Gujarat Titans defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets to win their second consecutive game in TATA IPL 2023.
Gujarat Titans defeated Delhi Capitals with 6 wickets thanks to the emerging
prodigy Sai Sudharsan, who performed admirably under pressure and score an
unbeaten 62 runs in 48 balls. Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, and Mohammed Shami
all contributed with scorching spells to help Gujarat Titans limit Delhi Capitals to
162/8 in 20 overs.
Rashid and Shami both took three wickets, while Joseph took two while giving up 29 runs. Miller provided the last touch for GT’s difficult chase with a brilliant cameo of 16-ball 31 that included 2 sixes and as many fours. With 4 points after the win, the defending champions go to the top of the standings, while Delhi is at the bottom with no victories.
Gujrat Titans vs Delhi Capitals – Match Summary
As Delhi Capitals were offered the chance to bat first, they got off to a strong start as David Warner and Prithvi Shaw scored 11 runs off Mohammed Shami’s opening over. The hitting, however, was short-lived as Shaw was removed by Shami for 7 runs in the third over of the innings and Mitchell Marsh, a new batter, was removed for 4 runs in the fifth over of the contest.
In the seventh over of the match, the partnership of Sarfaraz Khan and Warmer successfully withstood the pressure and brought their team’s total to 60 runs. The excellent partnership between the Delhi duo was then broken by Alzarri Joseph, who dismissed well-positioned batsman Warner for 37 and Rilee Rossouw for a duck on the very next ball. Gujarat’s bowlers continued to outperform Delhi’s deep batting order with their brilliant spells in the middle overs.
Rashid Khan removed well-positioned Sarfaraz Khan for 30 runs after dismissing left-handed debutant Abishek Porel in the 13th over. Delhi Capitals had to rely on Axar Patel’s blazing batting skills to go beyond the 150-run mark. With a fast 36 off 22 balls and several spectacular boundaries, all-rounder Axar helped his team reach 162/8 in 20 overs.
Sai Sudharsan and David Miller lead the Titans to their second victory
Anrich Nortje inflicted the first blow on the Delhi Capitals by dismissing Wriddhiman Saha for 14 off 7 runs in the third over. The explosive Gurjat batsman Shubman Gill was struck out by Nortje in the next over before Gujarat skipper Hardik Pandya was struck out by Khaleel Ahmed on the final ball of the powerplay. Afterward, Vijay Shankar and Sai Sudharsan took control of the situation and frequently attacked the Delhi bowlers.
In the game’s 12th over, Shankar and Sudharsan helped their team surpass the 100-run threshold. Then, in the 14th over of the match, Mitchell Marsh gave his team a significant breakthrough by removing Shankar for 29 off 23 and ending the 53-run partnership stand. In the game’s 16th over, David Miller smashed Mukesh Kumar with open hands for two sixes and one four, scoring 20 runs to take his team close to the target.
With one six and one four, Sudharsan withstood the pressure and hit Nortje for 14 runs, anchoring the Gujarat innings with a 44-ball half-century. In the 18th over, Miller and Sudharsan reached their 50-run partnership milestone. Sudharsan’s undefeated 62 and Miller’s quick 31 runs off the 16 delivered helped Gujrat Titan win by six wickets. Anrich Nortje had the best bowling statistics for the Delhi Capitals, taking 2 wickets for 39 runs, while Khaleel Ahmed and Mitchell Marsh each took one wicket.