IPL-2024: Gujarat Titans to take on Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad: DC opt to bowl
Today Gujarat Titans will take on Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will begin at 7:30 this evening. Delhi Capitals have won the toss and have opted to field.
Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals have one thing in common heading into this clash. Both these sides lost successive games before winning their most recent encounter to arrest a potential slide. Titans do have a slight advantage in terms of picking up one extra win than their opponents at this stage but that is exactly what the Capitals would try and nullify by the end of the night on Wednesday.
For the Capitals, Rishabh Pant has been amongst the runs, making quite a successful return to cricket. However, runs from the top order is what they will be seeking. David Warner in particular, one of best batters in the history of the competition, hasn’t been consistent. Jake Fraser-McGurk had a memorable debut and there will be expectations now on the youngster to deliver in the absence of Mitchell Marsh.
Titans, easily the best team in the ongoing cycle, have struggled to dominate the tournament like they did in the previous two editions. Understandably, the departure of Hardik Pandya and the absence of Mohammad Shami has hurt them. That incredible run chase against table-toppers Rajasthan Royals would have boosted their confidence immensely.
However, there has been a bit of uncertainty surrounding their batting lineup in the absence of David Miller. Opportunities have been handed to multiple players without any of them grabbing it. Sai Sudharsan’s strike rate could come under the scanner too if it turns out to be a high-scoring game.
Squads:
Delhi Capitals Squad: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Shai Hope, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Abishek Porel, Jhye Richardson, Kumar Kushagra, Sumit Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lizaad Williams, Ricky Bhui, Rasikh Dar Salam, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara
Gujarat Titans Squad: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Matthew Wade(w), Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Mohit Sharma, Sharath BR, Darshan Nalkande, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Manav Suthar, Kane Williamson, Jayant Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, David Miller, Sandeep Warrier, Joshua Little, Kartik Tyagi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sushant Mishra.
