Delhi Capitals have won the match in just 8.5 overs as this is a thrashing of the highest order for the Titans at home.
Delhi Capitals have now lost two wickets in consecutive overs with batters trying to hit GT out of the waters but have lost their wickets. Abishek Porel went after Warrier, hit a six and then got cleaned up and now Rashid has got Shai Hope reverse sweeping straight to short third man fielder.
Prithvi Shaw survived an LBW call, hit a boundary on the leg side before being surprised by a bouncer from Sandeep Warrier, which he couldn't avert and got a top edge for the short third man to take an easy catch.
Jake Fraser-McGurk entertained the Ahmedabad crowd for 10 balls, but at least he gave them something who came to watch a few boundaries being hit but it was just wickets all over in the first innings. Spencer Johnson gets the breakthrough.
Gujarat Titans have been bowled out for a paltry 89, their lowest ever score in IPL history. It is also the lowest score by any team against Delhi in the IPL as Mukesh Kumar ends with three and Tristan Stubbs and Ishant Sharma got two wickets each.
Khaleel Ahmed has gotten his first wicket as Mohit Sharma sliced a bouncer outside the off-stump straight to the deep backward point fielder.
Gujarat Titans have lost their 7th wicket now with Rahul Tewatia going for a 15-ball 10 as Axar Patel has gotten his first wicket of the match.
Shahrukh Khan came in as an impact player and quickly went back to the pavilion as even though it was a wide, the batter was out of his crease looking for a run but the ball was with Pant, who couldn't collect it cleanly but was lucky that the ball fell out of his gloves onto the stumps and Titans are six down.
Tristan Stubbs came in to bowl for the first time in IPL 2024 and he has instantly produced the goods for the Capitals, getting Abhinav Manohar out. Manohar was just a bit out of the crease and Rishabh Pant's reflexes took care of it. The Titans are five down now.
Ishant Sharma is running riot here in Ahmedabad. A slight in-cutter cut David Miller in half and Rishabh Pant dived to his left to take a good catch. The umpire remained unmoved though. Ishant and Rishabh Pant both were convinced that there were two noises and the replays showed that there was a huge inside edge and the Capitals have gotten four wickets.
A rocket throw from falling Sumit Kumar has meant that the tap of wickets keeps running on for the Titans and Sai Sudharsan has departed now.
Wriddhiman Saha's struggle ends as Delhi Capitals bowlers continue to force the GT batters to play and with the ball just stopping a bit given there's no grass, they are not able to time as well as they would have liked.
Delhi Capitals have gotten a huge wicket early in their bowling innings, of Titans skipper Shubman Gill who chipped a delivery outside the off-stump to the cover fielder. And it is Ishant Sharma, who does the trick for the visitors.
Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha are back at the top of the order together for the Gujarat Titans and will be looking to give their side a good start.
Gujarat Titans: Sharath BR, Manav Suthar, Shahrukh Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande
Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, Lizaad Williams, Kumar Kushagra,Praveen Dubey , Lalit Yadav
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Sai Sudharsan, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Sandeep Warrier
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tristan Stubbs, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed
David Warner, who was uncertain about getting picked, has been left out and looking at the XI, the Capitals could well go in with three overseas players only. On the other hand, the Gujarat Titans have made quite a few changes with David Miller back into the side.
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first saying that there are a few unknowns but would back his batters to chase down with an expectation of dew in Ahmedabad.
Ideally, they would want to stick with the winning combination, especially if David Warner is fit. If Warner isn't able to get match fit in time, the Capitals might shift Shai Hope to open the innings and get an overseas bowler with an Indian batter in the middle order.
Gujarat Titans were lucky to defend a total against the Mumbai Indians in their campaign opener in Ahmedabad but the venue generally has been good for the teams bowling first. The other two games have been won chasing and traditionally too, with the conditions, dimensions and the weather, it gets better to bat in the latter half.
A 100 per cent black soil pitch, No. 4, which means square boundaries are 61m and 72m respectively and a 75m straight boundary. The pitch doesn't have much for the spinners and pace bowlers will get some help. Another good one for the batters and the captain winning the toss is expected to field first.
Delhi Capitals will be sweating over David Warner's fitness, who suffered a blow on his left hand in the last game. The scans didn't show any fracture but as Ricky Ponting said, there was swelling and the final decision will be taken before the toss.
Wednesday to Wednesday, Gujarat Titans had a good week's rest and now will be up for the challenge against the Delhi Capitals as they look to build on their thrilling win against the Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. The Capitals, on the other hand, too are coming off a win but there were three losses between their two wins and the Capitals would want to change that. Welcome to our live coverage of the GT vs DC match from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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