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Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to play against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 60th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, May 18. DC are in desperate need to win this match, to give themselves the best possible chance to make the IPL 2025 playoffs especially when they haven’t been consistent in their recent matches in the competition.
On the other side, GT have found themselves quite close to securing a spot in the top four of the IPL 2025 with three matches remaining in the round-robin stage, but still, they have to put their best foot forward. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the Delhi Capitals versus Gujarat Titans IPL 2025 60th match.
DC vs GT Match Details
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Match Number |
60 |
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Teams |
Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) |
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Venue |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On-Field Umpire | Adrian Holdstock, Keyur Kelkar |
| Third Umpire | Rohan Pandit |
DC vs GT Head-to-Head Stats & Records
DC and GT have defeated each other thrice in their short history in the IPL, and their rivalry is expected to become big in the coming years. In the reverse fixture earlier in the season, played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, GT were able to chase down a total in excess of 200 quite comfortably against DC, which kickstarted their ascend to the top of the table in the IPL 2025.
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Delhi Capitals |
vs |
Gujarat Titans |
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6 |
Matches Played |
6 |
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3 |
Won |
3 |
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224 |
Highest Score |
220 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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157 |
Lowest Score |
89 |
| 1 | Elected To Bat | 0 |
| 2 | Elected To Field | 3 |
| 2 | Won Toss And Match | 2 |
| 1 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 0 |
| 1 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 2 |
| 3 | Tosses Won | 3 |
| 161.33 | Avg. Runs | 162 |
| 6.83 | Avg. Wickets | 6.17 |
DC vs GT Pitch Report
The pitches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi are generally quite good for batting, but it can provide a bit of assistance to the spinners at times, especially in the second half of the innings. Over the years, the teams batting first have won 45 matches, while the teams batting second have won 47 matches at this venue in the IPL. The average first innings total at this venue in the IPL is 168.
DC vs GT Probable Playing XIs
DC: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mustafizur Rahman, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Ashutosh Sharma
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, R Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Player: Arshad Khan
DC vs GT IPL 2025 Full Squads
DC: Axar Patel (c), Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Abishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Ajay Mandal,, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari, KL Rahul (wk), Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay, Mustafizur Rahman, Sediqullah Atal
DC's Last Five Matches: Performance
| NR | Loss | Loss | Win | Loss |
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sandhu, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, Jayant Yadav, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya
GT's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Win | Loss | Win | Win |
DC vs GT, IPL 2025 Match 60: Top Players to pick
KL Rahul: KL Rahul started the IPL 2025 exceptionally well, but in the last few matches, he hasn’t been at his best, which is something he will look to rectify during the business end of the tournament.
Axar Patel: Axar Patel has come into his own as the batter and bowler in the last few matches of the IPL for DC, playing a key role in ensuring that his team stay on course for a playoffs spot.
Shubman Gill: Shubman Gill has put together a string of good scores in the last few matches of the IPL 2025, taking it upon himself to get majority of the runs for GT.
Jos Buttler: Jos Buttler has been quite impressive in GT colours in his first season of the IPL for them, not only with the bat, but also behind the stumps.
DC vs GT, IPL 2025 Match 60: Players to avoid
Karun Nair: Karun Nair hasn’t put together a score of substance on the board since his splendid start for DC in his first appearance in the IPL 2025 season.
Rahul Tewatia: Rahul Tewatia hasn’t been required to bat much in the IPL this season with GT batting lineup being so strong at the top of the order, while he doesn’t bowl for them either.
DC vs GT Match 60 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Jos Buttler
Batters: Faf du Plessis, Tristan Stubbs, Shubman Gill, Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Sudharsan
All-Rounder: Axar Patel
Bowlers: T Natarajan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
DC vs GT Match 60 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Jos Buttler
Batters: Faf du Plessis, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan
All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Arshad Khan
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Rashid Khan
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