DC vs GT LIVE Updates: Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel have powered Delhi Capitals to 224/4. After Axar hammered 43-ball 66, Pant took off and smashed 43-ball 88. Tristan Stubbs applied the finishing touch with a 7-ball 26. Earlier, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl at the Arun Jaitely Stadium with both sides look to keep hopes alive for IPL 2024 Playoffs.
Gill & Saha begin
Wriddhiman Shaa and Shubman Gill begin 225-run chase. They are crucial if Gujarat are to chase down the target.
Bad day at office!
Mohit Sharma ends up with an unwanted record of the most expensive spell in IPL history. He concedes 73 runs in his four overs.
Most expensive bowling spells
73: Mohit Sharma, 2024
70: Basil Thampi, 2018
69: Yash Dayal, 2023
68: Reece Topley, 2024
Pantastic knock!
Rishabh Pant had saved his best for today. Despite a slow start, he has not only stepped up but has hammered bowlers for fun. He takes on Mohit Sharma for 6, 4, 6, 6, 6 in the last over. Pant finishes with 43-ball 88 as Delhi post 224/4.
DC 224/4 after 20
4, 6, 4, 6
Tristan Stubbs hammers Sai Kishore for 20 runs off the last four deliveries. Shubman Gill was holding back Sai Kishore because of two left-handers on the crease. But his gamble fails as Tristan Stubbs hammers him for 4, 6, 4 & 6.
DC 193/4 after 19
50 for Rishabh
Rishabh Pant gets to his half-century off 34 balls and with a six. Pant is hitting all the right notes before the T20 World Cup. India need him as much as Delhi.
DC 169/4 after 17.4
Axar falls!
Axar Patel has made the difference but he has to go. He falls for 66 off 43 after playing a great hand in rescuing Delhi from 44/3. Rishabh Pant is inching closer to his half-century.
DC 157/4 after 17
Axar hits 50
The promotion for Axar Patel has worked well for DC. Axar gets his half-century to not only rescue Delhi but also launch fresh bid for T20 World Cup spot.
DC 127/3 after 15
Pant-Patel show
Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel are motoring along. They have brought up a half-century stand and with that, they have steadied the Delhi ship. Now, the target is to go as close as possible to 200-run mark.
DC 111/3 after 13
Pantastic!
Rishabh Pant is making a move. He takes on Noor Ahmad for a six and a four to speed things up after Axar did the heavy-lifting.
DC 93/3 after 11
No Hope!
Rashid Khan takes an excellent running catch and Delhi Capitals are in trouble as usual. Shai Hope is the man who falls as he tries to go for the big one but it takes a leading edge instead. Sandeep Warrier bags his third wicket.
DC 44/3 after 5.3
Axar & Hope anchor
Delhi have sent Axar Patel up the order and he has Shai Hope with him. They need to rebuild after the twin strike by Sandeep Warrier.
DC 43/2 after 5
Prithvi Shaw falls
Delhi Capitals have been dealt another big blow and it’s Prithvi Shaw departs. Noor Ahmad takes an excellent catch and despite initial doubts, the replays show that Noor took that catch. And with that, DC are two down.
DC 36/2 after 3.5
Wicket!
Delhi Capitals lose an early wicket despite a great start. Sandeep Warrier gets his revenge as Jake Fraser-McGurk departs in pursuit of big shots.
DC 35/1 after 3.2
Blazing start
Delhi Capitals are off to a blazing start to fans’ delight. Fraser-McGurk and Prithvi Shaw are on the attack against pacers on the first three overs.
DC 34/0 after 3
Shaw & Fraser-McGurk begin
Prithvi Shaw is off the mark with a boundary off the first delivery of Omarzai. He plays on the front foot effortlessly, splitting the fielders for a four. Fraser-McGurk is also off the mark with a boundary. But he also survives a chance after skiing it.
DC 10/0 after 1
100th IPL match for Shubman
GT Playing XIs
Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier
Impact Subs:Â Sharath BR, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar
DC Playing XIs
Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Subs:Â Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav
Shubman says
We will bowl first. Looks like a good wicket, we’ve been chasing well in the last couple of games. Means a lot to me (on playing 100 IPL matches), have come a long way, still a long way to go, but the focus is on today’s match. It’s cricket, there’ll always be ups and downs, you want to play the way you’re good at. We’re playing the same side.Â
GT to bowl
Shubman has won the toss in his 100th match in IPL, and GT have opted to bowl now.
Toss soon
We are just minutes away from the toss. Win toss and opt to bat.
Welcome to the live coverage of Match 40 of the IPL 2024 between the Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier, Mohit Sharma, Kane Williamson, Sai Sudharsan, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Sushant Mishra, Joshua Little, Abhinav Manohar, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Matthew Wade.
Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Shai Hope, Praveen Dubey, Rasikh Dar Salam, Sumit Kumar, Kumar Kushagra, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara, Jhye Richardson, Ricky Bhui, Lizaad Williams, Ishant Sharma.
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