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

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant opened up on the decision to chose young Rasikh Salam over Anrich Nortje to bowl the penultimate over. 

"Nortje was having a tough time. T20 is a funny game, after 14-15 overs the ball was coming on nicely. So we wanted to trust Rasikh, always trust someone who is bowling well in a game. I think it is about instincts as a captain, it will come off sometimes. Happy it worked today," Pant said.

 The skipper further talked about his own performance as he was at his very best after Delhi lost three wickets early. 

"Surely at 43/3, we wanted to just keep going and target their main spinners. If we get something, we will take it on and keep rotating the strike. Everyday that I'm in the middle, I feel better. Every hour on the field matters, I love being on the field. I try to give it my 100% and it takes some time sometimes. I think the first six in the match gives me the confidence in a game. The more time I spend in the centre, the better I feel," he added.

Gujrat Titans skipper Shubman Gill was impressed with the way his team shown a great character while causing the 225-run target. 

"I think we played some really good cricket, disappointing to lose in the end, but great character shown by everyone. Great fight till the end and we never thought we were out of the game at any point," Gill said. 

When asked, what was the team's plan in the chase, Gill made a clear point that in such case there is no point making a set plan.

 "When you're chasing 224, there's no point in talking about plans, just go out and score runs. I think impact player has a bit of a role (in making the matches high scoring), even if you lose extra wickets, extra cushion is there for the batters to keep going and it gives the license for the batters to keep going till the end," he added. 

However, the GT skipper admitted that they conceded some extra runs in the final overs. 

"At one stage, we thought we would be able to restrict them to 200-210, but we gave away some extra runs in the last 2-3 overs. But this is a smallish ground, we spoke about the same when we went out to chase. Execution becomes very important, if there's a set batter or a finisher, you'll have to execute well. It's okay if there's something in the wicket, but on pitches like this, you'll have to make sure that you execute all your plans perfectly, be it the yorkers or the variations.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan fought hard till the final ball of the game but it went in vain as Delhi Capitals win the match by 4 runs here. It was indeed a nail-biting thriller as Rashid smashed two fours on first two balls which were followed by couple of dots. The Afghanistan star smashed a six on the fifth ball which leave 5 runs for the final ball. He swung his bat hard once again but he failed to connect it well enough for a six. Delhi Capitals (224/4) beat Gujarat Titans (220/8) by 4 runs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: R Sai Kishore lit up this match by smashing a couple of sixes but Rasikh Salam got the wicket on the final ball of the over. 18 runs came off the over and Salam knocks over Sai Kishore with a beauty. GT 206/8 in 19 overs

OUT! BIG WICKET! Mukesh Kumar gets the big fish David Miller for 55! The left-handed batter went for another big shot but failed to get the elevation as it hit the bottom of his bat as Rasikh Salam took a fine catch. Miller is disappointed with himself.  GT 181/7 in 17.3 overs 

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Fifty for David Miller! He has turned the game on once again by smashing Anrich Nortje for 24 runs in the last over. Sensational hitting from the Proteas batter as he is timing the ball extremely well. Titans need 49 runs from the last three overs. GT 176/7 in 17 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: OUT! Massive blow! Kuldeep Yadav strikes on the final ball of his spell and takes the crucial wicket of Rahul Tewatia who departs for 4. It seems like Titans have lost the plot now in this chase. GT 152/6 in 16 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Another failure from Shahrukh Khan here as he departs for just 8! The hard-hitting batter edged the ball behind the stumps and Rishabh Pant grabbed a stunning catch. GT 147/5 in 15 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Back-to-back boundaries for David Miller to keep it going. 86 runs needed from the last six overs. The required run rate is over 14, meanwhile, 12 runs came off the last over. GT 139/4 in 14 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Rasikh Salam gets the big wicket of Sai Sudharsan here for 65. The left-handed batter went for a big shot but failed to time it well and got caught by Axar Patel. GT 121/4 in 12.4 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: 10 runs came off Kuldeep Yadav's over. David Miller has hit his first boundary but Titans need more from him tonight. He is going to be the key for them in the tall chase. GT 119/3 in 12 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Another one bites the dust here as Azmatullah Omarzai departs for just 1. The Afghanistan star went for a big shot but didn't time it well as Jake Fraser-McGurk took a fine catch to send him back to pavilion. GT 98/3 in 10.1 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Fifty for Sai Sudharsan! A fine knock by the young man so far as he is hitting boundaries at regular intervals to maintain a good scoring rate in the tall chase. GT 98/2 in 10 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav provides the important breakthrough and gets the big wicket of Wriddhiman Saha. The wicketkeper batter slashes it hard but hit it straight to Axar Patel who grabs it comfortably. GT 9/2 in 9.4 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: A couple of boundaries for Sai Sudharsan as Gujarat Titans are approaching this chase well. They are in no mood to take risks with the aerial shots and looking to hit along the ground. GT 92/1 in 9 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Kuldeep Yadav in attack and eight runs came off his. Sai Sudharsan hit a boundary to maintain the scoring rate. However, GT need a big over here and there to put some sort of pressure on the DC bowlers. GT 79/1 in 8 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Axar Patel into the attack and he delivered a tidy four-run over. However, Delhi Capitals have lost a review as Axar and Pant desperately attempted it to get rid of Wriddhiman Saha. GT 71/1 in 7 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Mukesh Kumar into the attack and he delivered a tidy over to end the powerplay. 7 runs came off it. Gujarat Titans need to continue the momentum as they have recovered well after the Shubman Gill's blow. GT 67/1 in 6 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Rasikh Salam - Impact Player into the attack and he straightaway created an opportunity on the first ball but Axar Patel dropped Sai Sudharsan's catch. The left-handed batter put salt on his wounds by hitting a four on the next ball. 10 runs came off the over. GT 60/1 in 5 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan smashed Anrich Nortje for a couple of boundaries. Gujarat Titans have reacted well after the early wicket of Shubman Gill. 9 runs came off it. GT 50/1 in 4 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Back-to-back boundaries for Khaleel Ahmed on the second and third delivery. He went one step ahead on the final ball to dispatch for a maximum. 17 runs came off it. GT 41/1 in 3 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: OUT! MASSIVE BLOW! Shubman Gill fails to time it because of extra pace and departs for 6. Anrich Nortje wins the big battle here as Gujarat Titans lost their skipper early in the tall chase. GT 13/1 in 1.3 overs

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha started off the chase with a boundary. Nine runs came off the over as Gujarat Titans are in no mood to take early risks and expose their middle-order early. GT 9/0 in 1 over

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha are in the middle to start the chase for Gujarat Titans. Khaleel Ahmed has the ball in hand.

IPL 2024, DC vs GT IPL Live Score Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: We just witnessed the best of Rishabh Pant here as he smashed Mohit Sharma all around the park to help Delhi Capitals post a mammoth score - 224/4. He smashed the hat-trick of sixes in the last three balls of the innings, while 31 runs came off the last over. Breathtaking effort from the Delhi Capitals skipper here. Incredible range of shots from him as he remained unbeaten on 88. The Gujarat Titans bowlers let loose in the death overs and Pant punished them alongside Tristan Stubbs. Delhi Capitals post 224/4 (R Pant 88*, A Patel 66; S Warrier 3/15) in 20 overs