Today in IPL there is Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans match. Delhi’s pitch is high scoring, while the Rahul-Siraj match will be important. There is also a possibility of light rain in the weather. Nitish Rana’s poor form and Rabada’s expensive bowling are a big cause for concern.
DC vs GT Match Today: The 14th match of IPL 2026 is to be played today on 8 April between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals. This match to be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is expected to be very exciting. Let us tell you that this is the third match of the current season for both the teams. Delhi is at fourth position in the points table with 4 points after winning both the matches, while Gujarat is at 9th position after losing both its opening matches. So far there have been 7 matches between the two teams in IPL. Of these, Delhi Capitals have won 3 matches, while Gujarat Titans have won 4 matches. There were 2 matches between the two in IPL 2025, which were won by GT.
Arun Jaitley Stadium statistics and high-scoring trends
High-scoring matches are seen on pitch number 5 of Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Four night matches have been played here in IPL 2024 and 2025, in which the average run rate has been 10.11. The special thing is that the pace of scoring becomes faster in the death overs, where the run rate reaches 12.67. It is clear from this that the batsmen get a lot of benefit here. So far 98 matches of IPL have been played in Jaitley Stadium. In these, the team batting first has won 47 times, the team chasing has won 50 times. The highest score here is 278/3, which was made by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2025.
KL Rahul vs Mohammed Siraj: Interesting match
KL Rahul has managed to score only one run so far in this tournament, but he has a good record against Mohammed Siraj while opening. Rahul has scored 135 runs on 79 balls in 9 innings against Siraj and his strike rate is 170.88. He has been out against Siraj only once. However, Gujarat Titans can use Kagiso Rabada against Rahul instead of Siraj. Rabada has dismissed Rahul thrice in 12 innings and his average is 22.66.
Rizvi’s record: Chance to win consecutive awards
Rizvi, who played a brilliant inning of 90* runs against Mumbai Indians, is in great form at the moment. He has become the seventh male player in IPL history to win three consecutive ‘Player of the Match’ awards. This series started from the last match of IPL 2025. If he performs well in this match too, he can become the first player to win four consecutive ‘Player of the Match’ awards.
DC vs GT: Pitch report and weather updates
Another high-scoring match is expected on the Delhi pitch. There has been intermittent rain before the match and according to the Meteorological Department, there may be thunderstorm and light rain around 4 pm. Although the weather is likely to clear before the start of the match, moisture may persist on the pitch. This can help the fast bowlers with wickets in the initial overs. The temperature in Delhi is expected to be between 17 to 28 degrees Celsius.
Gujarat Titans Probable Playing XI
Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sai Sudarshan, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ashok Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI
Akshar Patel (captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Sameer Rizvi.