The Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals locked horns in a thrilling match of DC vs GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first, citing the scorching heat and a tactical edge. He also announced the return of Kagiso Rabada, who had been temporarily away due to personal matters, much to the team’s relief. With Rabada back in action, the Titans were ready to bring their A-game, and the stage was set for an exciting showdown packed with strategy and skill.
Teams for DC vs GT
- The Gujarat Titans, led by the ever-confident Shubman Gill, bring in Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (who’s keeping wickets), the wizard Rashid Khan, and the all-rounder Rahul Tewatia.
- Their bowling arsenal includes Arshad Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Ishant Sharma.
- For impact players, they’ve got Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar, and Karim Janat all ready to step in.
- On the flip side, the Delhi Capitals are captained by Axar Patel and feature a dynamic squad with Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, and KL Rahul (also wicketkeeper), along with big hitter Tristan Stubbs.
- They’ve got Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, and a strong bowling unit including Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Mukesh Kumar.
- The impact players waiting in the wings are Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, and Dushmantha Chameera.
First Inning of DC vs GT
- Abishek Porel got Delhi Capitals off to a solid start, smashing 16 runs off Mohammed Siraj in the first over.
- But his promising knock came to a sudden end when he mistimed a shot and handed a simple catch to Siraj at mid-on, leaving Arshad Khan to clean up the mess in the next over.
- Enter KL Rahul, who wasted no time turning up the heat. With a few aggressive shots, Rahul powered DC to their 50 in just four overs and raced to 28 off only 13 balls before being bowled out by Prasidh Krishna’s perfect yorker.
- Undeterred, Karun Nair took over, keeping the run rate ticking and helping DC post their best powerplay score of the season, i.e. 73/2.
- But just as things were looking good, Krishna struck again, sending Nair back for a solid 31 off 18 balls.
- With DC at 105/3 after ten overs, captain Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs teamed up for a brilliant partnership, taking on Rashid Khan and sending him into the stands multiple times, pushing DC to a strong 150/4 by the 15th over.
- Krishna, who was on fire with figures of 4/41 (including a sensational catch by Jos Buttler), kept GT in the hunt.
- But DC wasn’t done yet. Ashutosh Sharma came in and smashed 37 off 19 balls, guiding DC to a competitive total of 203/8 after 20 overs.
Second Inning of DC vs GT
- Gujarat Titans got off to a cracking start with J.C. Buttler and B Sai Sudharsan powering their way through the early overs.
- Even though they lost skipper Shubman Gill to a brilliant direct-hit runout from Karun Nair, the Buttler-Sudharsan duo made sure Gujarat stayed in control.
- They were smashing boundaries left and right, racing to a 60-run partnership, and by the 7th over, they were cruising at 73/1, with Buttler looking in ominous form.
- Just when things were looking too easy, Sudharsan’s innings came to a halt, thanks to Kuldeep Yadav.
- But Buttler wasn’t about to let up; he rocketed to his third fifty of the season off just 32 balls, keeping the pressure on Delhi Capitals.
- Sherfane Rutherford then joined the Party, taking the attack to the bowlers as they put together another vital 50-run partnership, making it 76 runs needed off seven overs.
- Buttler wasn’t slowing down. He went on a rampage against Mitchell Starc in the 15th over, hammering five boundaries and setting Gujarat up for a massive total.
- When Buttler reached 97* off 54 balls, it looked like the game was in the bag for Gujarat.
- But just as it seemed done and dusted, Rutherford’s wicket added some drama. Suddenly, it was down to needing 10 runs off the final over.
- Mitchell Starc had the daunting task of defending that small target, but Rahul Tewatia had other plans.
- He blasted a six and a four off the first two deliveries of the over, sealing the win for Gujarat Titans in a thrilling finish. What a way to wrap up a match!
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Result
Gujarat Titans (GT) claimed the top spot in the IPL 2025 after a thrilling seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals. Their stellar performance had Jos Buttler leading the charge with an unbeaten 97, while Sherfane Rutherford added a solid 43 off 34 balls and Sai Sudharsan chipped in with a quickfire 36 from 21. The cherry on top was Rahul Tewatia’s 10 runs in the final over, sealing the win with style. GT proved they’re the team to beat in this season’s IPL.
