GT VS DC, Match Preview, Player Stats and Fantasy Teams...

by Shubham Tiwari on April 04, 2023 in IPL 2023

Match Preview

Delhi Capital

1. L Ngidi and A Nortaje is available for selection so there is a hight chances that A Nortaje play instead of R Rossouw

2. K Ahmed Make way for M Pandey

3. D Miller return from National duty and set to Play

4. As a Impact Player S Sudarshan is a good Choice for Grand League from Gujarat and R Rossouw from Delhi Capital

5. P Shaw and D Warner open for Delhi While S Gill and W Saha Open for Gujarat

M Shami

Arun Jaitly Stadium Delhi Pitch Report and Weather

How the Delhi surface plays early in IPL 2023 will be interesting to see. A fresh, true pitch is expected. Last year, South Africa chased 212 in a T20I against India.

In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in November 2021, the average first innings score was 140.56.

There is a chance of some showers in Delhi on Tuesday, but the match should hopefully be unaffected.

Probable Playing XI

Delhi Capital

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, Rovman Powell, Aman Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed/Manish Pandey

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Little, Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal/Sai Sudarshan

Important Players and Stats

Delhi Capital

David Warner averages 30.56 with a strike rate of 122.59 in 31 matches on this ground. Also, he has scored an impressive 99 runs off 68 balls against Mohammed Shami in T20s, dismissed twice.

Prithvi Shaw also has solid numbers against Shami. He has been dismissed once, but has scored 40 off 28 balls.

Shaw at Feroz Shah Kotla: 14 inns, 364 runs, avg. 26.00, SR 143.31.

Mitchell Marsh had a superb recent ODI series against India. He smashed 194 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 131.08.

Khaleel Ahmed was impressive in the powerplay against LSG. He will be key against Shubman Gill, whom he has dismissed twice in 25 deliveries in the IPL (38 runs). He has also dismissed Hardik Pandya twice in eight balls.

Kuldeep Yadav has taken 28 wickets in 22 T20s since the start of 2022. He is averaging 20.71, and he should enjoy conditions at Delhi.

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill - Shubman Gill started IPL 2023 in strong fashion with 63 vs CSK. Last season against DC, he smashed 84 off 46 balls. Overall against Delhi, Gill has scored 352 runs in ten matches at an average of 35.20 and strike rate of 129.89.

Gill has never been dismissed by DC’s spin duo Axar (72 off 51 balls) and Kuldeep (29 off 18 balls). So, getting through the powerplay will be key.

Hardik Pandya - Hardik Pandya, who struck the fourth-most runs in IPL 2022 (487), strikes at 195.71 in eight innings at the Feroz Shah Kotla (137 runs).

Rashid Khan - Gujarat may keep overs for Rashid Khan to use against Rovman Powell. Since the start of 2022, Powell has been dismissed 12 times in 202 deliveries against legspin (247 runs).

Rashid vs DC: 13 inns, 16 wickets, avg. 19.00, econ. 5.85.

Mohammed Shami- He has taken 22 wickets in 17 IPL innings since the start of 2022. He is striking every 17.7 deliveries.

12 of Shami’s 22 wickets have come in the powerplay. He is conceding just 6.60 per over in this phase. So, his battle against the DC top order promises to be fascinating.

Alzarri Joseph - He has taken 59 wickets in just 41 T20s since the start of 2022. 18 of these wickets have come between overs 7-16, where he was excellent in the first game against CSK.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 1, DC 0, GT 1.

• David Warner has never faced Rashid Khan in T20s. In ODIs, he has faced 26 balls and scored 30 runs without dismissal.

• Rovman Powell is striking at 200 between overs 17 and 20 in franchise T20s this year.

• Hardik Pandya (SR 116), Vijay Shankar (SR 114) and Rahul Tewatia (SR 56) have been slow against left-arm spin since IPL 2019. So, watch out for Axar Patel.

• Wriddhiman Saha has a strike rate of 134.74 in 14 innings against Delhi Capitals. He has scored 25 off 14 balls against Kuldeep in the IPL (one dismissal).