IPL 2024: Match 40, DC vs GT Live: DC vs GT Live Updates, Commentary, News, and More
Delhi Capitals will take on Gujarat Titans in match 40 of the IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, on April 24.
224/4 (20 ov)
Match 40, Delhi
Delhi Capitals won by 4 runs.
220/8 (20 ov)
Delhi Capitals won by 4 runs.
Here's what the standout performer Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill (Losing skipper) said
Kuldeep Yadav: Happy to get the win. These two points are very important. Amazing game. When we went into the last over, knew it was going to be very tight. We had a plan, coach and captain wanted one over when Tewatia came into bat. Luckily it worked out. You have to read the batsmen and see what they are trying to do. We batted well, 225 is a good total. I didnāt want to try too much when I came into bowl. Just focused on my lines and lengths and saw what the batters were trying to do. (On Tewatiaās wicket) I bowled a few balls into the wicket to him, thought he might slog-sweep, it was a good plan from the keeper and we got the wicket.
Shubman Gill | GT Captain - I think we played some really good cricket, disappointing to lose in the end, but great character shown by everyone. Great fight till the end and we never thought we were out of the game at any point. When you're chasing 224, there's no point in talking about plans, just go out and score runs. I think impact player has a bit of a role (in making the matches high scoring), even if you lose extra wickets, extra cushion is there for the batters to keep going and it gives the license for the batters to keep going till the end. At one stage, we thought we would be able to restrict them to 200-210, but we gave away some extra runs in the last 2-3 overs. But this is a smallish ground, we spoke about the same when we went out to chase. Execution becomes very important, if there's a set batter or a finisher, you'll have to execute well. It's okay if there's something in the wicket, but on pitches like this, you'll have to make sure that you execute all your plans perfectly, be it the yorkers or the variations.
Rishabh Pant speaks
Rishabh Pant | DC Captain and Player of the Match: (On choosing Rasikh for 19th over) Nortje was having a tough time. T20 is a funny game, after 14-15 overs the ball was coming on nicely. So we wanted to trust Rasikh, always trust someone who is bowling well in a game. I think it is about instincts as a captain, it will come off sometimes. Happy it worked today. Surely at 43/3, we wanted to just keep going and target their main spinners. If we get something, we will take it on and keep rotating the strike. Everyday that I'm in the middle, I feel better. Every hour on the field matters, I love being on the field. I try to give it my 100% and it takes some time sometimes. I think the first six in the match gives me the confidence in a game. The more time I spend in the centre, the better I feel.
Done and dusted, DC win
The ball went to the boundary, but Tristan Stubbs didn't allow letting the ball pass the line, as Delhi Capitals win a thriller. Kudos to Rashid for such a brilliant knock, which unfortunately could not take GT across the line.
SIX
Just 5 needed off the last ball now. All the results possible. Rashid is playing a gem of a cameo here.
Four, Four
The first two balls go for boundaries. 11 needed off 4.
WICKET
Sai Kishore departs, but he has done his job with those couple of sixes. Rasikh Salam has the last laugh, nonetheless. And now, GT need 19 off the last over.
Sai Kishoreeeeeeeeeeee
Two balls, two sixes for the man from Tamil Nadu. What a nail biter this game is turning out to be!
What an effort!
Tristan Stubbs shows his athletic best to save five runs on the boundary for DC.
36 from 12
The required rate is 18.00, as Rasikh Salam Dar concedes a wide on the first ball of the penultimate over.
NO BALL
The ball from Mukesh pitched well outside the pitch region, and hence, Rashid gets a free hit.
OUT
Mukesh Kumar strikes finally, as the dangerous Miller departs. The game has surely turned its head towards Delhi, as Miller was determined to take the team through. Rasikh Salam makes no mistake in the deep.
Dropped!
Rashid Khan is dropped on the first ball, and Mukesh Kumar is denied his first breakthrough in the game, as Abishek Porel drops an easy take in the deep.
Killer Miller
David Miller ran an absolute rampage over Anrich Nortje in the seventeenth over. 24 runs came off that over, as Miller hit three huge sixes and a boundary to bring GT closer to the victory.
WICKET
Kuldeep Yadav strikes on the final ball of his spell, as Rahul Tewatia gets an edge trying to smash the ball from wide outside the off-stump. DC have just invited themselves more into the game.
The final Strategic Timeout has been taken.
End of 15 overs
GT have 147 runs on the board, but have also lost half their men. The chase though is still on with Miller and Tewatia at the crease. Just a reminder that Rashid will come next.
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Both franchises have had similar campaigns so far, witnessing mixed results in the IPL 2024 (Indian Premier League). While the hosts are placed in the eighth position in the points table, the visitors are placed sixth. Both the teams will be looking to better their position in the points table and a cracking game is expected.
The Delhi-based franchise is coming into the game on the back of a loss. They had a poor start in the season, losing their first two games before picking up from their third game. But they have so far won only three out of their eight games. In their last game in Delhi, the home side was outplayed by SRH, losing by 67 runs.
On the other hand, the Titans are coming off a narrow win over the Punjab Kings in their last match. The 2022 champions also have so far had a below-average season, winning four out of their eight games. With a win in their last game, the Shubman Gill-led side will be confident enough to pull another victory over the struggling Rishabh Pant-led side.
Probable Playing XI of Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans:
Delhi Capitals - Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Jake Fraser McGurk, Rishabh Pant (C & WK), Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar (Impact substitute - Sumit Kumar)
Gujarat Titans - Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier, Mohit Sharma (Impact Substitute - Sai Sudharsan)
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