Delhi Capitals will take on Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi in the 40th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League on Wednesday. While GT has managed four wins in eight games, DC has won three out of their eight matches.
Thus, it will be imperative for both teams to bring their A-game at this crucial phase of the tournament. We take a look at the head-to-head battle, players to watch out for, and Squads of both teams in our match preview.
Gujarat Titans: W L W L L
GT got the much-needed win in their previous match against Punjab Kings. Sai Kishore was brilliant for the 2022 champions, returning with impressive figures of 4-33 to play a key role in bundling out the opposition at 142. Rahul Tewatia was once again calm and composed in the run-chase as he scored 18-ball 36.
Delhi Capitals: L W W L L
Delhi Capitals’ bowlers were taken to the cleaners by SRH in the last game. DC had skittled out GT at 89 in their previous meeting and they will want a similar bowling show from their bowlers.
Head to Head: Matches: 4, Won by Gujarat Titans: 2, Won by DC: 2.
Players to watch out for: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Sai Kishore, and Spencer Johnson will hold the key for GT.
Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, and Tristan Stubbs will be the crucial players for DC.
Gujarat Titans Final Squad:
Shubman Gill (C), David Miller, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmed, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz.
DC Squad: Rishabh Pant, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Kumar Kushagra, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Harry Brook, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara, David Warner, Pravin Dubey, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Sumit Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Salem.