DC vs GT Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! An emphatic finish! Fractionally short, around off, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and pulls it over long on to clear the fence! GUJARAT TITANS WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND 6 BALLS TO SPARE and QUALIFY FOR THE PLAYOFFS!

The SCORERS ARE LEVEL now. Outside off, Gill punches it towards point to take his team within a run of the victory.

Another googly, shortish in length, outside off, 86.1 kph, Sudharsan looks to pull but the change in pace makes him lose contact with his bat. Pulls this one-handed through mid-wicket for a single.

The googly, outside leg, Sai Sudharsan gets down to paddle but misses. The ball hits his pads and lobs towards the off side.

A full toss, outside off, Gill leans and drives it through the covers for a single.

Short, outside off, Shubman Gill punches it through the covers for a couple. Just a hit away from the win now.

A slower ball, short in length, Gill is early into his pull and miscues it towards deep mid-wicket. Does not carry to the fielder. A single taken. 11 from the over, Kuldeep Yadav finishes his bowling with figures of 4-0-37-0.

A touch short, around middle, pulled through mid-wicket for a couple.

Around off, driven towards long off for a single.

Full, outside off, driven towards short cover.

SIX! CENTURY FOR SAI SUDHARSAN! His second in the IPL. Full, on middle, Sai Sudharsan comes forward and hits it straight back over the bowler's head, to bring up his milestone. Virender Sehwag would have been proud of that shot, to get to a century with a six. The GT dugout is beside itself, applauding its maestro.

Full, on middle, swept away for a single.

Outside off, punched towards deep point for a single. 18 from the over, Natarajan has gone for 49 runs in his 3 overs.

SIX! Effortless! Overpitched, on the pads, Shubman Gill flicks it nonchalantly over mid-wicket.

FOUR! Neatly done. A length ball, outside off, Gill stays back and dabs it to the right of backward point.

This is now the HIGHEST OPENING STAND IN IPL 2025, going past the 171 put on by 'Travishek' - that's Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma for the Sunrisers against Punjab Kings in Hyderabad. On middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Overpitched, on middle and leg, Sudharsan drives it straight back to where it came from, to the long on fence! 29 more needed from 22 balls.

Excellent effort by Tristan Stubbs. A length ball, on middle, Sai Sudharsan flicks it over mid-wicket. The ball races away but Stubbs races away to his right and flings himself, pushing the ball away. Keeps the batters to a couple. This is now the SECOND HIGHEST OPENING STAND in IPL 2025.

The cutter, around off, angling away, Gill bunts it down the track. 11 from the over, 22 in the last 2.

Very full, tailing in, Sudharsan watches it closely and digs it out towards long on for another single.

Slower ball, outside off, patted towards cover-point for one.

Outside off, punched through point for a single.

FOUR! Class batting. On a length, outside off, Sudharsan allows the ball to come to him and guides it pretty late, to the left of short third, for consecutive boundaries. The partnership is now 162. 38 more needed from 28 balls.

FOUR! A boundary to start post the break. A full toss, dipping onto the pads, Sai Sudharsan gets down and paddles it to the fine leg fence. Moves to 81 (49).

Floated, outside off, Gill reaches out to drive but mistimes it back to the bowler. 11 from the over.

Thrown up wide outside off, Sai reaches out and drives it through the covers for another single.

WIDE. Down the leg side, Sudharsan looks to whip it fine but misses.

The skidder, 97.6 kph, Gill plays it from the crease but manages to push it through the covers for one.

Full, on middle, Sai Sudharsan works it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 49 more needed from 33 balls.

A touch short, outside off, punched through point for a single. 150-RUN OPENING STAND IS up. Just the third instance by a team this season. SRH and RR are the other two teams to manage this feat.

SIX! Beautifully hit. Floated, on middle, Shubman Gill comes forward and lofts it easily over long on for a biggie. Moves to 71 (39).

A googly to end, around middle, 86.1 kph, Shubman works it through mid-wicket for one.

On middle, worked wide of long on for a run.

Tossed up, slower through the air, around middle, Sai looks to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Dropped short, around middle, Sudharsan pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace. The stand is worth 141 now. 59 more needed from 39 balls.

On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Googly, outside off, Shubman Gill reaches out and cuts it behind point for a boundary!

FOUR! 19 from the over! Short and wide outside off, Sai Sudharsan leaps and cuts this over point to end the over in style! The last 5 overs have gone for 64! 66 more needed from 42 balls now.

Outside off, short in length, pulled down to long on for a single.

SIX! This is even better! A leg cutter attempted, but way too full on the pads, Gill just flicks it magnificently over mid-wicket!

FOUR! BANG! FIFTY FOR GILL! His 6th this season, this one coming in 33 balls. Full, outside off, Gill hammers it straight back towards the bowler who has to duck to save his life. The ball races to the long off fence.

WIDE. Down the leg side, Gill cannot get his flick away.

LEADING EDGE, SAFE! A rare opportunity for a wicket. Full, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill looked to flick across the line but played a bit too early. Got a leading edge which went towards cover. His opposite number, Axar Patel, flew to his right at cover but could not get there. Two runs taken.

On a length, around off, angling away, Sai Sudharsan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full, around off, Sudharsan pushes this down to long off for one more. A 6 on the first ball, followed by 5 singles. 45 in the last 4 overs now.

A short ball, outside off, pulled down to long on for another single.

A length ball, around off, swung down to long on for one more.

A short ball, slower in pace, outside off, Shubman Gill leaps and punches it to the right of short third, for a quick run.

Around off, punched down to long on for a single. 89 more needed from 52 balls.

SIX! Welcome back, Nattu, says Sudharsan! These two have played against each other in the Tamil Nadu Premier League and there is no love lost here. Full and on the pads, Sai Sudharsan just whips it effortlessly over square leg! And the head just stays down, ala Martin Guptill! Moves to 64 (38).

Short again, outside off, cut through point for one more. 11 from the over, 34 in the last 3!

A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! 1000TH SIX OF IPL 2025! Floated, outside off, Shubman Gill lunges and lofts it easily over long off! His 4th six of the night and he is yet to hit a four! 100-RUN STAND COMES UP, in 64 balls. 98 more needed from 56 balls.

The slider, around middle and off, Sudharsan goes back and pulls it down to long on for one.

Short, outside off, Shubman Gill punches it through the covers for a run.

Vipraj Nigam is back on. Starts off with a shortish delivery outside off, Sai Sudharsan cuts it behind point for a single.

Full, outside off, pushed towards cover. 11 from the over, 23 in the last 2.

WIDE. Fired down the leg side, Gill misses his flick.

Around off, whipped through mid-wicket for a run.

Fuller again, swept towards short fine leg for a single.

SIX! Excellent use of the feet! Flighted, outside off, Shubman Gill puts his dancing shoes on, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it straight back down the ground!

Short, outside off, Sai Sudharsan punches it through the covers for a run.

Tossed up, around off, Shubman Gill punches it down to long on for a single.

Full, on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan looks to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. 12 from the over, Axar Patel's bowling figures read 3-0-35-0.

Short, outside off, cut through point for a run.

Full and straight, defended back to the bowler.

SIX! BANG! Flighted, outside off, Shubman Gill gets down on a knee and slog-sweeps this over mid-wicket! 119 more needed from 69 balls now.

On middle and leg, punched down to long on for a single.

Axar Patel returns into the attack. FOUR! Greeted in style! Full, on the pads, Sai Sudharsan gets down and sweeps it through fine leg for a boundary! Gets his 6TH HALF CENTURY OF THE SEASON, this one in 30 balls.

Full, around off, eased down to long off for one more.

On middle and off, Gill jumps out and works this through mid-wicket for one more.

Outside off, punched through the covers for a run.

Outside off, punched down to long off for a single.

Full, outside off, swept through mid-wicket for a couple.

My word. Kuldeep Yadav is fuming and grumpy. That looked so, so out to the naked eye and one suspects that the umpire gave it not out because of the bat involved, not the angle. A lovely googly, pitched up around off, Sai Sudharsan looked to flick but seemed to miss as he played all around it and was hit on the pads. The ball deflected towards short third and the batters took a run, as Kuldeep was busy appealing. DC had just a review left prior to this and Abishek Porel smilingly gestured to Axar Patel to take the punt. The first question was the inside edge, which was negated by UltraEdge. But Ball Tracking showed the ball to be clipping the leg stump! DC don't lose a review but don't get a wicket either!

Shortish again, outside off, cut towards sweeper cover for one more.

A short ball now, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Full, outside off, pushed towards short third.

A short ball, pulled down to long on for a single.

A moment of doubt for the GT openers. It was a slider, outside leg and Sai Sudharsan looked to paddle it fine. He missed and the keeper, Abishek Porel collected beautifully and straightaway went up in an appeal. Interestingly, the umpire did not signal it a wide either. Axar Patel was convinced into the review but UltraEdge detected a flat line when the ball went past the bat or glove. Instead, the spike came when the ball was close to the pad. That explains why wide was not called. Terrific umpiring. Review lost for DC though.

Tossed up, outside off, 84.4 kph, Shubman Gill leans and drives it through the covers for a single.

The back-of-the-hand slower ball, 116.4 kph. Fuller in length, around off, Shubman Gill punches it down the ground through mid off to get a single. After a rollicking start, Gujarat Titans end their Powerplay on 59/0. Considerable bit of pull back by the Capitals, going for just 16 in the last 3 overs. They were 45/1 at the end of their Powerplay.

Another misfield. Slower ball, on a fuller length, around off, Sai drives it straight to the man at extra cover. But he fumbles and the batters take a single.

FOUR! Breaks the boundary drought! That's a boundary after 16 balls. A length ball, outside off, fractionally wide, Sai Sudharsan gets on top of the bounce and punches it through point.

This one lands, slower in pace, fuller in length, around middle and off, Sudharsan flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.

Another full toss, not put away. Sai Sudharsan flicks it through mid-wicket but KL Rahul races to his right and saves a certain boundary. Sudharsan is halfway down the track for the single but is sent back.

Full, outside off, 134.4 kph, Shubman Gill looks to drive but gets a bit of an inside edge towards mid on. Quick single taken.

A full toss, outside off, Shubman works it through mid on where Faf du Plessis stops it with a tumble to his right. A single taken.

On a length, outside off, Gill exhibits a straight bat and pushes the ball towards mid off.

On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a run. Wants the second but is sent back.

A length ball, outside leg, Sai Sudharsan gets down and across and looks to paddle but misses. That came as a surprise. Don't think he needs to play such shots.

50-RUN OPENING STAND IS UP. For the 7th time this season. This one is in 26 balls. A shortish ball, around off, Gill plays a short-arm jab, which races down the ground. But Faf du Plessis, as athletic as ever, races to his left from mid on and tumbles to save the ball, keeping the batters to a single.

Full, outside off, Shubman Gill gets a good stride and drives it straight to mid off.

Around off, cutting back in, SS works it through mid-wicket for a couple. Good over from the Fizz, temporarily slowing down the onslaught.

On a good length, outside off, Sai waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it late, but straight to short third.

There comes the cutter, on a good length, around middle and leg, Shubman Gill taps it towards the leg side and crossed over for a run.

Outside off, punched through the covers for a couple.

A touch shorter now, Sai Sudharsan looks to pull but the ball skids low. He somehow manages to get the bottom portion of the bat and deflects the ball towards cover. A single taken.

On a good length, around off, punched towards mid on.

Punched towards mid on for a quick single. 12 from the over, 43 in the first 3 overs!

FOUR MORE! DC are leaking runs at haemorrhaging rate now. Not a bad ball, not that short, not much width, but Sudharsan finds enough time to rock back and punch the ball between point and cover!

MISFIELD, FOUR! This has not been a good start by Delhi Capitals on the field at all. Short, outside off, Sai Sudharsan goes back and punches it towards cover. The fielder gets across to his right but is slow to bend and the ball goes through!

Around off, punched wide of long off for one.

Fired on the pads, tucked through mid-wicket for a run.

Around off, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

EDGED, FOUR! 20 from the second over and the Titans are flying! Full and wide outside off, Sai Sudharsan reaches out to drive but only manages an outside edge which flies over the vacant slip cordon, to the deep third fence on the bounce!

Landed outside off, eased through the covers for a couple.

Around off, pushed towards mid on.

FOUR MORE! This is actually a good shot. The line and length are much better, with the line being closer to the off stump and the length being pushed a bit ahead. But Sai Sudharsan stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the covers.

FOUR! Another bad ball. Short and wide outside off, Sudharsan stands tall and slaps it over point for a boundary!

SIX! Bad start. A length ball, down the leg side, with fine leg up. Sai Sudharsan just helps it over the fielder and so good is the timing that it clears the ropes with ease.

SIX! The skipper is up and running! Flighted, outside off, Gill gets down on a knee and slog-sweeps it over mid-wicket for the first maximum of the chase! 11 from the opening over.

Around off, punched towards cover.

That was a missile. Fired in at 92.5 kph, Shubman Gill came half forward to defend but the ball skid through after pitching, catching him on the pads. The keeper, Abishek Porel, appealed for LBW but there was bat involved.

On middle and leg, punched down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Not well timed, but it will reach the fence. A short ball, down the leg side, Sudharsan goes for the pull but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball though, races once it meets the outfield, beating the despairing dive from Dushmantha Chameera at short fine leg, bursting through his left hand, towards the fence.

Landed around leg stump, Sai Sudharsan watchfully nudges it towards square leg.