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Gujarat Titans have put on a great display of batsmanship courtesy of their two opening batters. Both Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan remained not out and almost timed the chase in such a manner that they could reach their respective tons. However, at the end, it was Sudharsan who scored a hundred while Gill remained not out with a score of 93 runs.
Gujarat Titans score 154/0 in 15 overs. Need 46 runs in 30 balls. Sudharsan: 77* (48), Gill: 73* (42)
Thanks to some great batting by Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, the Gujarat Titans are cruising to victory. Even without taking many risks, both Gill and Sudharsan are going at more than a healthy strike rate.
Gujarat Titans score 134/0 in 13 overs. Need 66 runs in 42 balls. Sudharsan: 72* (43), Gill: 59* (35)
Like his first over, Natarajan was greeted with a six on the first ball of his second over by Sudharsan. He gave away only five runs off the rest of the over. Dushmantha Chameera came back into the attack to bowl the 13th over. The Sri Lankan pacer went for only three runs in his first over. However, he could not bowl with the same discipline and conceded 19 runs in his second over. Shubman Gill, meanwhile, smashed his first four of the innings to reach his half-century off 33 balls. On the very next ball, the GT skipper struck a six over the deep mid-wicket boundary.
Gujarat Titans score 104/0 in 11 overs. Need 96 runs in 54 balls. Sudharsan: 58* (37), Gill: 44* (29)
It seems that the ninth over from Axar Patel has quickly turned the game in GT’s favour. The Titans had scored only 27 runs in five overs before Patel came on to bowl. However, in the last three overs, the visitors have managed to increase the rate of scoring and have scored 34 runs.
Gujarat Titans score 82/0 in 9 overs. Need 118 runs in 66 balls. Sudharsan: 53* (32), Gill: 28* (22)
For some reason, Axar Patel brought himself back into the attack, replacing Vipraj Nigam. Nigam had given only four runs off his first over. The DC skipper was struck for a four by Sai Sudharsan on the very first ball of the ninth over to bring up his half-century. Shubman Gill too upped the ante and smashed a huge six in the over.
Gujarat Titans score 70/0 in 8 overs. Need 130 runs in 72 balls. Sudharsan: 48* (29), Gill: 21* (19)
Spinners have been brought into the attack by the Delhi Capitals. Vipraj Nigam bowled a great over right after the power play, giving only four runs in the over. Kuldeep Yadav, who had gone wicketless in the last few games, came pretty close to picking up the partnership-breaking scalp. He had trapped Sudharsan in front of the wickets, but an umpire’s call saved the left-handed batter. The two overs after the power play cost only 11 runs.
Gujarat Titans score 59/0 in 6 overs. Need 141 runs in 84 balls. Sudharsan: 44* (23), Gill: 15* (13)
Dushmantha Chameera and Mustafizur Rahman, bowling for the Delhi Capitals, ended the power play quietly for the hosts. The two Asian pacers gave away only 16 runs in the last three overs. After the first three overs went for 43 runs, Mustafizur and Chameera have bowled with tight lines and lengths. However, once again, the two openers from GT have managed to remain not out at the end of the first six overs.
Gujarat Titans score 49/0 in 4 overs. Need 151 runs in 16 overs. Sudharsan: 38* (17), Gill: 11* (7)
Sai Sudharsan has carried on with his form, in spite of coming into the clash after a break. The left-handed batter is looking in great touch and has been playing with a strike rate of more than 220 without playing any fancy high-risk, high-reward shots. Mustafizur Rahman, playing his first game, gave away only six runs off his first over.
Gujarat Titans score 31/0 in 2 overs. Need 169 runs in 18 overs. Sudharsan: 25* (9), Gill: 6* (3)
Natarajan came on to bowl the second over, but Sai Sudharsan took the attack against the left-arm pacer. He welcomed the pacer with a six off the first ball before smashing two fours in a row on the very next deliveries. The over was ended with a cheeky boundary by the left-handed batter.
Gujarat Titans score 11/0 in 1 over. Need 189 runs in 19 overs. Sudharsan: 5* (3), Gill: 6* (3)
Axar Patel came in to bowl the first over of the second innings. The left-arm spinner was smashed for a four and a six by Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill, respectively.
Delhi Capitals, after starting the first innings on a horrific note, ended by almost breaching the 200-run mark and scored 199 runs. The hosts have KL Rahul to thank for that score, as the right-handed batter top-scored with a century. He scored his fifth century in the IPL and became the first right-handed batter to hit a hundred this season.
Delhi Capitals are at 158/3 after 17 overs. Rahul: 90* (55), Stubbs: 2* (2)
Finally, Shubman Gill brought back a pacer into the attack. Prasidh Krishna came on to bowl the 17th over and picked up a wicket with his second delivery of the over. The tall pacer dismissed the DC skipper, Axar Patel. KL Rahul, who had been out of action for the last few deliveries, inched closer to his first century of the season and entered the nervous nineties.
Delhi Capitals are at 151/2 after 16 overs. Rahul: 86* (53), Axar: 25* (14)
The spinners in the last few overs have gone for plenty of runs. However, Shubman Gill has still persisted with his tweakers and gave Sai Kishore the ball to bowl the 16th over. Since the end of the 13th over, 38 runs have been scored off Kishore and Rashid Khan’s bowling. Axar Patel, coming in to bat, has been going all guns blazing against the two spinners.
Delhi Capitals are at 126/2 after 14 overs. Rahul: 84* (51), Axar: 2* (4)
Sai Kishore, bowling his second, was hit for three fours on the trot. Interestingly, all three of the fours came on some good deliveries. The left-arm spinner was presented with an opportunity to take a return catch on the first ball. The second four could have been stopped by a fielder at deep mid-wicket. The third four came thanks to an edge.
Delhi Capitals are at 106/2 after 12 overs. Rahul: 66* (43)
Sai Kishore, bowling his first over in the match, has picked up a crucial partnership-breaking wicket. The left-arm spinner, after being hit for a six by Porel, dismissed him on the very next ball to break the 90-run stand.
Delhi Capitals are at 98/1 after 11 overs. Rahul: 65* (41), Porel: 23* (15)
Kagiso Rabada’s return to IPL 2025 has been pretty horrible. The South African pacer was removed from the attack after conceding 17 runs in his first over. Coming on to bowl his second, the right-arm pacer was smashed for a six on the first ball of the 11th over by Abhishek Porel. KL Rahul too smashed another six in the over as the Capitals look to take the attack against Rabada.
Delhi Capitals are at 81/1 after 10 overs. Rahul: 56* (38), Porel: 15* (12)
KL Rahul has scored his fourth half-century of the season. The right-handed batter reached the milestone in the 10th over in 35 balls. Prasidh Krishna, after bowling a quiet first over, conceded 15 runs in the ninth over. Rashid Khan came close to picking up his first wicket of the match twice in the 10th over. However, on both occasions, the DC batters were lucky to be at the crease.
Delhi Capitals are at 55/1 after 8 overs. Rahul: 43* (30), Porel: 3* (8)
Prasidh Krishna once again has started his spell on a great note. The right-arm pacer gave away only five runs in his first over right after the power play. Rashid Khan came into the attack to bowl the eighth over. He too followed with a great over and went for only five runs.
Delhi Capitals are at 45/1 after 6 overs. Rahul: 36* (23), Porel: 1* (3)
After a horrific start in the first four overs, Delhi Capitals, thanks to KL Rahul, have ended the power play with some positivity. The right-handed batter has scored 26 runs in the last two overs, facing all of 12 balls. He hit a couple of fours against Mohammed Siraj in the fifth over before welcoming Kagiso Rabada with a few boundaries. The South African pacer playing his first game after a long time was smashed for a couple of sixes and a four in his first over.
Delhi Capitals are at 19/1 after 4 overs. Rahul: 10* (11), Porel: 1* (3)
It had been a pretty timid start for the hosts. The first three overs had fetched only 14 runs for the Capitals with Mohammed Siraj and Arshad Khan bowling on some pretty tight lines and lengths. Arshad broke the opening stand and dismissed Faf du Plessis to put an end to a scratchy knock on the second ball of the fourth over.
GT won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman
Shubman Gill (C), Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Delhi Capitals will be coming into the clash with some new faces. Mitchell Starc has announced his decision not to take part in the remained of the IPL 2025 season. Opening batter, Jake Fraser-McGurk has also refused to come back to the IPL. They have roped in Mustazfizur Rahman as a replacement for McGurk, however, the Bangladeshi pacer will not be joining the camp for the clash against the Titans.
Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, will be lining up in a similar fashion against the Capitals. They will not face any issues with their overseas players in the remaining league stage games. All four of their overseas players are set to be available till the playoffs.
Abhishek Porel, Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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