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Match particulars
Gujarat Titans (GT – sixth; P6 W3 L3) vs Delhi Capitals (DC – ninth; P6 W2 L4)
Ahmedabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT)
Huge image – Gill’s Titans vs Pant’s Capitals
Simply two factors separate Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals, and but they’re three locations aside within the factors desk. Titans are sixth, and like final yr, have received and misplaced three every out of their first six video games. Shubman Gill, their highest run-getter thus far, has led them from the entrance. One other constructive for Titans is Rashid Khan returning to type. Rashid had began this IPL with 4 wickets at 36.25 and an financial system of 9.06. However within the final two matches, he has hit again with two wickets at 23, whereas going at solely 5.75 runs an over.
What can even please Titans is that Rashid has saved Capitals’ captain Rishabh Pant quiet as properly. Rashid has allowed Pant solely 94 runs off 87 balls throughout all T20s. However like Gill, Pant has additionally proven the way in which for his facet at the same time as Capitals are ninth. Thus far, Pant has 194 runs at a strike charge of 157, having already proven shades of his finest with two half-centuries, and a few sometimes funky swipes and swats.
Capitals introduced their marketing campaign again on monitor by beating Lucknow Tremendous Giants final week. Jake Fraser-McGurk starred with a fifty in that recreation, whereas Kuldeep Yadav, getting back from an damage, pushed LSG again with 3 for 20. However Capitals now have damage issues round David Warner, who was hit on his finger whereas batting towards LSG. Warner is unlikely to begin towards Titans, who will probably be cautious that issues might get fascinating heading into the second half of the season if Capitals beat them on Wednesday.
Kind information
(Final 5 matches; most up-to-date first)
Gujarat Titans WLLWL
Delhi Capitals WLLWL
Workforce information and Influence Participant technique
Gujarat Titans
David Miller, who has missed three video games attributable to a niggle, practiced within the nets two days out from the match. If Miller is out there towards Capitals, Titans would possibly drop Matthew Wade. The wicketkeeping gloves would, then, return to Wriddhiman Saha, who sat out of Titans’ earlier two fixtures attributable to a again spasm. Saha batted for a prolonged interval at apply, whereas additionally protecting wicket, thus indicating that he’s all however set to begin towards Capitals.
Towards Rajasthan Royals, Titans lastly picked M Shahrukh Khan after he spent the season on the bench regardless of being signed for INR 7.4 crore. Approaching as Influence Sub for Mohit Sharma, he smashed 14 from eight balls in what turned out to be a last-ball win for Titans. They may proceed to make use of the identical pair, with who replaces whom relying on whether or not Titans bat or bowl first.
Possible XII: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 3 Sai Sudharsan, 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 David Miller, 6 Rahul Tewatia, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Noor Ahmad, 9 Umesh Yadav, 10 Spencer Johnson, 11 Mohit Sharma, 12 Shahrukh Khan
Delhi Capitals
It’s understood that Warner skilled some swelling and underwent scans upon touchdown in Ahmedabad. That compounds Capitals’ damage points, after Mitchell Marsh went again to Australia on struggling a partial hamstring tear. If Warner is absent, Capitals would possibly begin with Abishek Porel in the event that they bat first and with Jhye Richardson in the event that they chase.
Possible XII: 1 Prithvi Shaw, 2 Abishek Porel, 3 Shai Hope, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Axar Patel, 7 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mukesh Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Khaleel Ahmed, 12 Jhye Richardson
Within the highlight
The highest three wicket-takers final IPL had been all from Titans. Considered one of them, Mohit Sharma, has had fun this season too. Within the absence of Mohammed Shami and a few assist from Hardik Pandya, Mohit is Titans’ main wicket-taker this yr. His eight wickets have come at 27, though he has been taken for 9.39 runs an over. However when Mohit is bowling in Ahmedabad, the common slides right down to 13.03, and the financial system to 7.82. So count on Mohit to have an effect together with his variations once more.
Jake Fraser-McGurk turned 22 a day earlier than taking Capitals to a win on his IPL debut, when he clubbed 55 from 35 balls. However he is having fun with some stardom already. Final October, Fraser-McGurk thrashed a Listing A century off simply 29 balls, beating AB de Villiers’ report of 31 deliveries. This February, in simply his second ODI for Australia, he thumped 41 from solely 18 balls towards West Indies. With Marsh and Warner lacking, Fraser-McGurk can present simply the spark Capitals want to maneuver up the desk.
Stats that matter
Pitch and circumstances
Ahmedabad noticed scores of 168 and 162 batting first in two matches, however that went as much as 199 when Titans had been enjoying Punjab Kings. The final two video games had been received by the chasing staff, at the same time as the primary one was misplaced solely by six runs. So count on the facet profitable the toss to bowl first.
Himanshu Agrawal is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
