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Capitals, skipper David Warner top-scored with a 37-ball 32 while Sarfaraz Khan scored a 34-ball 30. Axar Patel played a terrific cameo of 36 runs off just 22 balls before getting out in the final over to Mohamed Shami. The toss was won by the Gujarat Titans captain and they elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023, match no. 7 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Capitals played their first home game of the season after 2019 while the Titans featured in their first away match of the tournament, with the pitch described to be a flat one with a slight tinge of grass. Pandya said South Africa batter David Miller and uncapped India batter B Sai Sudharsan came in for injured Kane Williamson, who is ruled out of the tournament, and all-rounder Vijay Shankar. On the other hand, DC handed a debut to young wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel, with Anrich Nortje coming in for Rovman Powell, along with Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya relegated to impact player substitutes.
Delhi Capitals will be playing in their first IPL home game since 2019 when they host defending champions Gujarat Titans tonight. DC have work to do as it was evident in their season-opening clash with Lucknow Super Giants. The David Warner-led franchise suffered a big defeat as they suffered a batting collapse with fast bowler Mark Wood taking a five-for. It’s evident where the problem lies – batters have to step up. However, their bowling, especially the pace attack, appeared a bit weak. They will have the express face of Anrich Nortje who has arrived in Delhi after finishing national duty. However, their opponents are title holders GT who have started their season with an impressive win over Chennai Super Kings.
GT suffered a blow in their season opener as they lost Kane Williamson to injury who has since flown home to start his recovery from a knee injury. But that will matter little with South African David Miller available for tonight’s clash – he played a vital role in their triumph last season.
DC were also poor in the field and hence should target improvement in all three departments.
DC vs GT Full Squads
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Jayant Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Srikar Bharat, Abhinav Manohar , Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Odean Smith, David Miller, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shivam Mavi, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (c), Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Aman Hakim Khan, Manish Pandey, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav, Abishek Porel, Philip Salt, Ishant Sharma, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal
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