Highlights:
- Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals will face each other in the seventh game of IPL 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
- Gujarat Titans won their last game against Chennai Super Kings while Delhi Capitals lost to Lucknow Super Giants.
- Delhi Capitals lost to Lucknow Super Giants in their most recent game, whereas Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings in their most recent game.
The seventh game of the Indian Premier League 2023 will take place on April 4 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, pitting the defending champion Gujarat Titans (GT) against the Delhi Capitals (DC).
Gujarat Titans enter the match coming off of a thrilling last-over victory over the four-time defending champion Chennai Super Kings. Again, the all-around effort allowed GT to defeat CSK as each player, including impact player Sai Sudharsan, contributed runs and wickets as needed.
Rashid Khan put on an all-around performance by picking up two crucial wickets and putting things away with the bat. Shubman Gill was the player who stood out with the bat, scoring 63 runs off just 36 balls. In the previous match, Mohammad Shami claimed his 100th IPL wicket. In the IPL’s history, Gujarat Titans have won nine out of 10 times when chasing.
On the other side, the Delhi Capitals are returning home following a defeat to the Lucknow Super Giants. In their opening game, they were defeated by Mark Wood’s ferocious pace and left clueless. The only encouraging aspect of the batting was David Warner, who nevertheless played the innings with a below-average strike rate.
The most impressive bowler was Khaleel Ahmed, who recorded 2/30 in his four-over performance and set a record for fastest Indian bowler to 50 IPL wickets. To recover, Delhi would like to see both departments perform better.
Why don’t we go deep and analyze how the tale of the tape looks when these two go head-to-head before they clash in the 16th IPL?
DC Vs GT Head To Head:
Only one game has been played between the two teams. Last year, Gujarat Titans defeated Delhi Capitals by a score of 14 runs.
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DC Vs GT Last Encounter:
April 2, 2022: GT beat DC by 14 runs
Additional Stats Of CSK and LSG:
Most runs for DC: 25 (Lalit Yadav)
Most runs for GT: 84 (Shubman Gill)
Most wickets for DC: 3 (Mustafizur Rahman)
Most wickets for GT: 2 (Mohammed Shami)
Most catches for DC: 2 (Axar Patel)
Most catches for GT: 3 (Matthew Wade)
DC average score against GT: 171
GT average score against DC: 157
Match Prediction:
We expect a thrilling and competitive match on Tuesday night in Delhi. The Capitals won’t want to start the season with back-to-back defeats, and Anrich Nortje should significantly improve their bowling attack. But, Rashid Khan, a leg-spinner who is in terrific form and will appreciate this surface, is part of Gujarat Titans’ excellent variety in their bowling attack. Therefore, Gujarat Titans are expected to win today’s match.