IPL 2023 Match 7, DC vs GT, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Games are coming moving up rapidly as Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Titans (GT) square off against each other in Match no.7 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, April 04, 2023, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Both sides will meet again in the reverse fixture in Match no.44 on Tuesday, May 02 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

David Warner-led DC side suffered a defeat at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants in their opening encounter. Mark Wood delivered a fiery spell of 5/14 to hand a loss to the Capitals by a margin of 50 runs. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya’s GT began their campaign with a victory over four-time winners Chennai Super Kings on the opening day of the season.

Youngster Shubman Gill made 63 off 36 while Rashid Khan picked up 2/26 (4) as both helped the defending champions to start their second IPL season on a winning note. Though the Titans won, they suffered a massive setback as Kane Williamson got injured and has been ruled out of the current edition. The franchise has welcomed David Miller who is back from international duty and is expected to slot in straightaway into the playing XI.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match no.7 between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: The Capitals and the Titans met only once last season and the eventual winners GT defeated DC by a margin of 14 runs in Pune.

60 – Rovman Powell (2940) needs 60 runs to complete 3000 runs in T20s.

6 – Prithvi Shaw (194) needs six fours to reach 200 fours in IPL.

37 – Shubman Gill (1963) requires 37 runs to get to 2000 runs in the league.

63 – David Warner (5937) requires 63 runs to complete the landmark of 6000 runs in the cash-rich league.

4 – Mustafizur Rahman (46) is four wickets short of reaching 50 wickets in the IPL.

29 – Hardik Pandya (1971) is 29 runs short of 2000 runs in IPL.

45 – David Miller (2455) needs 45 runs to reach 2500 runs in the cash-rich league.

48 – Wriddhiman Saha (2452) needs 48 runs to get to 2500 IPL runs.

6 – Shubman Gill (194) needs six fours to get to 200 fours in the league.

5 – Hardik Pandya (145) is five scalps away from completing 150 wickets in the T20s.

6 – Alzarri Joseph (94) needs six wickets to get to 100 wickets in all T20s.