have only recently recovered from poor form will square off with both sides aiming to continue the winning run and stay alive in the event.
The match is crucial for both the teams are in the lower half of the points table with Delhi being second last right now.
DD have six points from 10 matches, while SH have bagged 12 from the same number of matches.
The Sunrisers have enjoyed a dream run at home, winning all the matches played here so far.
The lethal bowling attack of the Sunrisers has played a crucial role in their victories against some of the formidable teams like Mumbai Indians.
On the other hand, Delhi have just managed to survive in the competition by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets on May 1.
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Parthiv Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Kumar Sangakkara (Capt. & wk), Hanuma Vihari, Darren Sammy, Thisara Perera, Karan Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma.
Delhi Daredevils: Mahela Jayawardena (Capt.), Virender Sehwag, Unmukt Chand, David Warner, Jeevan Mendis, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Irfan Pathan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Johan Botha, Umesh Yadav, Ashish Nehra.
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