Listless Delhi Capitals host inconsistent Gujarat Titans in mid-table IPL clash
It wasn’t an ideal homecoming for the Capitals as they failed to retain their two-match winning momentum and ended up being humiliated by the marauding SRH on Saturday.
It wasn’t an ideal homecoming for the Capitals as they failed to retain their two-match winning momentum and ended up being humiliated by the marauding SRH on Saturday.
Former champions GT have slipped to eighth position in the IPL points tally after an embarrassing defeat to Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad, where they were bowled out for 89 to suffer their fourth defeat in seven matches.
The hosts currently stand at sixth on the points table whereas the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals are at ninth. Both teams have played six matches each and out of them, GT have won three while DC have managed to win only two matches.
Rashid Khan's quick-fire of 24 runs after skipper Shubman Gill's half-century helped Gujarat Titans win the match by three wickets in a last-over thriller against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium
The Gujarat Titans have won two of their three matches in IPL 2024 so far, winning both in home conditions, and will look to extend their dominant run in their den.
The SRH, fresh from registering the highest IPL total of 277/3 against Mumbai Indians will hope for another batting masterclass against a Gujarat Titans bowling line-up that clearly looked weak in the absence of Mohammed Shami.
CSK will play their second game of the season against last year's finalist, GT at their home arena, MA Chidambaram Stadium. The five-time champions had won their first game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets
The day was special for English skipper Ben Stokes, who claimed the wicket of Rohit with his first delivery of the series, having not bowled competitively since the second Test of last year’s Ashes. A sharply seaming ball that hit Rohit’s off stump as he resumed his innings after the lunch break brought some relief to the English camp as it ended a sedate 171-run stand for the second wicket between Sharma and Gill.
Ahead of the Vizag Test, there was a conversation around Gill that he could be sent to domestic cricket to work on his game with a week’s time between the second and the third Test, starting February 15 in Rajkot.
The 24-year-old's absence on the field is bit of a blow for India to lose their best slip catcher for rest of the innings. Gill grabbed four catches in England’s first innings.