IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Highlights: Rishabh Pant stars as Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 4 runs in a thriller

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. 

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Kuldeep Yadav has been DC's best bowler in the season so far with 10 wickets from five games at an economy rate of 7.60. But he didn't have a very good outing against SRH. Even though he had the highest number of dot balls (8) and claimed four wickets - among DC bowlers, he also conceded the maximum number of sixes -- 7.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: We are a few minutes away from the toss and both teams might look to bat first after the flip of the coin. There was no dew on offer in the last match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. The last match played here was a high-scorer, with SRH putting up a massive total of 266 runs.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Delhi Capitals youngsters Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abhishek Porel. The Aussie star smashed 65 off just 18 balls to keep DC in the hunt against SRH but he lacked support from the other end, young Abhishek Porel (42 off 22) tried his best. 

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill vs Anrich Nortje will be a key battle to look out for in the mega clash tonight. The Proteas paceman has got the better of Shubman thrice in the IPL but looking at Delhi's track the tables might turn this time.

Gill vs Nortje in IPL 

Innings - 6 

Balls - 22 

Wickets - 3 

AVG - 11.3

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: The 2022 champions have failed to up the ante in the powerplay this season as Shubman Gill has not been at his best while his opening partners have also struggled to get going.

GT's crawl at the top of the order

 7.6 - Lowest run-rate in PP 

39 - Fewest 4s in PP 

5.9 - Worst balls/boundary in PP

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans:  Delhi Capitals bowlers have lacked consistency as in a couple of matches they just ran riot but in some, they looked pretty ordinary. In the last match against SRH, they leaked the most runs in a powerplay in IPL history - 125.

Delhi Capitals - Blowing Hot and Cold in IPL 2024 

Runs conceded in PP: 

30 vs GT (2nd best) 

31 vs RR (3rd best) 

32 vs CSK (4th best) 

88 vs KKR (2nd worst) 

125 vs SRH (worst)

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: The pacers of both teams have struggled to find consistency this season but the spinners have bailed them out time and again. Delhi Capitals spin duo - Kuldeep Yadav-Axar Patel has been the backbone of their bowling unit this season, meanwhile, the Titans also rely heavily on Rashid Khan to spin his magic and Noor Ahmad to assist him from the other end.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: It will be intresting to see whether Gujrat Titans will recall Umesh Yadav in tho the playing XI after he missed out on the last couple of matches. Umesh enjoys a good match-up against Delhi star opener David Warner and got the better of him five times.

 Warner vs Umesh Yadav

 Innings - 11 

Dismissals - 5 

AVG -19.8

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Rishabh Pant had a mixed IPL season thus far as a better. The flamboyant wicketkeeper has scored a couple of half-centuries but at the same time looked scratchy on some occasions. He has also struggled against the leg-spinners this season.

Pant vs leg spin in IPL 2024 

Innings - 6 

Dismissals - 3 

Balls - 34 

Runs - 44 SR - 129

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: GT and DC have the best spin units in IPL 2024. While GT have bagged 19 wickets through their spinners - the most in the tournament - DC are at number 2 with 18. GT is also the most restrictive spin bowling unit with an economy of 7.5. DC spinners are not far behind with a collective economy rate of 8. 

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: It will be interesting to see who will lead Delhi Capitals's pace attack tonight as they need someone to lead by example. Pace spearhead Anrich Nortje has been completely off-colour this season and DC would be desperately hoping veteran Ishant Sharma returns after missing the last game due to a back spasm.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Veteran opener David Warner's form has also become an area of concern for Delhi Capitals as he has scored just 167 runs in 7 matches this season at an average of 23.86. The IPL legend has scored just one fifty this season and has been struggling to get going at the top of the order. DC would  need him to get back to his best to bounce back in the season.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: It was not an ideal homecoming for Rishabh Pant and Co. as they suffered a 67-run loss against a formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad. The loss saw DC slip to the eighth position with three wins and five defeats. Against SRH, Pant erred in his decisions a few times, starting from the toss as he misjudged the dew factor at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and decided to bowl first. On the personal front, Pant wasn't in his element as he looked scratchy during his 44 off 35 balls while chasing a mammoth 267-run score.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill will be playing his 100th IPL game tonight against Delhi Capitals. In 99 matches, Gill has scored 3,088 runs at an average of 38.12 and a strike rate of 38.12, with three centuries and 20 fifties. His best score is 129. He is already the 25th-highest run-scorer in the league's history.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, the orange cap winner of last season, is lagging way behind in the race this season. The GT skipper has scored 298 runs in 8 matches and scored just two half-centuries. It's high time he needs to up the ante and lead his team from the front. The young batter is also one of the contenders for a place in the T20 World Cup squad but with days left in announcement, he needs to put up a big show to make his case stronger. 

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Delhi Capitals pacers had a forgettable night when they last played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje and Mukesh Kumar were punished all around the park by Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Troika leaked runs at an economy rate of over 10. However, Kuldeep Yadav was the saving grace for them who did leak 55 runs but managed to claim four wickets to give his team a small fighting chance. They need to rectify their mistakes and come up a with a solid plan against Shubman Gill and Co.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Gujarat Titans will be looking to address their batting woes, which saw them collapse for a meagre 89 runs in the previous encounter against Delhi Capitals. The Titans rely heavily on their skipper Shubman Gill to get the job done with the bat. The middle-order has not really made any impact with the bat as the likes of David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, and Vijay Shankar have failed to get going. Sai Sudharsan also failed to show consistency.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: This will be the fifth encounter between DC and GT. Interestingly, both teams have emerged victorious twice in their previous four meetings, highlighting the close rivalry between them. In the last encounter, DC registered a dominant win at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Matches Played - 4 

DC Won - 2 

GT Won – 2 

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2024 Match 40, Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans! Both sides have been inconsistent in this season so far, with the Capitals particularly struggling thanks to a poor bowling performance. On Wednesday, Rishabh Pant's men will look to put the hammering against SRH behind as they meet the Shubman Gill-led Titans.