IPL 2024, DC Vs GT Match Highlights: Pant Stars With 88* As Delhi Win A Thriller Against Gill's Gujarat
Delhi Capitals won a thriller by 4 runs in New Delhi (AP)
DC vs GT: Goodbye!
What a rollercoaster this game was. Rishabh Pant's Player of the Match performance, coupled with a GT-esque chase, was what the fans were treated to tonight. But the fun doesn't end here. Do join us tomorrow for SRH vs RCB at same time.
With this we come to the end of our live blog for the day! This is Arjun Bhalla logging off alongside Debashis. Good night, and see you soon!
DC vs GT Player Of The Match: Rishabh Pant
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Pant with POTM award
Rishabh Pant, who smoked his 3rd fifty of the season tonight, played his finest knock since the comeback vs Gujarat Titans in New Delhi. The DC skipper bagged the Player of the Match award for his breath-taking 88* off 43 balls.
DC vs GT Live Score: Match Summary
Another evening in IPL and another IPL thriller in the league. If Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Tristian Stubbs' efforts weren't enough, the fans at New Delhi were a GT-esque batting show in the second innings.
Saha and Sudharsan led the charge initially after losing Shubman Gill early on. The duo put the Delhi bowlers in all corners on the park, but as soon as the spinner came to the attack, it was Delhi all over again.
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav spun their web with the scalps of Omarzai, Saha and Tewatia. Whereas, Rasikh Salam assisted with his three-wicket haul. But, hara-kiri from David Miller and Rashid Khan's cameo took GT extremely close, but they lost by a hit.
DC vs GT Live Score: WHAT A GAMEEE!
No party for Gujarat in New Delhi! Mukesh Kumar holds his nerve in the end, and helps his side win this last-ball thriller. Another last-over thriller in IPL.
It could have been another last-ball finish for GT, just they like. But alas, cosmos had different plans. That five-run save from Stubbs turned out to be the difference in the end.
DC vs GT Live Score: SIX FROM RK
SIXXXX!!!! Man! IPL is dealing only in thrillers! Rashid Khan with a timely blow and GT need 5 off the final ball. This game is heading into some nerve-wrecking stage.
DC vs GT Live Score: Drama, drama
The batter has sent it upstairs for a no-ball check. Replays confirm that it's way below the waist. GT lose a review. A dot ball follows up!!!
DC vs GT Live Score: Rashid Khan starts with FOUR, FOUR
Starts off with a snake shot, Rashid Khan! The helicopter they call. Four crucial runs to start the final over. Back-to-back boundaries and this time in the off-side. Rashid Khan, man, take a bow! GT need 11 runs off 4 balls.
19 runs off the last over.
DC vs GT Live Score: Kishore turns the table
Back to back sixers from Sai Kishore. First he smoked a gigantic one over long-on before timed one in the same region. 18 runs coming off it with one ball still to go. What will happen now? Rasikh Salam gets the revenge. He holds his nerve and nails a yorker! Another twist in the game as Sai Kishore's cameo comes to an end. Rasikh Salam ends with 3/44.
DC vs GT Live Score: INSANEEEEEEEEE!
What was that? Was he a bird? An aeroplance??? No, Stubbs was there!!! Insane stuff and he saved five runs off it! He times his jump to perfection and catches it, throwing it back on the field of play before falling over the fence. The TV umpire is having a look at it. Replays confirm that it's a stunning save. Five runs have been saved by the Protea!
37 needed off the final two over.
DC vs GT Live Score: Pitches it OUTSIDE OF THE PITCH
Wayward from Mukesh. The umpires merge in the middle and have a chat. Alright, they signal it no-ball as the ball landed outside the pitch. Free hit coming up. And just a single on it.
DC vs GT Live Score: Mukesh gets Miller again!!
This time, a catch has been taken in the deep, and it's Rasikh Dar Salam! Massive wicket for Mukesh Kumar and DC. Miller's smashing show ends on 55 but GT still have Rashid Khan at the crease. The Miller cameo is over. Game is almost for GT now.
Rashid Khan gets dropped off the first ball he faced in the evening.
DC Vs GT Live Score: SA vs SA in Delhi
4, 6, 0, 6, 6, 2 - David Miller, you beauty. He is pulling off a majestic show against his countryman, Nortje!! 24 off the over. The express paceman didn't get any idea where to bowl against Miller. He bowls length, he gets thumped. He bowls short, he gets pulled away. He ends up bowling a full toss for a boundary!
Rashid Karamati Khan in the middle!
DC vs GT Live Score: Wicket on KD's last ball
Magic, magic. Kuldeep Yadav means magic with the ball. No Tewatia finish tonight! Kuldeep Yadav gets the big fish in his final ball off the night. Fine, fine catch from Pant. Tewatia chases it without footwork looking to cut in front of square. Gets a faint outside edge, Rishabh Pant ain't making any mistakes tonight.
Rahul Tewatia is the new man at the crease. Can he and Miller stage another GT-esque finish.
DC vs GT Live Score: Here comes the twist
EDGED AND GONE! A sharp catch by Pant standing close to the stumps. Rasikh Salam gets his second wicket and he is pumped up. DC is over the moon.
DC vs GT Live Score: Miller becomes Killer!
Slap from David Miller as Mukesh Kumar gets the hammering through extra covers on the penultimate ball of the 14th over. Can he end on a high. No, he doesn't! Another one, this one comes off long-off region. 12 runs off the over. GT needs 86 off the last 36 balls now.
Shahrukh Khan strides out to bat next.
DC vs GT Live Score: Sudharsan departs at crucial stage
Sudharsan's good-looking innings has met its end! Salam is pumped up and this is a big wicket. Slower ball, Sudharsan dances down the pitch and tries to smack over long-off but Axar Patel catches him well inside the boundary. Huge moment in the chase for DC this!
DC vs GT Live Score: Titans survive another KD over
10 runs off Kuldeep Yadav's third over and GT doesn't lose any wicket in that over. They will take it anyday despite RRR climbing the roof-top after 12 overs. They require 106 runs in 48 balls now.
DC vs GT Live Score: Twist in play for GT
The DC spin twins are doing the job at Delhi! But the credit should go to the fielder, Jake Fraser-McGurk, for taking an aggressive catch. The new man in, Omarzai gets down on one knee for a slog sweep but completely miscues it off the inner half. In the air and for the most part of its flight, it was thought that it would fall way short of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Jake Fraser-McGurk takes a bow, sir.
DC vs GT Live Score: 50 from Sudharsan...
A couple of runs and Sudharsan gets to his half-century! Welcome fifty for the left-hander! There is a long way to go, though. He got to his fifty against Kuldeep Yadav.
Azmatullah Omarzai walks out to bat next.
DC vs GT Live Score: Saha's gone!!!!
Dropped a dolly earlier, but now, Axar Patel takes a blinder. Short and googly, spinning away from from the batter. Saha reaches out for it, slashes on the width on offer and hits it well enough but fails to clear the leaping fielder at extra cover.
DC vs GT Live Score: Sudharsan leading the charge in chase
FOUR off Axar Patel!! Sudharsan rocks back and slaps it over cover point for a boundary to the left of running deep point fielder. And again!! This is a superb shot from the left-hander. Sudharsan, on the front foot, whips it with disdain, smashing it between deep mid-wicket and long-on for a glorious boundary.
Arjun: The spinners have surely slowed the pace of the game. Something huge may happen in a while. And back to back boundaries, Sudharsan on the charge!
DC vs GT Live Score: Spin from both end
Straight after the powerplay. Axar Patel comes into the attack. Can he pour his magic with the ball tonight?And Kuldeep Yadav comes from the other end.
End of powerplay! GT in secure stage after six overs. The Titans are off to a good start with Wriddhiman Saha and Sai Sudharsan launching them ahead after losing Shubman Gill early. 158 to win from 84 balls.
DC vs GT Live Score: Easy-peasy drop from Axar Patel
Drops an easy catch. That's a soda spilled by Axar Patel at mid-on. Sudharsan looks to loft it over mid-off but gets the inner half of the bat that flies straight to mid-on, who drops a dolly.
Salt on the wounds for Salam. Cracking boundary after east catch drop. Sudharsan drives it firmly through the diving short cover. Superb timing.
DC vs GT Live Score: Sudharsan goes bang-bang with two fours!!!!
Short of a length banged into the pitch outside off. Sudharsan hops inside the crease and uppercuts it towards deep third man for a boundary. No chance for the deep third man fielder. He reads it quickly. The batter reads it early, dances down the pitch and frees his arms, slapping it through cover for a boundary.
DC vs GT Live Score: Four, four, sixxx!!!
Saha clears his front leg and uses his bottom hand to drag it along the ground down to deep square leg for a boundary. This time, he doesn't time it well but Khaleel pays the price. Saha flicks across the line of the ball but gets the inner half of the bat on it. However, the ball flies over the leaping short mid-wicket fielder and races away for a four. And ends the over with a six!!!
DC vs GT Live Score: Shubman Gill loses his shape
Nortje draws the first blood for the hosts and gets his 150th T-20 wicket! Gill fails to make an impact with the bat and departs cheaply.
DC vs GT Live Score: Gill stamps authority
Nortje gets welcomed by GT skip, Gill. FOUR! Beautiful timing! He uses the pace of the ball, and flicks it in front of square in the leg side for a boundary. He doesn't look to hit it hard.
DC vs GT Live Score: First-ball four for Saha
That's the way to start when you are chasing above 200 runs! Over the wicket. Full-length wide outside off. Saha leans into it and drives it crisply through the cover-point region for a boundary.
DC vs GT Live Score: It's time for the run chase!!
We are back for Gujarat Titans' run-chase after Rishabh Pant's carnage powered the Capitals to a mammoth 224-run total.
Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha are out there in the middle. The opening pair must fire for the Titans if they want to chase it tonight. Khaleel Ahmed to start the proceedings for DC.
Delhi Capitals ride on the proper thrashings from Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs as they pummel GT to all around the Arun Jaitley Stadium, posting 224/4 in 20 overs!
DC vs GT Live Score: HUGGGGGEEEEEE FROM PANT
Third boundary of the over and that's a maximum. He's stopping tonight. One more - biggie will be an understatement. He first pulled Mohit Sharma over backward square leg and then smashed it over long on!
Oh my godddddddd!!! Hattrick of sixes as Pant finds the middle of the bat to clear square leg! What a knock this has been from the young comeback man!! Finishes off with an unbeaten 88 in just 43!
DC vs GT Live Score: Pant bangs a sixer, 200 up for Delhi
That Rishabh Pant's power. Launched over long on for a biggie! Pant clears his front leg whacks it across the line. Gets it off the bottom half of the bat but has enough power. Shahrukh at long on jumps but fails to get his hands on the ball. Here comes a boundary - a one-handed boundary. He's attacking Mohit Sharma like anything tonight. Attempted wide yorker is turned into a low full toss. A one handed slice is connected so well! Finds the backward point boundary.
DC vs GT Live Score: 4, 6, 4, 6 - Stubbs fires Kishore
Why the heck did Sai Kishore bowl in first over when it was the penultimate over of the innings. What is that captaincy from GT??? Stubbs takes the matter in his own hands and blasted 22 runs off it. Over to the last over of the innings.
DC vs GT Live Score: Pant's back with a bangggggg!!!
Sixer and that would be Rishabh Pant's third half-century of this season. Yet another half century in the season from captain Pant! Smokes Mohit Sharma over deep mid yet again. The DC skipper is looking in sublime touch and playing with authority.
DC vs GT Live Score: Noor has the last laugh over Axar
Noor drags the length back and gets the reward. Axar is down on a knee once more. Looks to clear the leg side with another lofted hit. But he gets it from the bottom half of the bat. Not much elevation nor the distance.
DC vs GT Live Score: No stopping for Delhi
Here comes the 100-run partnership between Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel. It came at a crucial time as DC was crawling at 44/3 at one stage.
Axar Patel gets one in his slot and he slog sweeps it over deep mid wickets. And then powers over Noor Ahmed long-on. Wonderful swing of the bat to clear the long off boundary by some clean distance. Oh, dear.. he's gone. Axar Patel's goner!!!
Time for a strategy break!
DC vs GT Live Score: Two biggies for Pant off Mohit
Two biggies for DC skipper's blade in a single Mohit Sharma over. First, he launced the experienced pacer over deep mid and then powered a slower ball over long-off. Exceptional bowling from Rishabh Pant this against GT!!! Races to 47 off 30 deliveries.
DC vs GT Live Score: Missed chances and Axar makes it count
Brilliant stuff from Rashid as he makes Axar Patel step out of the crease. He then swings, misses and is hit on the leg. Rushes back in the crease. Saha makes a meal out of it. Anddddd thennnnnnn, Axar Patel smashes a boundary off Rashid Khan to notch his 2nd IPL fifty!!!
End of a brilliant spell from Rashid Khan, but he won't get anything in his wicket's coloumn tonight. 0/35 for the champion bowler.
DC vs GT Live Score: Axar Patel deposits SRK in stands
Axar goes big and clears the fence with ease! 95.1 kph. That was in the slot for Axar, who clears his front leg and whacks it from the middle of the bat. The ball sails straight down the ground for a biggie.
DC vs GT Live Score: Axar bisects Rashid in half
Rashid drops the ball a tad short and Axar uses the opportunity. He rocks back and punches it from the meat of the bat. The ball goes through the gap between cover and cover-point for a boundary.
DC vs GT Live Score: Pant, Axar rebuild for Delhi
100 up for DC in the 12th over. This is a good recovery from the home team with three batters falling inside the first six overs. And Rishabh Pant celebrates it with a thrashing boundary through the leg side. Good use of the wrists against Mohit Sharma. Pant slices it towards deep backward point region for a boundary using his wrists.
DC vs GT Live Score: Axar joins forces with Pant
Fuller delivery, but Axar stays away from the line of the ball, sits down on one knee, and thumps it over covers, using the bottom hand. A boundary and a maximum off the over!!! DC is flying at the moment.
DC vs GT Live Score: Stumped Missed! Pant gets another life!
Saha misses a stumping as Pant gets a lifeline. He throws his bat at it but gets the inside edge of the bat on it. The ball goes on a bounce and over the keeper's head. That's insult to injury! A half chance was created on the previous ball and now Pant has deposited out of the ground.
DC vs GT Live Score: We get a breather!
Strategic time-out taken! Jake Fraser-McGurk went after the bowling yet again with Prithvi Shaw chipping in here and there before Sandeep Warrier ran riots, picking up three wickets inside the powerplay. Axar Patel, promoted to number 3 and Rishabh Pant, are busy in the rebuilding work with GT getting into the spinners.
DC vs GT Live Score: Omarzai finishes his spell inside 7 overs
Omarzai has bowled as GT is holding a grip on the game. With three wickets inside the powerplay, they have put a brake on the scoring rate. DC are 49/3 at the end of the mandatory powerplay and need a partnership here.
In enters Rishabh Pant to the middle!
DC vs GT Live Score: Warrier takes his third, DC's 'HOPE' shattered!
After getting their opening pair, Warrier has come back to get the prized scalp of Shai Hope. Well, well, well! Three down inside the powerplay, the hosts are in big trouble. The Titans are in command!!
DC vs GT Live Score: Noor Ahmad grabs a stunner, Shaw is gone!!
Prithvi Shaw's well-timed shot finds Noor Ahmad at the deep square leg fence. The TV umpire is checking if it's a fair catch. HE IS SATISFIED with the catch, Shaw follows his opening partner and walks back to the dugout.
DC vs GT Live Score: Warrier gets the big fish!
In the airrr and this time taken at the deep! Jake Fraser-McGurk, who was looking dangerous, departs for 23.
Sandeep Warrier draws the first blood for GT, albeit through an ordinary ball. Surprise alert! Axar Patel is promoted to bat at number three; interesting call.
DC vs GT Live Score: JFM show begins!
No, no, nooo Sandeep Warrier, don't bowl there when you are up against Fraser-McGurk. A disdainful pull shot to mark the first six of the game. And he follows it up with a boundary. He has got the start he needed. 🔥
DC vs GT Live Score: Fraser-McGurk survives
In the airrrr and just short of Rashid Khan. Jake Fraser-McGurk has cleared his intentions right from the beginning and it's a lucky escape to start the day for the Aussie sensation.
DC vs GT Live Score: Time for live action!
Azmatullah Omarzai starts the proceedings for GT and what a sensational start by Prithvi Shaw! A glorious boundary to open the account.
DC vs GT Live Score: Tik-tik, tik-tik, make your team now 🤑
As time is running out, here are some valuable fantasy tips to create the dream team for this game.
DC vs GT Live Score: Why no Warner vs GT? 🤔
David Warner has sustained a slump in form, managing only 167 runs across seven innings in the IPL 2024. That's probably why he isn't playing this all-important clash. Here are details 👇
DC vs GT Live Score: Here are the playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Abhishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar
Impact players: Lalit Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Salam, Sumit Kumar
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier
Impact players: B Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Manav Suthar, Sharath BR
DC vs GT Live Score: GT win the toss and invite DC to bat
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and they will bowl first. Right call in my opinion, as the track doesn't really change its nature with time.
Big news from the centre, David Warner isn't playing tonight, Shai Hope replaces him.
DC vs GT Live Score: Top player battles
While GT and DC gear up to take on each other, here are some on-field contests that might decide the game's outcome.
DC vs GT Live Score: Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch Report
The last game in Delhi saw truckloads of runs being scored across both innings, with the pitch offering absolutely nothing to the bowlers.
Expect similar batting-friendly conditions for tonight's clash, as the track will behave like a batters' paradise. Win the toss and chase.
DC vs GT Live Score: What do H2H stats say?
Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans have a fierce rivalry. Overall, in four matches, both have emerged victorious on two occasions, making the scoreline two-all. Here's something more about this 'not so talked about' rivalry 👇
DC vs GT: Team Previews
Gujarat Titans
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans have had a slightly better campaign, occupying the sixth position with four wins in eight matches.
Barring a six-wicket defeat against the Capitals, the Titans have shown their fighting spirit in most of the games.
However, considering we are inching towards the second half of the competition, it's high time they start converting their spirited performances into victories.
DC vs GT: Team Previews
Delhi Capitals
Led by Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals have had an abysmal IPL 2024 campaign, reeling at number eight in the points table with three wins in eight matches.
There have been some inspiring individual performances, but it won't be wrong to say that the Capitals have failed to step up as a team.
In their previous group-stage game, DC were thrashed by SRH, who handed them a 67-run drubbing.
However, what goes in their favour is they steamrolled the Titans the last time these two teams met.
Good evening folks! Welcome to OneCricket's live blog for the intense IPL 2024 clash between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans. This is Debashis Sarangi and I will be bringing all the live updates for you from this much-awaited encounter.
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