Gujrat Titans will likely be striving for a lot wanted consistency after they meet Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad on April 17.
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Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals will look to stabilise their undulating fortunes after they meet on the Narendra Modi Stadium right here on Wednesday.
Both sides snapped out of successive defeats with a victory of their earlier encounter, however neither outfit has gained back-to-back matches this season.
GT’s three-wicket conquer the high-flying Rajasthan Royals was made doable by a shocking assault by its decrease middle-order, comprising Rahul Tewatia, M. Shahrukh Khan and Rashid Khan, that helped chase down 196.
But it’s the top- and middle-order combos which have proved a headache. Injuries to David Miller (three video games out), Wriddhiman Saha (two) and Azmatullah Omarzai (two) opened alternatives for Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, B.R. Sharath, and Abhinav Manohar. No one hasso far lapped it up.
DC’s six-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants, that lifted the aspect out of final place, was usual by wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and debutant Aussie batter Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Kuldeep, after lacking three video games due to a groin harm, made a sensational return (4-0-20-3) whereas Fraser-McGurk, in for the injured Mitchell Marsh, smashed a 35-ball 55 in a 168-run pursuit.
VersusLSG, DC additionally unleashed an all-Indian bowling assault and the previous’s whole (167) was the bottom within the 4 contestsDC has bowled first. Rishabh Pant’s constant and brisk run-making, whilst he juggles the dual burdens of captaincy and wicket-keeping, additionally augurs properly.
DC will nevertheless be sweating over the health of David Warner. He was hit on the left hand in opposition to LSG, and although head coach Ricky Ponting stated the scans had been passable, his availability will likely be recognized solely on match-day.
The Teams (From):
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Spencer Johnson, Kartik Tyagi, Joshua Little, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Warrier, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c), David Warner, Abishek Porel, Ricky Bhui, Yash Dhull, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra, Swastik Chikara, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Dar Salam, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, Sumit Kumar, Axar Patel, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Match begins 7.30pm IST.
