Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 Live Updates: Qila Kotla is known as chasers’ heaven. And Tuesday’s Tata IPL match number 7 proved that yet again! History was repeated at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as defending champions Gujarat Titans successfully chased the 163 run target and defeated home team – Delhi Capitals by six wickets. This was the second consecutive win by GT. Contrasting scenes were played out as we saw beaming Ashish Nehra cracking a joke with Hardik Pandya vs gloomy faces of Ricky Ponting and Saurav Ganguly in DC dugout.
Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2023
Delhi Capitals
162/8 (20.0)
Gujarat Titans
163/4 (18.1)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 7 )
Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets
The brilliant partnership between Shankar and Sudharsan showed why GT is an all-star team. There’s such a rich batting lineup of GT that even the loss of big wickets such as openers – Wriddhiman Saha, Shubhman Gill and skipper Hardik Pandya – didn’t worry them. The critical partnership between Shankar and Sudharasan kept GT in the game despite the loss of wickets. Later, it was all about vintage Miller action. David Miller smashed some big shots and finished the clinical chase by GT to register the second win of the team in this season of IPL.
On the other hand, DC’s Anrich Nortje did a great job. His 148.8 kmph delivery had zero error margin that sent Gill back to pavilion. Khaleel Ahmed and Mitch Marsh also did a decent job. DC has a lot to think about in terms of team strategy for their next game.
One of the most heart-warming moments in the match was the sight of Rishabh Pant. The heavily-strapped regular skipper of DC waved to fans as the stadium erupted in loud cheer for RP17!
Earlier in the day, had it not been for Axar Patel’s fiery 36 off 22 and some solid shots by Sarfaraz Khan, Delhi Capitals would have floundered to put a respectable total against Gujarat Titans. The defending champions looked very much in control from the word go. DC lost two wickets in the power play thanks to super swing action by Md Shami. Later, Joseph Alzarri and Rashid Khan made sure that DC never return in the game. The batsmen look very flustered. That’s why Axar Patel’s big shots in last overs meant so much for DC.
Here are key moments of GT vs DC match:
Last night when Chennai Super Kings played against Lucknow Super Giants on their home ground in Chepauk, the air was filled with Dhoni, Dhoni chants. The three ball CSK skipper played has broken all viewership records. Jio Cinema says that 1.7 crore people were watching the CSK vs LSG match at the moment. of the three deliveries, Dhoni smashed two massive sixes.
Shreyas Iyer, the regular KKR captain, has been ruled out for entire IPL season. He will not be available for the WTC championship. An ESPNcricinfo report says that Iyer will undergo a back surgery soon. He will be out of action for at least three months before he can resume any training session.
As we wait for the toss, here are other developments surrounding the IPL tournament. Latest reports say that Rajat Patidar, top order batsman for Royal Challengers Bangalore, has been ruled out for entire season due to Achilles heel injury.
Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldep Yadav from DC will have a lot on their plate when they walk in the Arun Jaitley Stadium today. For Gujarat Titans, Md Shami and Rashid Khan will be in focus.
Among the batsmen to watch out for, we have DC skipper David Warner. With strike rate of 148.75, Warner is a power to reckon with. Another DC batter, who will be in focus today is Mitchell Marsh. With these two, DC can post big total or chase a challenging target with ease. For Gujarat Titans, it's very in-form Subhman Gill and
Wriddhiman Saha.
Gujarat Titans suffered a huge blow after Kane Williamson was ruled out for entire tournament due to serious injury. Pandya must bring in someone with similar caliber to fit the playing XI requirements. There's buzz that Mathew Wade can play in place of Williamson. Other names doing the rounds are Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Kusal Mendis and Travis Head.
Delhi Capitals regular skipper Rishabh Pant, who met with a horrific car crash, is likely to attend the match today. Latest reports suggest that Pant will be seen in the DC dugout cheering his team. There's also buzz that DC's 'giant shirt' gesture, where they had hung a big jersey with Pant's name in their game against Lucknow Super Ginats didn't go well with BCCI.
Sarfaraz Khan(wicketkeeper), Rilee Rossouw, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel,Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Aman Hakim Khan, David Warner (captain), Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Manish Pandey, Lalit Yadav, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Praveen Dubey, Abishek Porel, Philip Salt, Ishant Sharma, Ripal Patel
Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha(wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Hardik Pandya(captain), Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Srikar Bharat, Abhinav Manohar, Pradeep Sangwan, Rashid Khan, Odean Smith, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Matthew Wade, David Miller, Alzarri Joseph, Joshua Little.
Hello and welcome to yet another exciting IPL match. Today, it's the showdown between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals. While GT is certainly the favorites, DC can surely spring a surprise? So, can DC win Dilli? Will it be a reboot for them to change the story their IPL 2023 campaign? Let's see.