Delhi has won 6 out of 11 matches. 4 have been lost. 1 match was washed out. Currently the team is at the fifth position with 13 points. KL Rahul has scored the most runs. Stubbs and Porel have also given good support. Starc and Kuldeep have taken wickets in bowling. Mukesh and Vipraj have also done a good job.
Gujarat has won 8 out of 11 matches. 3 have been lost. It is at the top of the table with 16 points. Gill and Sudharsan have batted brilliantly. Buttler is also in form. Prasidh Krishna has taken 20 wickets in bowling. Siraj and Sai Kishore have also done well. The team has been playing steady throughout the season.
Out of 6 matches played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans, both teams have won 3 matches each. Before this season, Gujarat were trailing with one match which they covered in this season's first meeting at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Now Delhi will look to win this match as they can be in trouble if they lose this match in terms of playoffs qualifications.
The weather of Delhi will be hot with a temperature ranging between 33-42°C with clear skies. The humidity will be around 25-45% during the match. There is no chance for rain in this match so, Delhi Capitals fans can hope for a complete match as their team have not played a full game in the last two games due to different reasons. This pitch has hosted a total of 95 matches where the batting first and second team has won an equal number of matches.
Abhishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Players: Ashutosh Sharma, Jake Fraser McGurk, Mukesh Kumar, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay
Injury Update: None
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Impact Players: Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Dasun Shanaka, Sherfane Rutherford
Injury Updates: None
If Delhi Capitals win the toss then they will bowl first. Gujarat Titans will bat first. In that case the powerplay score can be between 45 to 55. And the first innings score can go up to 180 to 190.
If Gujarat Titans win the toss then they will also bowl first. Delhi Capitals will bat. Then the powerplay score can be between 50 to 60. And the first innings score can go up to 200 to 210.
In both the scenarios, Delhi Capitals is considered the winner. Because the match is in their home and this is a must-win game for them.
Shubman Gill is in a great form from thi season and the second half of the season has been the golden period for Subhman Gill. He has scored the most runs for Gujarat Titans this season. He has scored a total of 508 runs in 11 matches with an average of 50.80. He has the highest score of 90 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. In the last head to head match, Gill was unlucky as he got run out early in the innings. However this match will be important for him and his team so he will step up in this match.
Prasidh Krishna is in a brilliant bowling form this season and is the orange cap holder as well. He has taken a wicket in almost every match this season to become the highest wicket taker for Gujarat Titans. He is one of the main contributors for Gujarat Titans’ success this season. Krishna has 20 wickets in just 11 matches. His average is 16.45 which is commendable. In the last match against Delhi Capitals, Krishna took 4 wickets for 41 runs to restrict Delhi’s 220+ looking score to 203 runs. He will be important in this match again.
Gujarat Titans team is definitely strong. Players like Gill, Sudharsan and Prasidh Krishna are performing very well this season. But Delhi Capitals can win this match. They are playing in their home ground where they get support from the pitch. Above all this match is a two-or-die for them. If they lose this match then their chances of reaching the playoffs will reduce. Players like KL Rahul, Stubbs and Kuldeep can perform under pressure. That is why it seems that Delhi will give everything in this important match and will come back with a victory.
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