Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, IPL, 2024 Full score card

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Match 32, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 17 Apr, 2024

Gujarat Titans

GT

89/10

(17.3) ov

Delhi Capitals

DC

92/4

(8.5) ov

Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 6 wickets

Player Of The Match

Rishabh Pant,
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals
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Delhi Capitals
Gujarat Titans

Delhi Capitals • 92/4 (8.5 overs)

J Fraser-McGurk 20 (10)

S Hope 19 (10)

S Warrier 2/40 (3)

R Khan 1/12 (2)

Gujarat Titans • 89/10 (17.3 overs)

R Khan 31 (24)

S Sudharsan 12 (9)

M Kumar 3/14 (2.3)

I Sharma 2/8 (2)

Commentary

Right then, that is it from this one-sided affair where Delhi cruise past Gujarat. The action in the Indian T20 League 2024 continues on 18th April, Thursday when Punjab takes on Mumbai. That game will begin on 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

Rishabh Pant, the victorious skipper of Delhi is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He says there is a lot of things to be positive about. Adds that they talked about having a champion mindset and it showed in this game. Mentions that this was their best bowlimg performance this season. Ends by saying that they want to enjoy one win at a time.

Shubman Gill, the Gujarat captain, says that their batting performance was pretty average. Adds that they need to move on and think about the next one. Mentions that the wicket was alright and it had nothing to do with the pitch. States that poor shot selection cost them the match. Ends by sharing that they have won three games at the halfway stage and need another 5 wins from 7 games to go further..

Presentation Time...

Jake Fraser-McGurk is up for a chat. He says that he wanted to get to a fast start to boost their Net Run Rate. Adds that he wanted to keep going as long as he can but didn’t come off today. Shares that the wicket was good and the balls came pretty well. Mentions that it is surreal when they hear Ricky Ponting in the dressing room. Shares that they got confidence and are aware about their business. Ends by sharing that finishing the game early was always on the card and glad it came off that way.

Earlier in the game, Gujarat posted the lowest total in this season. Rashid Khan was their top-scorer with 31 runs which says it all about their performance. Delhi were all over them with Mukesh Kumar being the pick of the bowlers with three wickets while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs got a couple each. Axar Patel and Khaleel Ahmed also chipped in with one each. While chasing, they did lose a few wickets, but it was a walk in the park for them.

Delhi are still alive in the tournament while Gujarat needs to win most of their upcoming games to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs. Things are getting interesting in the Indian T20 League as any team can beat anyone at any point of time now.

Gujarat, on the other hand, just did not have enough runs on the board. However, they still managed to put a bit of pressure on their opponents but it was never going to be enough. Sandeep Warrier on his debut picked up a couple of wickets while Spencer Johnson and Rashid Khan chipped in with one each. However, ultimately they had to suffer one of their biggest defeats.

Delhi got off to flier with Jake Fraser-McGurk hitting a few lusty blows including a six on his very first ball. He got out unfortunately but Abishek Porel and Shai Hope continued the momentum and scored quickly. The former perished but got his team in a good position of chasing this total down quickly to improve their NRR. Rishabh Pant stayed till the end along with Sumit Kumar and finished things off in just 8.5 overs.

DELHI DOMINATION! A fantastic all-round performance from them and they have blown away Gujarat at their own den. This will give them a lot of confidence to go further in the tournament. Shubhman Gill will be very disappointed with this result as they were never really in the game and took a massive hit to their NRR as well. They will need to go back to the drawing board and come back stronger in the next one.

8.54

FOUR! A streaky way to finish the game for Delhi! The visitors have got a massive win tonight by nailing the target inside 9 overs. Flatter on the middle. Sumit Kumar goes for the pull but gets an inside edge that goes past the keeper, races to the ropes for four runs. Delhi win by 6 wickets.

8.40

Flatter googly, going away. Sumit Kumar cuts and misses.

8.30

Slider, across the batter. Sumit Kumar heaves across the line but fails to connect.

8.24

FOUR! THRASHED! Shortish and wider outside off. Sumit Kumar stays back and hammers it through extra cover region for a cracking boundary.

8.10

Tossed up full on middle. Sumit Kumar defends it forward.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 84/4

R Pant16 (11)

S Kumar1 (4)

R Khan2-0-12-1

7.60

Tosses it on a length, just outside off. Pant guides it to backward point. Delhi are just 6 runs away from a big win.

7.50

Full and quick at the stumps. Pant mistimes the heave and gets an inside edge to short fine leg.

7.42

Full on middle. Rishabh Pant gets low for the sweep but gets a top edge that travels to the fine leg region. Allows the batter to take two more.

7.36

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up full, around off. Rishabh Pant gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it over the long-off boundary for a maximum. Just 8 needed now.

7.21

Wrong'un on middle. Sumit Kumar goes back and steers it through backward point for a single.

7.11

Quicker googly, on off. Pant pulls it through backward square leg for one.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 74/4

R Pant7 (6)

S Kumar0 (3)

N Ahmad1-0-6-0

6.61

Flat and quick outside off. Pant knocks it to deep point for a single.

6.51lb

LEG BYE! Leg break, turning back into the batter. Sumit Kumar stays back to tuck it but it hurries onto him and gets a thud on the pad. The ball rolls to short fine for an extra.

6.41

Full and outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

6.30

Noor Ahmad shortens the length, and bowls it around off. Pant skips down and blocks it out.

6.24

FOUR! SMACKED! Flighted, full, outside off. Pant gets low and creams it through extra cover for a powerful boundary.

6.10

Tosses it full, on middle. Rishabh Pant goes for the sweep but it lobs up off the arm, toward the short fine leg region.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 67/4

S Kumar0 (2)

R Pant1 (1)

R Khan1-0-2-1

5.60

Peach! Another leggie goes past the outside edge of the batter. Sumit Kumar plays inside the line and gets beaten.

5.50

Flatter leg break, outside off. Sumit Kumar chops it to backward point.

Sumit Kumar is the next man in.

Commentary

Welcome back. The umpires and players return to the park. Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk are the openers for Delhi. It will be Sandeep Warrier with the ball for Gujarat. Here we go!

…THE RUN CHASE…

Right then, Delhi need just 90 to win and get two points on board. How soon can they do it or will Gujarat spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay.

Tristan Stubbs is up for a chat. He says that it was an amazing team performance. Adds that it is nice to get a couple of wickets and credits the other bowlers who were fantastic. Mentions that he just tried to bowl wicket-to-wicket and it worked. Tells that he always tries to bowl to Pant in the nets and made sure that he notices him and finally got his chance in the game. Says that the Impact Player rule has given the freedom to teams to go full attacking but it feels good that the bowlers can also make an impact like they did in this game.

This is the lowest total for Gujarat in this tournament and the home side had a horror day. Delhi were terrific with the ball with Mukesh Kumar being the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs accounted for two each. Khaleel Ahmed and Axar Patel with one apiece did a fine job to round off a complete team performance.

An outstanding bowling display from Delhi sees them bundle out Gujarat for just 89 inside the 18 overs. Opting to bowl first, Delhi started brilliantly as Ishant Sharma removed the skipper of Gujarat for just 2 runs. The home side, Gujarat, could not recover from there as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and did not get any momentum in the innings. Gujarat lost four big wickets inside the powerplay and could never recover from there. Rashid Khan, coming in at 8, played a decent cameo of 31 off 24 and showed some fight but the rest of the batting crumbled against the Delhi bowling and failed to bat out their overs.

17.3W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! All over for Gujarat! Mukesh Kumar goes full and straight in line with the stumps, tailing in, Noor Ahmad backs away and has a swipe at it but misses it completely as the ball goes onto to rattle the off-pole. Gujarat have been bowled out of just 89 runs!

17.21

Fuller one and around off, Spencer Johnson pushes it straight to short covers where a fumble allows a single.

Spencer Johnson is the last batter for Gujarat.

17.1W

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mukesh Kumar gets his second wicket now! He bangs this one into the pitch hard and just around off, Rashid Khan sways away and tries to ramp it away but only manages to get a slight outside edge behind where Rishabh Pant makes no mistake. Rashid Khan goes back after a decent knock but Gujarat are nine down now and in danger of getting bowled out under 100.

Mukesh Kumar (2-0-13-1) is back to bowl.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 88/8

N Ahmad1 (6)

R Khan31 (23)

K Yadav4-0-16-0

16.60

BEATEN! Another googly, full and on off, turns away, Noor Ahmad looks to play but gets beaten on the outside edge.

16.50

Short again and on middle, Noor Ahmad stays back and fends it out.

16.41

Short and on middle, Rashid Khan moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

16.30

Quicker, full and on leg, Rashid Khan looks to work it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the keeper.

16.26

SIX! BANG! First one of the match! This is floated, full and around off, Rashid Khan goes through with the slog nicely and tonks it over the long off fence for a biggie.

16.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Rashid Khan comes down the track to heave it across the line, but gets an inside edge on the bounce onto his boot, the ball lobs up to the right of the keeper where Rishabh Pant grabs it with one hand. The umpire sends it upstairs to check and the replay clearly shows that it has bounced on the pitch.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 81/8

R Khan24 (19)

N Ahmad1 (4)

A Patel4-0-17-1

15.61

Flighted, full and on off, Rashid Khan uses his feet and drills it to long off for another run.

15.51

Flatter. short again, on middle, Noor Ahmad nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

15.40

A bti short and on off, Noor Ahmad stays back and keeps it out to the off side.

15.30

Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, turns away, Noor Ahmad tries to block but gets a leading edge along the ground to point.

15.20

Tossed up, full and on middle, Noor Ahmad tucks it to short mid-wicket.

15.11

Short and around off, Rashid Khan moves back and punches it through covers for a single.

Noor Ahmad comes out to the middle now. Also, Delhi bring in their impact sub. Abishek Porel replaces Khaleel Ahmed.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 78/8

M Sharma2 (14)

R Khan22 (17)

K Ahmed4-1-18-1

14.6W

OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and taken! Khaleel Ahmed gets among the wickets! Bangs it short, outside off. Mohit Sharma slashes hard and cuts it aerially to the deep backward point region. Sumit Kumar stationed there, takes a fine catch. Another one bites the dust for Gujarat as the home side lose their eighth.

14.51

Back of a length, outside off. Rashid Khan makes room and slaps it to the sweeper cover for a single.

14.40

Back of a length, around off. Punched into extra cover.

14.30

Slower length ball, going across. Rashid Khan cuts and misses.

14.21

Slower length ball on middle. Mohit Sharma plays across and gets an outside edge to third man for one.

14.11

Pitched full, on off. Rashid Khan knocks it to long-off for one.

Delhi Capitals
Gujarat Titans
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
P Shaw

c S Johnson b S Warrier

7 6 1 0 116.66
J Fraser-McGurk

c A Manohar b S Johnson

20 10 2 2 200
15 7 2 1 214.28
S Hope

c M Sharma b R Khan

19 10 1 2 190
R Pant

not out

16 11 1 1 145.45
S Kumar

not out

9 9 2 0 100
Extras

(b 0,lb 4,w 2,nb 0,Penalty 0)

6
Total 8.5 (RR: 10.42)
92/4

Did not bat: T Stubbs, A Patel, K Yadav, I Sharma, M Kumar,

Fall of wickets:

(J Fraser-McGurk, 2 ov) (P Shaw, 2.4 ov) (A Porel, 5 ov) (S Hope, 5.4 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
S Warrier
3 0 40 2 13.33
S Johnson
2 0 22 1 11.00
R Khan
2 0 12 1 6.00
N Ahmad
1.5 0 14 0 7.63
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
W Saha

b M Kumar

2 10 0 0 20
S Gill

c P Shaw b I Sharma

8 6 2 0 133.33

run out (S Kumar)

12 9 2 0 133.33
D Miller

c R Pant b I Sharma

2 6 0 0 33.33
A Manohar

st R Pant b T Stubbs

8 14 1 0 57.14
R Tewatia

lbw b A Patel

10 15 1 0 66.66

st R Pant b T Stubbs

0 1 0 0 0
R Khan

c R Pant b M Kumar

31 24 2 1 129.16
M Sharma

c S Kumar b K Ahmed

2 14 0 0 14.28
N Ahmad

b M Kumar

1 7 0 0 14.28
S Johnson

not out

1 1 0 0 100
Extras

(b 0,lb 5,w 5,nb 2,Penalty 0)

12
Total 17.3 (RR: 5.09)
89/10

Did not bat: S Warrier

Fall of wickets:

(S Gill, 1.5 ov) (W Saha, 3.5 ov) (S Sudharsan, 4.1 ov) (D Miller, 5 ov) (A Manohar, 8.3 ov) (S Khan, 8.5 ov) (R Tewatia, 11.2 ov) (M Sharma, 15 ov) (R Khan, 17.1 ov) (N Ahmad, 17.3 ov)
Bowler O M R W ER
4 1 18 1 4.50
I Sharma
2 0 8 2 4.00
M Kumar
2.3 0 14 3 5.60
K Yadav
4 0 16 0 4.00
T Stubbs
1 0 11 2 11.00
A Patel
4 0 17 1 4.25
Delhi Capitals
Gujarat Titans

Commentary

Right then, that is it from this one-sided affair where Delhi cruise past Gujarat. The action in the Indian T20 League 2024 continues on 18th April, Thursday when Punjab takes on Mumbai. That game will begin on 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

Rishabh Pant, the victorious skipper of Delhi is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He says there is a lot of things to be positive about. Adds that they talked about having a champion mindset and it showed in this game. Mentions that this was their best bowlimg performance this season. Ends by saying that they want to enjoy one win at a time.

Shubman Gill, the Gujarat captain, says that their batting performance was pretty average. Adds that they need to move on and think about the next one. Mentions that the wicket was alright and it had nothing to do with the pitch. States that poor shot selection cost them the match. Ends by sharing that they have won three games at the halfway stage and need another 5 wins from 7 games to go further..

Presentation Time...

Jake Fraser-McGurk is up for a chat. He says that he wanted to get to a fast start to boost their Net Run Rate. Adds that he wanted to keep going as long as he can but didn’t come off today. Shares that the wicket was good and the balls came pretty well. Mentions that it is surreal when they hear Ricky Ponting in the dressing room. Shares that they got confidence and are aware about their business. Ends by sharing that finishing the game early was always on the card and glad it came off that way.

Earlier in the game, Gujarat posted the lowest total in this season. Rashid Khan was their top-scorer with 31 runs which says it all about their performance. Delhi were all over them with Mukesh Kumar being the pick of the bowlers with three wickets while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs got a couple each. Axar Patel and Khaleel Ahmed also chipped in with one each. While chasing, they did lose a few wickets, but it was a walk in the park for them.

Delhi are still alive in the tournament while Gujarat needs to win most of their upcoming games to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs. Things are getting interesting in the Indian T20 League as any team can beat anyone at any point of time now.

Gujarat, on the other hand, just did not have enough runs on the board. However, they still managed to put a bit of pressure on their opponents but it was never going to be enough. Sandeep Warrier on his debut picked up a couple of wickets while Spencer Johnson and Rashid Khan chipped in with one each. However, ultimately they had to suffer one of their biggest defeats.

Delhi got off to flier with Jake Fraser-McGurk hitting a few lusty blows including a six on his very first ball. He got out unfortunately but Abishek Porel and Shai Hope continued the momentum and scored quickly. The former perished but got his team in a good position of chasing this total down quickly to improve their NRR. Rishabh Pant stayed till the end along with Sumit Kumar and finished things off in just 8.5 overs.

DELHI DOMINATION! A fantastic all-round performance from them and they have blown away Gujarat at their own den. This will give them a lot of confidence to go further in the tournament. Shubhman Gill will be very disappointed with this result as they were never really in the game and took a massive hit to their NRR as well. They will need to go back to the drawing board and come back stronger in the next one.

8.54

FOUR! A streaky way to finish the game for Delhi! The visitors have got a massive win tonight by nailing the target inside 9 overs. Flatter on the middle. Sumit Kumar goes for the pull but gets an inside edge that goes past the keeper, races to the ropes for four runs. Delhi win by 6 wickets.

8.40

Flatter googly, going away. Sumit Kumar cuts and misses.

8.30

Slider, across the batter. Sumit Kumar heaves across the line but fails to connect.

8.24

FOUR! THRASHED! Shortish and wider outside off. Sumit Kumar stays back and hammers it through extra cover region for a cracking boundary.

8.10

Tossed up full on middle. Sumit Kumar defends it forward.

Runs Scored 10 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 84/4

R Pant16 (11)

S Kumar1 (4)

R Khan2-0-12-1

7.60

Tosses it on a length, just outside off. Pant guides it to backward point. Delhi are just 6 runs away from a big win.

7.50

Full and quick at the stumps. Pant mistimes the heave and gets an inside edge to short fine leg.

7.42

Full on middle. Rishabh Pant gets low for the sweep but gets a top edge that travels to the fine leg region. Allows the batter to take two more.

7.36

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up full, around off. Rishabh Pant gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it over the long-off boundary for a maximum. Just 8 needed now.

7.21

Wrong'un on middle. Sumit Kumar goes back and steers it through backward point for a single.

7.11

Quicker googly, on off. Pant pulls it through backward square leg for one.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 74/4

R Pant7 (6)

S Kumar0 (3)

N Ahmad1-0-6-0

6.61

Flat and quick outside off. Pant knocks it to deep point for a single.

6.51lb

LEG BYE! Leg break, turning back into the batter. Sumit Kumar stays back to tuck it but it hurries onto him and gets a thud on the pad. The ball rolls to short fine for an extra.

6.41

Full and outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

6.30

Noor Ahmad shortens the length, and bowls it around off. Pant skips down and blocks it out.

6.24

FOUR! SMACKED! Flighted, full, outside off. Pant gets low and creams it through extra cover for a powerful boundary.

6.10

Tosses it full, on middle. Rishabh Pant goes for the sweep but it lobs up off the arm, toward the short fine leg region.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 67/4

S Kumar0 (2)

R Pant1 (1)

R Khan1-0-2-1

5.60

Peach! Another leggie goes past the outside edge of the batter. Sumit Kumar plays inside the line and gets beaten.

5.50

Flatter leg break, outside off. Sumit Kumar chops it to backward point.

Sumit Kumar is the next man in.

5.4W

OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid Khan strikes! Bowls it full, just outside off. Shai Hope goes for the reverse and connects well but hits it straight to Mohit Sharma at the short third region. Mohit takes a sharp catch and Shai Hope's cameo comes to an end. Delhi lose their fourth.

5.30

Flat and quick at the stumps. Hope goes back and keeps it out.

5.21

Leg break, going down the leg. Pant hangs back and turns it through backward square leg for a single.

5.11

Wrong'un on the middle. Hope prods and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Delhi skipper, Rishabh Pant walks out to bat at 5. Rashid Khan comes on with the ball.

Runs Scored 23 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 65/3

A Porel15 (7)

S Hope18 (7)

S Warrier3-0-40-2

4.6W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sandeep Warrier gets his second! He serves this full and on middle, skids through a bit, Abishek Porel looks to swipe it across the line but play all over it and the ball goes on to destroy the stumps out of the ground. Porel is not happy with himself but he has played a good cameo here.

4.56

SIX! Abishek Porel joins the party now! Sandeep Warrier lands this back of a length and around middle, Abishek Porel pivots and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for the third maximum of the over.

4.41

Pitched up and on off, Shai Hope drives it to mid off for a quick single.

4.36

SIX! ANOTHER ONE! Sandeep Warrier goes back to his fuller length, on the pads, Shai Hope picks it up, uses the pace and with his strong wrists whips it away over the deep square leg fence for another maximum. Delhi needs just 32 runs to win now!

4.26

SIX! Oh..wow! That is some shot! Sandeep Warrier bangs this into the pitch hard, on middle, Shai Hope skips down the track and slaps it over the long on fence for a biggie. 50 up for Delhi!

4.14

FOUR! Nicely played! Sandeep Warrier goes fuller and on middle, angling in, Shai Hope uses his wrists nicely and flicks it stylishly through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 42/2

A Porel9 (5)

S Hope1 (3)

S Johnson2-0-22-1

3.64

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Spencer Johnson bangs this short again but this sits up nicely for the batter, Abishek Porel swivels and pulls it away nicely towards the deep square leg fence for another boundary.

3.54

FOUR! Nice shot! Spencer Johnson lands this back of a length and on off, Abishek Porel stands tall, lets the ball come to him, and punches it sweetly past point for a lovely boundary.

3.51wd

Spencer Johnson goes for another bouncer but this one is way too high, Abishek Porel hops up and still fails to connect. Wided.

3.40

Another short delivery, on off, Abishek Porel tries to ramp it away but misses.

3.30

Ouch! Spencer Johnson hits the hard length and on middle, Abishek Porel tries to pull it away but misses and gets hit on the box. He is down on his haunches and looks in some discomfort. The physio is in to check but he is good to continue.

3.21

Short of a length and on middle, shaping into the body of the batter, Shai Hope awkwardly clips it through square leg for a run.

3.11

Back of a length and around off, Abishek Porel guides it to third man for a single.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 31/2

S Hope0 (2)

A Porel0 (0)

S Warrier2-0-17-1

2.60

Back of a length and on off, Shai Hope keeps it out to the off side.

2.50

JAFFA! Sandeep Warrier hits the good length, on off, nips back in sharply, Shai Hope tries to push it away but the ball zips past the inside edge and just past the off-pole as well.

Shai Hope walks in at 4.

2.4W

OUT! TAKEN! A cracker of a delivery from Sandeep Warrier! He steams in and bangs in a fiery bouncer, on middle, takes off viciously, Prithvi Shaw gets hurried, tries to sway away but fails to get his bat away, the ball lobs up on the air towards short third man where Spencer Johnson takes a dolly. Delhi two down now!

2.32

Goes fuller and on middle, Prithvi Shaw drills it down the ground past the bowler for a couple of runs.

2.24

FOUR! Fine shot! This is back of a length and around middle, Prithvi Shaw waits for it this time, gets on top of it and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

2.10

Fuller one and on middle, shaping in again, Prithvi Shaw once again misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. There is another shout for LBW, but turned down again. Shubman Gill takes the review at the last moment. There is not bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that wickets is missing. Gujarat lose one review!

Delhi's impact player sub, Abishek Porel is in at 3.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 25/1

J Fraser-McGurk20 (10)

P Shaw1 (2)

S Johnson1-0-11-1

1.6W

OUT! TAKEN! Spencer Johnson has the last laugh here! He cleverly follows the batter this time and serves this full and around leg, Jake Fraser-McGurk makes room again but gets cramped up for room and ends up flicking it straight into the hands of Abhinav Manohar at short mid-wicket who makes no mistake. An entertaining cameo comes to an end and Delhi lose their first wicket!

1.54

FOUR! Streaky! Spencer Johnson lands this back of a length and outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk backs away again and tries to cut it away, but the ball flies off the toe-end past short third man for a boundary.

1.40

Goes fuller and just around leg, Jake Fraser-McGurk moves across and tries to scoop but misses.

1.30

Spencer Johnson bangs this short again and around off, Jake Fraser-McGurk backs away but fails to pull it away this time.

1.20

Short of a length and on of, Jake Fraser-McGurk mistimes his swat to mid off.

1.16

SIX! BOOM! Jake Fraser-McGurk is in a hurry here! Spencer Johnson lands this on a hard length and around off, Jake Fraser-McGurk gives himself some room and smacks it away over extra covers for a biggie.

1.11wd

Spencer Johnson begins with a full delivery but down the leg side, Jake Fraser-McGurk tries to swipe it away but misses.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Spencer Johnson to share the attack.

Runs Scored 14 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 14/0

P Shaw1 (2)

J Fraser-McGurk10 (4)

S Warrier1-0-11-0

0.62lb

A huge shout for LBW, but turned down! Sandeep Warrier lands this one in a good length, on middle, shaping in, Prithvi Shaw tries to glance it away but misses and gets hit on the pads, the ball rolls towards fine leg and the batters run two leg byes. Shubman Gill takes the review here. Ball Tracking shows two reds and wickets is umpire's call. Shaw is safe and Gujarat keep their review!

0.51lb

Overpitched and angling in, Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to work it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A leg bye is taken.

0.44

FOUR! Shot! Sandeep Warrier continues with his fuller length, on middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk once again lifts it with a straight bat over the bowler's head for a boundary.

0.30

Full again and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk mistimes his lofted shot this time on the bounce to mid off.

0.26

SIX! BANG! That's how he plays! Sandeep Warrier pitches it up, on middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk presents the full face of the bat and launches it way over the bowler's head for a biggie. Sourav Ganguly in the Delhi hut can't stop smiling.

0.11

Delhi and Prithvi Shaw are underway straightaway! Sandeep Warrier starts with a full delivery around off, Prithvi Shaw steers it through point for a single.

Commentary

Welcome back. The umpires and players return to the park. Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk are the openers for Delhi. It will be Sandeep Warrier with the ball for Gujarat. Here we go!

…THE RUN CHASE…

Right then, Delhi need just 90 to win and get two points on board. How soon can they do it or will Gujarat spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay.

Tristan Stubbs is up for a chat. He says that it was an amazing team performance. Adds that it is nice to get a couple of wickets and credits the other bowlers who were fantastic. Mentions that he just tried to bowl wicket-to-wicket and it worked. Tells that he always tries to bowl to Pant in the nets and made sure that he notices him and finally got his chance in the game. Says that the Impact Player rule has given the freedom to teams to go full attacking but it feels good that the bowlers can also make an impact like they did in this game.

This is the lowest total for Gujarat in this tournament and the home side had a horror day. Delhi were terrific with the ball with Mukesh Kumar being the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs accounted for two each. Khaleel Ahmed and Axar Patel with one apiece did a fine job to round off a complete team performance.

An outstanding bowling display from Delhi sees them bundle out Gujarat for just 89 inside the 18 overs. Opting to bowl first, Delhi started brilliantly as Ishant Sharma removed the skipper of Gujarat for just 2 runs. The home side, Gujarat, could not recover from there as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and did not get any momentum in the innings. Gujarat lost four big wickets inside the powerplay and could never recover from there. Rashid Khan, coming in at 8, played a decent cameo of 31 off 24 and showed some fight but the rest of the batting crumbled against the Delhi bowling and failed to bat out their overs.

17.3W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! All over for Gujarat! Mukesh Kumar goes full and straight in line with the stumps, tailing in, Noor Ahmad backs away and has a swipe at it but misses it completely as the ball goes onto to rattle the off-pole. Gujarat have been bowled out of just 89 runs!

17.21

Fuller one and around off, Spencer Johnson pushes it straight to short covers where a fumble allows a single.

Spencer Johnson is the last batter for Gujarat.

17.1W

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mukesh Kumar gets his second wicket now! He bangs this one into the pitch hard and just around off, Rashid Khan sways away and tries to ramp it away but only manages to get a slight outside edge behind where Rishabh Pant makes no mistake. Rashid Khan goes back after a decent knock but Gujarat are nine down now and in danger of getting bowled out under 100.

Mukesh Kumar (2-0-13-1) is back to bowl.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 17 overs : 88/8

N Ahmad1 (6)

R Khan31 (23)

K Yadav4-0-16-0

16.60

BEATEN! Another googly, full and on off, turns away, Noor Ahmad looks to play but gets beaten on the outside edge.

16.50

Short again and on middle, Noor Ahmad stays back and fends it out.

16.41

Short and on middle, Rashid Khan moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

16.30

Quicker, full and on leg, Rashid Khan looks to work it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the keeper.

16.26

SIX! BANG! First one of the match! This is floated, full and around off, Rashid Khan goes through with the slog nicely and tonks it over the long off fence for a biggie.

16.10

Tossed up, full and on middle, Rashid Khan comes down the track to heave it across the line, but gets an inside edge on the bounce onto his boot, the ball lobs up to the right of the keeper where Rishabh Pant grabs it with one hand. The umpire sends it upstairs to check and the replay clearly shows that it has bounced on the pitch.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 16 overs : 81/8

R Khan24 (19)

N Ahmad1 (4)

A Patel4-0-17-1

15.61

Flighted, full and on off, Rashid Khan uses his feet and drills it to long off for another run.

15.51

Flatter. short again, on middle, Noor Ahmad nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

15.40

A bti short and on off, Noor Ahmad stays back and keeps it out to the off side.

15.30

Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, turns away, Noor Ahmad tries to block but gets a leading edge along the ground to point.

15.20

Tossed up, full and on middle, Noor Ahmad tucks it to short mid-wicket.

15.11

Short and around off, Rashid Khan moves back and punches it through covers for a single.

Noor Ahmad comes out to the middle now. Also, Delhi bring in their impact sub. Abishek Porel replaces Khaleel Ahmed.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 15 overs : 78/8

M Sharma2 (14)

R Khan22 (17)

K Ahmed4-1-18-1

14.6W

OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and taken! Khaleel Ahmed gets among the wickets! Bangs it short, outside off. Mohit Sharma slashes hard and cuts it aerially to the deep backward point region. Sumit Kumar stationed there, takes a fine catch. Another one bites the dust for Gujarat as the home side lose their eighth.

14.51

Back of a length, outside off. Rashid Khan makes room and slaps it to the sweeper cover for a single.

14.40

Back of a length, around off. Punched into extra cover.

14.30

Slower length ball, going across. Rashid Khan cuts and misses.

14.21

Slower length ball on middle. Mohit Sharma plays across and gets an outside edge to third man for one.

14.11

Pitched full, on off. Rashid Khan knocks it to long-off for one.

Strategic-Break! Gujarat are in a very difficult situation and only Rashid Khan can take them to a respectable total. If he gets out, then even reaching 100 would be quite difficult for them. Delhi have been amazing with the ball and Rishabh Pant has been good with the gloves as well as his captaincy. They will look to wrap things up quickly here. Also, Khaleel Ahmed to bowl out after the break.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 14 overs : 75/7

M Sharma1 (12)

R Khan20 (13)

A Patel3-0-14-1

13.60

Tossed up on off. Mohit Sharma plays across and gets a leading edge along the carpet to point.

13.50

Flat and quick on middle. Mohit Sharma knocks it back to the bowler.

13.40

Flatter on middle. Dabbed to backward point.

13.30

Tossed up full on middle and leg. Mohit Sharma plays across the line but misses and gets hit on the pad.

13.31wd

WIDE! Angles it flat and down the leg. Mohit Sharma lets it go. Wide signaled.

13.21

Short again, cuts it straight to deep point for just a run.

13.12

Short and wide outside off. Rashid Khan cuts it to deep backward point for a double.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 13 overs : 71/7

M Sharma1 (8)

R Khan17 (11)

K Yadav3-0-9-0

12.60

Tossed up on off. Mohit Sharma defends it to point.

12.52lb

LEG BYES! Tossed up down the leg. Mohit Sharma gets low and helps it to fine leg for couple of extras.

12.40

On a length spinning into the stumps from outside off. Mohit Sharma plays on the back foot, does well to get his bat down in time, and get an inside edge behind square in the leg side.

12.30

Comes from around the wicket and bowls an excellent slider, just outside off. Mohit Sharma plays inside the line and gets beaten on the edge.

12.20

Flatter, outside off. Mohit Sharma knocks it to point.

12.11

Flatter leg break on middle and leg. Rashid Khan punches it to long-on for one.

Runs Scored 3 Runs

Score after 12 overs : 68/7

M Sharma1 (3)

R Khan16 (10)

A Patel2-0-10-1

11.60

Drifted on the pad, Mohit Sharma turns into the leg side.

11.50

Flatter on middle. Mohit Sharma defends from the crease.

11.41

Pitched full at the stumps. Rashid Khan comes down the pitch and lifts it inside out to wide of long-off for one.

11.31

Arm ball on middle and leg. Mohit Sharma turns it off the inner half through square leg for one.

Mohit Sharma walks out to bat now.

11.2W

OUT! LBW! Appeal and given! Bowls it full on the middle stump line. Rahul Tewatia gets low for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. The umpire raises the finger. Rahul Tewatia goes for the review.  The ball tracking shows wicket's as the umpires call and Gujarat slide further into trouble. Seventh wicket falls as Tewatia trudges off the field.

11.11

Flatter, outside off. Rashid Khan carves it toward point and jogs for a single.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 11 overs : 65/6

R Khan14 (8)

R Tewatia10 (14)

K Yadav2-0-8-0

10.61

Tossed up, around off. Rashid Khan eases it to long-off for a single.

10.51

Full on the pad. Worked away to fine leg for one.

10.41

Flighted, full, on off. Driven to long-off for a single.

10.31

Tossed up on middle, nudged to square leg for a single.

10.20

Flat and quick, just outside off. Rahul Tewatia cuts and misses.

10.10

Shortish, outside off. Tewatia mistimes the cut into covers.

Runs Scored 7 Runs

Score after 10 overs : 61/6

R Khan12 (6)

R Tewatia8 (10)

A Patel1-0-7-0

9.60

Shortish and on middle, Rashid Khan knocks it to the left of the bowler.

9.54

FOUR! A bit streaky! Axar Patel bowls this quicker, short and outside off, Rashid Khan tries to cut but gets an outside edge that flies over first slip and runs away to the third man fence for a boundary.

9.42

Flatter, short and outside off, Rashid Khan steers it through point for a couple of runs.

9.30

Floated, full and on off, Rashid Khan defends it on the front foot.

9.21

A bit short and on middle, Rahul Tewatia clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

9.10

Tossed up, full and on off, Rahul Tewatia blocks it out.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 9 overs : 54/6

R Khan6 (2)

R Tewatia7 (8)

T Stubbs1-0-11-2

8.62

Another short delivery, on middle, Rashid Khan pu;ls it wide of deep square leg for a brace.

8.54

FOUR! Rashid Khan gets off mark in style! This is short and outside off, Rashid Khan moves back and cuts it away nicely through point for a boundary.

Rashid Khan comes to the crease now.

8.51W+wd

OUT! STUMPED! Tristan Stubbs with a double strike! The Impact player for Gujarat makes no impact and walks back for a duck. This is fired down the leg side, Shahrukh Khan takes a step forward to flick it away but misses, Rishabh Pant tries to collect the ball, but the ball deflects off the gloves and hits the stumps. The repla shows that the batter is outside the crease and the only thing to see is whether the gloves broke the stumps or not. It is very close in the replay, it looks like there is a gap between the gloves and the stumps when the bails light up and the third umpire deems that it is out. Unlucky dismissal for Shahrukh Khan and Gujarat are six down now!

8.40

Flighted, full and on off, Shahrukh Khan knocks it back to the bowler.

Strategic Break! Delhi are all on top in this contest. Delhi have lost half their side and we are not even 10 overs into the match. The Delhi bowlers have been fantastic so far and have done a commendable job. Gujarat will want their lower order batters to step up and take their side to a competitive score. Also, Shahrukh Khan is the new batter for Gujarat. He comes in as the impact player sub replacing Sai Sudharsan.

8.3W

OUT! STUMPED! Excellent piece of wicket-keeping from Rishabh Pant! Tristan Stubbs also gets a wicket now. He flights this up, full and on off, Abhinav Manohar comes down the track again, he gets beaten by the length and also plays down the wrong line, the ball sneaks past the outside edge to Pant who takes the bails off in a flash. The replay shows that no part of Manohar's boot is behind the crease and the decision goes against him. Gujarat lose half their side now with not even 50 on the board!

8.24

FOUR! Good shot! Tristan Stubbs floats it up, on off, Abhinav Manohar uses his feet, makes it a full toss and drills it down the track past the bowler for a boundary.

8.10

Tristan Stubbs begins with a tossed-up delivery, full and on middle, Abhinav Manohar clips it to short mid-wicket.

Runs Scored 4 Runs

Score after 8 overs : 43/4

R Tewatia7 (8)

A Manohar4 (11)

K Yadav1-0-4-0

7.60

BEAUTY! Kuldeep Yadav gives it more flight, full and on off, turns away, Rahul Tewatia prods forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge, Rishabh Pant collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The replay shows that Tewatia's foot is grounded and he is safe.

7.50

Goes short and on off, Rahul Tewatia steers it to point, Abhinav Manohar sets off for the run but is sent back and rightly so.

7.41

Slower through the air, short and on off, Abhinav Manohar looks to play at it but gets an outside edge, the ball lobs up but lands safely in front of point. They cross.

7.31

Flighted, full and on off, Rahul Tewatia taps it in front of point for another run.

7.21

Tossed up, full and on middle, Abhinav Manohar tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

7.11

Kuldeep Yadav starts with a floated delivery, short and on middle, Rahul Tewatia stays back and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Time for some spin. Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack now.

Runs Scored 9 Runs

Score after 7 overs : 39/4

A Manohar2 (9)

R Tewatia5 (4)

M Kumar2-0-13-1

6.62

Finally Abhinav Manohar gets underway! Thsi is on a good length and on middle, angling in, Abhinav Manohar nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace.

6.50

Another dot! This is a touch fuller and on off, Abhinav Manohar knocks it to mid off. He is yet to get off the mark.

6.40

Back of a length and on middle, Abhinav Manohar hops back and keeps it out.

6.31

Fullish and on middle, Rahul Tewatia tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

6.20

Short of a length and outside off, Rahul Tewatia slashes at it but misses.

6.14

FOUR! Nice shot! Mukesh Kumar overpitches it, outside off, Rahul Tewatia gets down, reaches for it and smashes it through covers for a boundary.

6.11nb

Fuller and around off, Rahul Tewatia pushes it to short covers. Oh..no! Mukesh Kumar has overstepped again. No Ball and a Free Hit up next...

6.11wd

Mukesh Kumar bangs in a fiery bouncer, on middle, Rahul Tewatia tries to pull it away but fails to connect. The umpire signals nothing and Tewatia goes for a review. The replay shows that it was above the head height and it is a WIDE.

Mukesh Kumar (1-0-4-1) is back into the attack.

Runs Scored 0 Runs

Score after 6 overs : 30/4

A Manohar0 (6)

R Tewatia0 (0)

K Ahmed3-1-15-0

5.60

MAIDEN OVER! A rare sight in T20s! Khaleel Ahmed goes fuller and in that channel outside off, Abhinav Manohar looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. Delhi are 30/4 after the end of the Powerplay!

5.50

Right in the blockhole this time, on off again, Abhinav Manohar digs it out to point. Five dots in a row!

5.40

Pitched up and on off, Abhinav Manohar blocks it out to the off side.

5.30

Just short! On a length and on middle, angling in again, Abhinav Manohar looks to flick but gets a slight nick behind which falls just in front of the diving Rishabh Pant.

5.20

Goes fuller this time, on off, angling in, Abhinav Manohar taps it to short covers.

5.10

Back of a length and around off, Abhinav Manohar dabs it down to point.

Rahul Tewatia walks out to bat now.

Runs Scored 2 Runs

Score after 5 overs : 30/4

D Miller2 (6)

A Manohar0 (0)

I Sharma2-0-8-2

4.6W

TAKEN! Is that OUT? Delhi are looking confident. Hard-length delivery, angling into the batter. Miller looks to play it across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pad. The ball further lobs up off the thigh pad and goes to the left of the keeper, Rishabh Pant. He dives to his left and takes a stunning one-handed grab. The on-field umpire was unsure of the edge. Delhi go upstairs to have a look. The replays show a clear spike on the bat and Miller is a goner. Massive blow for Gujarat as their fourth wicket is back into the pavilion. David Miller walks back for just 2.

4.50

Length ball angling into the left-hander. Miller plays with soft hands and gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls to the man at point.

4.40

Lands it on a good length, on off. Miller defends it solidly on the front foot.

4.32

On a length, angling down the leg. Miller works it to the long-leg region for a couple.

4.20

Back of a length, on middle. Miller turns into the leg side.

Abhinav Manohar is the next man in with Gujarat in a spot of bother.

4.1W

OUT! RUN-OUT! A terrific piece of work from Delhi and Sumit Kumar in particular. Hard-length, angling into the batter. Sai Sudharsan punches it toward the short mid-wicket fielder and calls for the single. Sumit Kumar comes charging in and has a shy at the stumps. He had one-stump to aim at and got the direct hit. Sai Sudharsan puts the dive but is short of his ground. Another big blow for Gujarat as Sai Sudharsan departs cheaply. Gujarat are three down.

Runs Scored 5 Runs

Score after 4 overs : 28/2

D Miller0 (1)

S Sudharsan12 (8)

M Kumar1-0-4-1

3.60

Back of a length, outside off. Miller gets on top of the bounce and cuts it to the backward point fielder.

David Miller comes out to the middle now.

3.5W

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Mukesh Kumar strikes in his first over! Back of a length, angling into the batter. Saha goes for the pull but gets an inside edge and drags it back onto the stumps. Gujarat lose their second wicket inside the powerplay as Wriddhiman Saha walks back.

3.41

Sai Sudharsan does not make full use of the free hit. Mukesh Kumar bowls it full, outside off. Sai Sudharsan drags it along the ground toward mid-on for a single.

3.41nb

Back of a length, angled in around off. Sai Sudharsan tucks it to the mid-wicket region. Mukesh Kumar has overstepped here. No-Ball is signaled. Free Hit coming up.

3.32

Pitched full on off. Sai Sudharsan comes forward and chips ti through mid-on for a couple.

3.21lb

LEG BYE! Short of a length, angling into the batter. Saha is rushed on the pull and gets a thud on the pad. The ball rolls into the off-side for a run.

3.10

Pitched full, on off. Saha pushes it to mid-off.

Runs Scored 11 Runs

Score after 3 overs : 23/1

S Sudharsan9 (5)

W Saha2 (7)

K Ahmed2-0-15-0

2.64

FOUR MORE! GLORIOUS! Half-volley, outside off. Sai Sudharsan gets forward and times it brilliantly through covers for back to back boundaries.

2.54

FOUR! Through the gap! Tad short of a good length, around off. Sai Sudharsan punches it through the cover region and the ball races off the outfield for a stunning boundary.

2.40

Full-length delivery on off. Sai Sudharsan defends on the front foot.

2.31lb

LEG BYE! Back of a length, down the leg. Saha tucks it off the hip toward short fine leg for an extra.

2.21

Hard-length, around off. Sai Sudharsan stays back and taps into the off-side for a single.

2.11

Full-length, on middle and leg. Saha plays across the line and gets a leading edge along the carpet to the point fielder. A single taken.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 2 overs : 12/1

S Sudharsan0 (1)

W Saha1 (5)

I Sharma1-0-6-1

1.60

Good length, angling into the middle and leg stump line. Sai Sudharsan looks to play it across the line but gets hit on the pad. Appeal from Delhi but the umpire is not interested. Looks like this was going down the leg.

1.61wd

WIDE! Lands it on a length, angling across the tramline. Sai Sudharsan leaves it alone. Wide signaled by the umpire.

Sai Sudharsan walks out to bat at number 3.

1.5W

OUT! CAUGHT! Ishant Sharma draws first blood for Delhi and he is pumped! Bowls it full and on off. Gill drives it uppishly but straight into the hands of the extra cover fielder. Prithvi Shaw stationed there, makes no mistake and the Gujarat skipper is back in the hut.  Excellent start for Delhi. Just what they wanted.

1.44

FOUR! BANG! Short of a length, outside off. Gill slashes hard and cuts it through the cover region for a crunching boundary.

1.30

Short of a good length, around off. Gill shimmies down the track to flay it away but fails to connect.

1.20

Tad fuller than a good length, outside off. Gill leans into it and times it to wide of mid-off for none.

1.11

Full-length, angling into the middle and leg. Saha turns into the square leg region for a single.

Ishant Sharma to share the attack.

Runs Scored 6 Runs

Score after 1 overs : 6/0

S Gill4 (2)

W Saha0 (4)

K Ahmed1-0-5-0

0.60

On a length, on off. Gill taps it onto the pitch and rolls to the keeper.

0.54

FOUR! Put Away! Pitched full on the middle and leg. Gill flicks it through the mid-wicket region for a cracking boundary.

0.41lb

LEG BYE! Back of a length, angling into the pad. Saha tucks into the leg side for an extra.

0.30

Short of a length, on off. Saha hangs back and defends it from the crease.

0.20

Pitched full on off. Saha strokes it to mid-on.

0.10

Lands it on a length, going across. Saha has a poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.

0.11wd

WIDE! Khaleel Ahmed spills it full and angling across the batter. Wriddhiman Saha lets it go. Wide to start the innings.

We are all set to begin! The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by the Delhi players who spread out to take their respective field positions. Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill are the two openers for Gujarat. Khaleel Ahmed has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Shubman Gill, the captain of Gujarat says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that it looks like a good wicket and in the past couple of days there has not been much dew here. Mentions that they have played good cricket throughout the season but there have been sometimes when they have played average cricket which they will need to improve. Informs that there are three changes with Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller coming back in the team and Sandeep Warrier making his debut for the team in place Umesh Yadav.

Rishabh Pant, the Delhi skipper, says that they will bowl first. He feels that the wicket is unknown and their batting is strong so chasing makes sense. States that keeping dew in mind, it helps them in the second innings. Adds that they are looking to take one match at a time and not thinking too far ahead. Mentions that death bowling is a concern but the players are improving with each outing. Shares that one or two wins together can change the team momentum. Ends by sharing that David Warner misses out and Sumit Kumar comes into the side.

Impact Players for Gujarat - BR Sharath, Manav Suthar, Shahrukh Khan, Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande.

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Wriddhiman Saha (WK) (In place of Vijay Shankar), Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller (In place of Matthew Wade), Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier (In place of Umesh Yadav and On Debut for Gujarat).

Impact Players for Delhi - Abishek Porel, Lizaad Williams, Kumar Kushagra, Pravin Dubey, Lalit Yadav.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (C/WK), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar (In place of David Warner), Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed.

TOSS - The coin lands in favour Rishabh Pant and Delhi have elected to BOWL first.

Delhi, on the flip side, got back to winning ways in their previous game against Lucknow. Bowling first, they restricted Lucknow to a lowish score with Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed making most of the damage. During the chase, they started aggressively and got to the target with 11 balls to spare. Jake Fraser-McGurk sizzled with a fifty on his Indian T20 League debut while Pant and Shaw also made crucial runs. Delhi are in the 9th position in the table and will be desperately vying for a win. Let’s see who comes out on top in this all-important clash. Toss and team news in a bit. Stay tuned!

Hello and a warm welcome to our coverage of Match 32 in the Indian T20 League. Gujarat are taking on Delhi at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both sides are coming off fine wins and will be high on confidence. The home side, Gujarat, is playing after a week and will be ready to go. They last played Rajasthan and won by a close margin of 3 wickets on the game's final ball. Gujarat conceded 196 after bowling first with only Rashid Khan doing a commendable job with the ball. During the chase, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan started well but their middle order failed to capitalize and lost their way. Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia's cameos helped them get over the line. Gujarat have won three and lost three games so far and will be looking to add two more points to their tally in front of their home crowd.

…MATCHDAY…

As the Indian T20 League reaches its midpoint, the tournament has been a thrilling spectacle, marked by record-breaking feats and remarkable displays of amazing skill sets and determination. Match 32 is poised to continue this trend, as the action shifts to Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium in the western state, where Gujarat, the runners-up, will face off against Delhi. Gujarat has cultivated a reputation for thriving in nail-biting scenarios, with a roster filled with diverse match-winners who consistently rise to the occasion, ensuring the team's success. One such match-winning performance was played by the Afghan sensation Rashid Khan, but with the bat. Running behind the eight ball while chasing a daunting target of 197, their skipper Shubman Gill emerged as an unbreakable pillar in the way, showcasing his resilience with a superb inning of 72 runs, well supported by his opening partner Sai Sudharsan's yet another strong consistent performance, contributing 35 runs. Despite the setback of losing key wickets of the middle order, Gujarat refused to succumb to pressure. Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia then turned the tables with a blitz of quick runs in the latter stages of the match, wresting control from the opposition's grasp. Thanks to their impactful contributions, Gujarat successfully chased down 35 runs in the final two overs, securing a thrilling victory. Gujarat's top-order batters and finishers have indeed displayed remarkable solidity, evident in their ability to execute challenging chases even in the absence of key players like David Miller. This underscores the depth of talent within their squad. However, concerns have been mounting due to disappointing performances from seasoned players like Vijay Shankar in the middle order. The team's management has been experimenting with various options in an attempt to address this issue and find the right balance in the lineup. Gujarat's bowling unit has encountered a few hurdles in the absence of Mohammed Shami. While Mohit Sharma has assumed a senior role capably, the team seeks to bolster its control over the game. The spin combination of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad adds depth to their arsenal, and Gujarat aims to harness this resource effectively. Following a shaky start to the tournament, Delhi bounced back with a thrilling victory against Lucknow and they just might have found a perfect overseas middle-order batter in the form of the young and talented Jake Fraser-McGurk who roared in his debut game with the bat and scored a highly impactful half-century. Prithvi Shaw has indeed displayed promise with the bat, showcasing his talent and potential. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant continues to exhibit his unique brand of aggressive cricket, adding dynamism to the team's batting lineup. Tristan Stubbs too, has been equally impressive down the order. However, the news of Mitchell Marsh's departure to Australia due to a hamstring tear comes as a blow to Delhi, as his all-round abilities provided valuable depth to the squad. On the bowling front, Khaleel Ahmed has given positive returns by taking wickets with consistency and Kuldeep Yadav has asked tough questions to the opposition batters with his crafty deceptive spin. The others too, have done a decent job. While they are still languishing in the bottom three, this team poses a serious threat with the likes of David Warner in the ranks too. Will Delhi upset Gujarat in Ahmedabad? Or will Gujarat continue to dominate at their home ground? A lot of match-ups and contests to look upon. Whom are you supporting?