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The action continued in the Indian Premier League season 16 on Tuesday, April 4 as Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans locked horns in Match 7 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. After being put in to bat first, the home side had a tough time facing the pace attack of Gujarat as Mohammed Shami and Alzarri Joseph were all over them.
Courtesy of their outstanding spell with the new ball, DC were reduced to 67/4 after 8.3 overs. After the seamers did the damage first up, star spinner Rashid Khan took control in the middle overs. Cameos from Abhishek Porel (20 off 11) and Axar Patel (36 off 22) helped Delhi finish their innings on 162/8.
In reply, Anrich Nortje got Delhi off to a brilliant start as he dismissed openers Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha cheaply. Khaleel Ahmed also got the prized scalp of Hardik Pandya to leave GT on 54/3 after six overs. However, Sai Sudharsan made sure there were no more hiccups in the chase and scored a brilliant half-century which helped Gujarat chase down the target with 11 balls to spare and win the match by six wickets.
Best batter of the Match
Sai Sudharsan played a magnificent innings of 62* off 48 balls smashing four fours and two sixes in his innings. He first got involved in a 53-run stand off 44 balls with Vijay Shankar for the fourth wicket and later added 56 runs off 29 balls along with David Miller to set up a six-wicket win for Gujarat.
Best bowler of the Match
Mohammed Shami finished the innings with the figures of 3/41 in four overs. He first dismissed Prithvi Shaw in the third over to give Gujarat the first strike of the match. The right-arm seamer further dismissed Mitchell Marsh cheaply before returning in the last over and dismissing Axar Patel who was looking to end Delhi’s innings on a high.
What’s next for both the sides?
After losing their first two games, Delhi will be desperate to register a win in their third fixture against Rajasthan Royals on April 8 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. On the other hand, Gujarat will look to continue their winning juggernaut against Kolkata Knight Riders at their home ground Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
