Axar Patel is likely to play a key part against the Gujarat Titans as he will be playing at his home ground. It's a must-win game for the Delhi Capitals if they want to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
Gujarat Titans will lock horns with Delhi Capitals in the 44th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat. Gujarat Titans have continued where they left off last season. The defending champions have a well-rounded team with plenty of match-winners. Shubman Gill has been in brilliant form. Sai Sudharsan and Saha also have shown glimpses of brilliance. Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have been the pick of the bowler for Gujarat Titans. Mohit Sharma was awarded back-to-back Man of the Match awards after two fantastic performances on his comeback. Vijay Shankar has been in fantastic form as well and has performed at crucial junctures.
The Delhi Capitals started the season in the worst possible way, they lost 5 back to back games but have bounced back well with two back-to-back victories. They are coming into this game on the back of a defeat. David Warner has scored runs for his team but the strike rate has been an issue. Apart from him, other batters failed to gel up. Axar Patel has looked the man in form for the Capitals, he has done well with both bat and the ball. Prithvi Shaw has failed to impress and we could well see a change at the top of the order for Delhi Capitals. Axar Patel is likely to play a key part against the Gujarat Titans as he will be playing at his home ground. It’s a must-win game for the Delhi Capitals if they want to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium is known to aid the batters in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action. The weather is expected to be slightly humid. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down as there is a bit of dew expected in the latter half of the second innings.
Total Matches – 2
Gujarat Titans – 2
Delhi Capitals – 0
Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, 44th Match
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat, India
Date & Time: 2nd May, at 7:30 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time
| Opened | 1982 |
| Capacity | 1,32,000 |
| Ends | Adani Pavilion End and CMDC END |
| Location | Gujarat, India |
| Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 10 |
| Matches won batting first | 6 |
| Matches won bowling first | 4 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 160 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 137 |
| Highest total recorded | 234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ |
| Lowest total recorded | 66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND |
| Highest score chased | 166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG |
| Lowest score defended | 107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW |
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