The defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) lock horns Delhi Capitals (DC) as Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday (April 4).
Hardik dropped Vijay Shankar to bring in Sai Sudharsan in GT's playing XI. Gujarat also included David Miller in final XI in place of ruled out Kane Williamson. Meanwhile Rishabh Pant's replacement Abishek Porel made debut for DC as Rovman Powell dropped for Anrich Nortje.
“Going to bowl first. Not sure how the wicket is going to play. Obviously losing Kane - we're gutted. Especially for him. As a team we can manage, but gutted for him. Miller comes in for Kane. Sai Sudharsan comes in for Vijay. Not much talking in our team. Just about keeping things simple and focusing on controllables. Pitch looks fantastic. Dew might kick in later,” GT skipper Pandya said after the toss.
“Looks like a nice wicket. Have to come out with positive intent and post a good total. It's awesome. What a good turnout it is tonight. Hopefully we can make it our fortress. Anrich and Porel come in. Rovman misses out. It's a long tournament, going to be a few harsh calls,” DC captain David Warner said after the toss.
Rishabh Pant is expected to attend the match as it's DC's home game.
Follow DC vs GT's live scores here
Head-to-Head
Matches Played - 1
Matches won by Delhi Capitals - 0
Matches won by Gujarat Titans - 1
Matches with No Result - 0
Matches Tied - 0
Pitch Report
“Dimensions - 64 metres either side, 70 metres down the ground. This wicket is smack bang in the middle. Remember what we saw a couple of weeks ago in the Test match, there was not a blade of grass to be seen. This wicket has a nice even covering of grass. This is an unbelievably flat wicket. I expect there will be a little bit more pace and a little bit more carry to assist the swing and the seam bowlers. But there are a couple of parts on this wicket that are very dry. Even though they are dry, don't expect that to have a huge influence on this game. 165 is the average score here. The trend of this tournament has been teams wanting to chase. Personally, I wouldn't be against trying to bat first, get a big total and try and put as much pressure on the opposition as you can,” Aaron Finch analysed the pitch.
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, David Warner(c), Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Sarfaraz Khan(w), Axar Patel, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
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