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Gujarat Titans (GT) will compete against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the match 35th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on a Saturday afternoon, April 19. GT and DC have emerged as two of the top teams in the first half of the IPL 2025, and a win for either one of them will solidify their status further, apart from putting them a step closer to reaching the playoffs.
Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the GT versus DC IPL 2025 35th match.
GT vs DC Match Details
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Match Number |
35 |
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Teams |
Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) |
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Venue |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
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Time |
3:30 PM (IST) |
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On Field Umpire |
Akshay Totre, Keyur Kelkar |
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Third Umpire |
Adrian Holdstock |
GT vs DC Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Gujarat Titans have played against Delhi Capitals five times, and the latter have a slight edge over them with their three wins in the IPL over the last three seasons. In the IPL 2025, it could come down to how DC are able to tackle a well-rounded bowling attack of GT, who have performed exceptionally as a unit in the tournament thus far.
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GT |
vs |
DC |
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5 |
Total Matches Played |
5 |
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2 |
Won |
3 |
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220 |
Highest Total |
224 |
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89 |
Lowest Total |
92 |
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2 |
Tosses Won |
3 |
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0 |
Elected To Bat |
1 |
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2 |
Elected To Field |
2 |
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1 |
Won Toss And Match |
1 |
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0 |
Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won |
1 |
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1 |
Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won |
1 |
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153.6 |
Avg. Runs |
153 |
GT vs DC Pitch Report
The pitches at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad have been very good for batting in T20 cricket for the last few years, and it has allowed the GT batters at the top of the order to score big runs consistently. In the 38 matches played at this venue in the IPL history, teams batting first have won 18, while teams batting second have won 10. The average first innings total here in the league is 172.
GT vs DC Probable Playing XIs
GT Probable Playing 11 : Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Kulwant Khejroliya, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Player: Sherfane Rutherford
DC Probable Playing 11: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Impact Player: Mukesh Kumar
GT vs DC IPL 2025 Full Squads
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Glenn Phillips, 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 | Win | Win | Loss |
DC: Axar Patel (c), Mohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Abhishek Porel (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Ajay Mandal, Donovan Ferreira, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari, KL Rahul (wk), Faf du Plessis, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mitchell Starc, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Tripurana Vijay
DC's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Win | Win | Win | Loss | Win |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks For GT vs DC, Match 35, IPL 2025
Q. Why are Sai Sudharsan and KL Rahul good choices for captaincy picks?
Sai Sudharsan is amongst the top-scorers in the first half of the IPL 2025 season, raising his stocks to new heights with GT this year.
Sai Sudharsan IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 6 | 329 | 54.83 | 151.61 |
Sai Sudharsan IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 31 | 1363 | 48.68 | 141.98 |
KL Rahul has been the most consistent batter in DC colours this IPL, scoring a few impactful innings, which is why he is one of the safest captaincy picks in the fantasy team.
KL Rahul IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 238 | 45.99 | 154.55 |
KL Rahul IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 137 | 4921 | 45.99 | 135.45 |
Q. Why are Prasidh Krishna and Axar Patel good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Prasidh Krishna has taken the IPL by storm in the 2025 season, not only making it very difficult for the batters to hit boundaries off him, but also picking wickets regularly.
Prasidh Krishna IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 6 | 10 | 6.96 | 13.80 |
Prasidh Krishna IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 57 | 59 | 8.71 | 21.75 |
Axar Patel returned to form for DC in a tough match against Rajasthan Royals (RR), playing a major role with the bat, ball, and in the field during their super over victory.
Axar Patel IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 6 | 101 | 20.20 |
180.36 |
Axar Patel IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 156 | 1754 | 21.39 | 132.98 |
GT vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 35: Top Players to pick
Shubman Gill: Shubman Gill hasn’t quite been at his best in the IPL 2025, but still, he has a couple of key scores to his name for GT.
Shubman Gill IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 6 | 208 | 41.60 |
149.64 |
Shubman Gill IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 109 | 3424 | 38.04 |
136.47 |
Jos Buttler: Jos Buttler’s arrival to GT has been just like his captain Shubman Gill, scoring runs not up to his lofty standards, but it could all change in a single innings.
Jos Buttler IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 6 | 218 | 43.60 |
157.97 |
Jos Buttler IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 113 | 3800 | 38.28 |
148.09 |
Kuldeep Yadav: Kuldeep Yadav has been the massive key to DC’s early success in the IPL 2025, and his wicket-taking ability is well known in the cricketing circles irrespective of the format.
Kuldeep Yadav IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 6 | 11 | 6.04 |
13.09 |
Kuldeep Yadav IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 90 | 98 | 8.05 | 19.29 |
Tristan Stubbs: Tristan Stubbs often plays impactful innings for DC in the second half of their batting effort, which propels them to above par totals time and again.
Tristan Stubbs IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 6 | 152 | 76.00 |
163.44 |
Tristan Stubbs IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 24 | 557 | 42.85 |
170.86 |
GT vs DC, IPL 2025 Match 35: Players to avoid
Rahul Tewatia: Rahul Tewatia comes lower down the order for GT with a few deliveries to face most times, which is why he could be avoided in the fantasy team.
Mukesh Kumar: Mukesh Kumar hasn’t been consistently amongst the wickets for DC in the IPL 2025, but the rest of his teammates are able to make up the deficit for him.
GT vs DC Match 35 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Jos Buttler
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Shubman Gill, Sherfane Rutherford, Sai Sudharsan
All-Rounder: Axar Patel
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna
GT vs DC Match 35 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Jos Buttler
Batters: Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan
All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
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