A contrasting tale of sorts between the two teams playing today. While Gujarat Titans have blown hot and cold, Delhi Capitals have been the opposite. Despite having a team which is not that stronger in paper, but can give the performance no one can’t imaging, Gujarat have been not upto the expectations this season which they have showed in the first two years since their inception. On the other hand, Delhi has been one of the teams which was a daredevil team but had not been into any finals and slowly, they are becoming a big liability like the story of Punjab Kings every season. Despite having champions, they are not performing the way they can. It's going to be the battle of the top half vs the bottom half and whoever puts their efforts more than they could, they would gradually go up the ladder.
Probable XI:
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (C), Matthew Wade (WK)*, Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan*, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson*, Noor Ahmed*
Impact Subs: Sai Kishore / Shahrukh Khan
Delhi Capitals: Prithivi Shaw, David Warner*, Jake Fraser McGurk*, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Shai Hope*, Tristan Stubbs*, Axar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma
Impact Subs: Abhishek Porel / Kumar Kushagra
Weather and Pitch Report:
The match between GT and DC is set to take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Over the years, the venue has been known to be good for batting. In the red soil pitches, batters have thrived. However, black soil is being used in the ongoing season, which has assisted the slower bowlers. Batters need to rotate the strike and apply themselves in the middle. Bowlers need to vary their pace and be accurate with their line and length.
In 30 matches played at this venue, 16 matches have been won by teams batting second. The record for this season has also inclined towards the teams batting second with two games won out of three so far.
Stats Corner:
- H2H Record: Gujarat and Delhi have faced thrice in the tournament and Gujarat have won 2 times out of the three encounters.
- Shubman Gill needs 8 fours to reach 300 fours in IPL.
- Rashid Khan needs 28 runs to reach 500 runs in IPL. He is 5 short of taking 150 wickets in IPL.
- Rahul Tewatia is just 4 sixes away from completing 50 IPL sixes.
- This would be the 50th match for Khaleel Ahmed in IPL.
(Source: Cricket fanatic friends from Bouncer Avenue)
Match Details:
Time: 7: 30 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Live broadcast: Star Sports Network
Live streaming: JioCinema app
Predicted Dream XI:
