Delhi Capitals (DC) will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in the second match of the day. The match will start at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi at 7:30 pm. Both teams will clash for the second time this season. In the previous match, Gujarat beat Delhi by 7 wickets.
There are 13 points in DC's 11 matches in the points table. Now he has to win at least two of the remaining three matches to qualify for the playoffs. On the other hand, the place in the playoffs of Gujarat Titans is almost certain. GT is at the top with 16 points and would like to win the maximum match to survive in Qualifier-1. In such a case, there may be a real clash between the two teams.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the first match of the day. The match will begin at 3:30 pm at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
A second match preview
Match Details, 60th Match
Dc vs gt
Date: May 18
Stadium: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Time: Toss- 7:00 pm, Match start- 7:30 pm
A record of both in the head-to-head
There have been a total of 6 matches between the two teams in the IPL so far. Of these, GT has won in 3 and GT in 3. On this field both teams clash against each other twice, and both have won in 1-1 matches
KL Rahul DC No Top Scorer Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is the top run scorer of Delhi Capitals (DC). He has scored 381 runs in 10 matches. His best score is 93 runs this season. The top wicket -taker bowler is Mitchell Stark. However, Stark has returned to his country and will not play the rest of the match. In such a case, Kuldeep Yadav is the top wicket -taker.
Famous Krishna Purple Cap on top of the race The fast bowler of Gujarat Titans is at the top of the famous Krishna Purple cap race. The famous is 20 wickets in 11 matches played this season. Sai Sudarshan, who ranks second in the Orange cap race, has scored the highest runs for the team.
Pitch report Arun Jaitley stadium pitch in Delhi always helps the batters. This is why there are constantly scoring around 190-200. The first batting team has benefited by winning the toss in the last few matches. The first batting team here can make a big score and make pressure on the second team.
Toss can play an important role in the match. A total of 93 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. The first batting team has won 45 and the first bowling team has won 47 matches. 1 match has been uncertain. The highest team score is 266/7, which Sunrisers Hyderabad made against Delhi last year.
Weather -condition There will be a lot of heat in Delhi on Sunday. The sun will be very bright too. 1% of the rainfall is likely. On the day of the match, the temperature here can remain between 30 and 42 degrees Celsius.
Potential Playing-12 (including Impact Player) of both teams
Delhi Capitals (DC): Akshar Patel (Captain), Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, Triston Stubs, Madhav Tiwari, Dushmantha Chamira, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashutosh Sharma.
Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubhman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Shah Rukh Khan, Arshad Khan, Rahul Tevatia, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Gerald Kotzi, Famous Krishna, Sherfen Rutherford.
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