Delhi capitals won against Gujarat Titans by 4 runs in the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday, April 24. This was DC’s second win against GT this season in IPL 2024.
Toss: DC VS GT
Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals).
DC’s strong display against GT
Delhi Capitals started with Prithvi Shaw scoring 11 runs off 7 balls but was dismissed by Sandeep Warrier. However, Jake Fraser-McGurk played an impressive knock of 23 runs off 14 balls with two fours and two sixes but was dismissed by Sandeep Warrier. Sandeep had an excellent start with his bowling for GT.
Axar Patel then came in handled the pressure and played a crucial inning for Delhi Capitals. He scored 66 runs off 43 balls with five fours and four sixes and was dismissed by Noor Ahmed. Shai Hope, unfortunately, could not do much as he was dismissed by Sandeep Warrier after scoring just 5 runs off 6 balls with one four.
After that, Rishabh Pant, the skipper of Delhi Capitals, played an exceptional most-needed knock of 88* runs off just 43 balls (not out) with five fours and eight sixes. In the end, power-hitting by Tristan Stubbs 26* runs from 7 balls (not out) with three fours and two sixes.
Delhi Capitals managed to score a defendable target of 224/4 in 20 overs.
DC bowling attack against GT
During the match, the Gujarat Titans struggled as their captain, Shubman Gill, was dismissed by Anrich Nortje after scoring only 6 runs off 5 balls. This was a major setback for the team. Wriddhiman Saha played well, scoring 39 runs off 25 balls with five fours and one six, but was eventually dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav, Sai Sudharsan played an exceptional innings of 65 runs off just 39 balls but was eventually dismissed by Rasikh Salam. Asmatullah only scored 1 run off 2 balls and was dismissed by Axar Patel.
David Miller played an impressive innings, scoring 55 runs off 23 balls with six fours and three sixes, but was eventually dismissed by Mukesh Kumar. Shahrukh Khan scored only 8 runs off 5 balls, Rahul Tewatia scored 4 runs off 5 balls, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore scored 13 runs off 6 balls, and Rashid Khan scored 21 runs off 11 balls, but none of them were able to win the match for the team.
Despite some good performances by the players, the Gujarat Titans were struggling throughout the match. The Delhi Capitals bowlers were superb and the Gujarat Titans could only manage to score 220/8 in 20 overs, failing to chase the target set by DC.
POTM: DC VS GT
DC’s skipper Rishabh Pant was named the Player of the Match for his remarkable knock of 88* runs from just 43 balls.
-Rishabh Pant added
“[On giving Salam the 19th over] We have seen Nortje was having a tough time. T20 is a funny game. Especially in the second innings, after the 15th over, the ball was coming on nicely… It will come out some day or it won’t. Definitely at 44 for 3, the only conversation between Axar and me was to keep going and target their main spinners. Each and every day I feel better. I give my 100%. Every hour I just love being on the field. Just try to do my best on the field.”
Shubman Gill said:
“I think we played some really good cricket. Disappointing to lose in the end, but great character shown by everyone. When you’re chasing 224, there’s not much to discuss. You have to go from ball one and keep smashing them. Impact Player has a bit of a role [in the big scores]. Teams have an extra cushion, so they just keep going. At one stage we thought we would be able to restrict them to around 200-210. We gave away a few extra runs in the last couple of overs. But the good thing about chasing is that you know what you are chasing. It’s a small ground, and it’s chasable. Execution becomes very important [for bowlers]. If there’s nothing in the wicket for the bowlers, then you have to execute your plans – or your yorkers.”
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