Match Details
Date: April 4, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Live Score: SportsTiger App
Preview
The 7th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 will see Delhi Capitals host Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 4. DC, the home team, started their season with a massive loss against LSG, while the defending champions GT earned an impressive win against the resilient CSK.
Also Read: DC vs GT 2023 Live Score | IPL 2023 Live Score | IPL 2023 Points Table
Even though the IPL season has just begun, the Delhi Capitals management will be concerned about the lack of contribution from the young Indian batters. While Gujarat Titans will be thrilled about how they have managed to find important contributions from all the batters even after Kane Williamson suffered an unfortunate injury in the field.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium have improved a lot for the batters in the T20 format with average scores going up year after year. Even then, the spinners do have a say in the proceedings as the ball tends to grip a touch as the match progresses.
Team Analysis
Delhi Capitals
In their opening match of IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals struggled with both bat and ball against LSG in Lucknow. Chetan Sakariya proved to be very expensive as he went for 53/1 in his allotted 4 overs. The experience of Axar and Kuldeep in the spin bowling department is a plus for DC but they will need the young fast bowlers to step up alongside them.
Talking about the batters, DC had only a couple of contributions from their overseas captain David Warner and Rilee Rossouw. The youngsters like Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, and Aman Khan have to hit the ground running for the Capitals with the bat to have any chance of beating the formidable Gujarat Titans.
SportsTiger Playing XI of DC
Prithvi Shaw, David Warner (c), Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed
(Impact Player - Aman Khan for Khaleel Ahmed)
Gujarat Titans
Defending champions Gujarat Titans began their defence with a quality win against the mighty Chennai Super Kings. With the ball, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, and Alzarri Joseph were the chief contributors as they picked up two wickets each at a reasonable economy rate. The Irish international Joshua Little, on his IPL debut, got the tap in his first over but returned back to pick up the vital wicket of Ambati Rayudu.
Shortly afterwards, the batting department of Gujarat Titans was firing on all cylinders as their star player Shubman Gill led the way. Saha, Sudarshan, Shankar, Tewatia, and Rashid also made key contributions, which will be a pleasant aspect for GT as they prepare to face off against Delhi Capitals away from home.
SportsTiger Playing XI of GT
Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph
(Impact Player - Sai Sudharshan for Yash Dayal)
Match Prediction
Conclusion
The hosts Delhi Capitals will be desperate to put in a better performance after a tough loss in Lucknow against LSG. But, the ever-improving Gujarat Titans are gonna be a very tough opponent for them to play against even in their home conditions. Therefore, GT will be firm favourites to beat DC at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
