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Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl in the match 35 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Delhi Capitals (DC), which is taking place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. GT to feature with the same playing XI against DC. GT captain Shubman revealed Rabada will join the franchise in 10 days after leaving the tournament to travel to South Africa due to personal reasons.
On the other hand, DC made one change in their playing XI, the Delhi outfit did not include opener Jake-Fraser McGurk in the starting XI but are looking to use him as an Impact Player.
Captains at Toss
GT captain Shubman Gill: We will bowl first. It is very hot. The wicket looks very good. If you won't keep much grass, it would crack up. Things have been going well. We don't think much about the past. It is about turning up on the day. It takes a couple of weeks for the team to gel in. We are going with the same team. Hopefully, Rabada will come back in 10 days or so.
DC captain Axar Patel: I also wanted to field. I was confused as it was that hot. I was a little skeptical due to the weather. The bowlers might get tired under the sun. We will look to score well and look to defend. We wanted a good start. We wanted to focus on the process. We are focussing on our process and execution. We keep talking about improvements. The dressing room atmosphere has been good. It is important to be clear in your ideas. We have given them clear roles. You might get success sometimes and sometimes you won't get it. Jack is not playing well.
DC vs GT head-to-head
DC and GT have faced each other in 5 matches in the IPL. Out of these 5 games, DC have won 3, whereas GT have come out victorious on 2 occasions.
DC vs GT playing XIs
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma
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