Delhi demolish Gujarat in their own den

Delhi Capitals thrashed Gujarat Titans by six wickets in the 32nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Match Summary

Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, Match 32

Gujarat Titans 89/10 (17.3 ov)

Delhi Capitals 92/4 (8.5 ov)

Result - Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets

Match Analysis

Delhi displayed a dominating performance after opting to field. Delhi bundled out Gujarat for a paltry 89 and then chased the target with 11.1 overs to spare. 

Gujarat had a horrible outing with the bat as they kept losing wickets right from the start. Ishant Sharma drew the first blood for Delhi as he sent Shubman Gill packing.

After that Khaleel Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar provided great support. Spinners Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs also contributed as Gujarat was left clueless. Rashid Khan (31:24b, 2x4, 1x6) was the top run-scorer as Gujarat got all out for 89. 

Jake Fraser-McGurk (20:10b, 2x4, 2x6) took Delhi off to a flying start with his cameo at the top. Abhishek Porel and Shai Hope furthered the chase. Later, skipper Rishabh Pant and Sumit Kumar finished the game for their team with 11.1 overs to spare. 

Match Stats

Gujarat Titans Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Shubman Gill - 1.5 ov), 2-28 (Wriddhiman Saha - 3.5 ov), 3-28 (Sai Sudharsan - 4.1 ov), 4-30 (David Miller - 4.6 ov), 5-47 (Abhinav Manohar - 8.3 ov), 6-52 (Shahrukh Khan - 8.5 ov), 7-66 (Rahul Tewatia - 11.2 ov), 8-78 (Mohit Sharma - 14.6 ov), 9-88 (Rashid Khan - 17.1 ov), 10-89 (Noor Ahmad - 17.3 ov)

Delhi Capitals Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Jake Fraser McGurk - 1.6 ov), 2-31 (Prithvi Shaw - 2.4 ov), 3-65 (Abishek Porel - 4.6 ov), 4-67 (Shai Hope - 5.4 ov)

Match Details

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 15:00

Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Toss: Delhi Capitals elected to bowl