GT vs DC: An exciting match is being played between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026. Akshar Patel won the toss and chose to bowl first, while Shubman Gill has returned to the team. Know the playing eleven, head to head record and complete updates of the match.
GT vs DC: Every match in IPL brings a new story. Sometimes a player suddenly turns the match and sometimes a decision of the captain changes the course of the entire game. Amidst such excitement, the match being played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans has also increased the interest of the fans. In this match, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
This is the third consecutive time that the Delhi team has won the toss. Captain Akshar Patel clearly said that the team has entered the field with the existing strategy and no changes have been made in the playing eleven.
Relief to Gujarat from the return of Shubman Gill
The good news for Gujarat Titans is that team captain Shubman Gill has returned in this match. In the last match, he was not completely fit due to neck pain, but now he has entered the field. Gill said during the toss that if Gujarat had won the toss, he would have liked to bat first.
One change has been made in the playing eleven of Gujarat. Kumar Kushagra is not part of the team in this match.
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This is the playing eleven of both the teams
Gujarat Titans team includes Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Ashok Sharma.
Whereas in the Delhi Capitals team, KL Rahul, Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Akshar Patel, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan and Mukesh Kumar have got a chance.
Gujarat ahead in head to head record
If we look at the records of IPL, so far 7 matches have been played between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals. Of these, Gujarat has won 4 matches while Delhi has won 3 matches.
However, if we talk about recent form, Delhi team looks more balanced, hence the match is expected to be very interesting.
Complete squads of both teams
Delhi Capitals’ squad includes Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Mitchell Starc, Prithvi Shaw, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan and many young players.
Gujarat Titans team has strong players like Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar and Sai Sudarshan.
Exciting competition expected
Both teams have big match-winning players. Delhi’s bowling has players like Kuldeep Yadav, Natarajan and Ngidi, while Gujarat’s team has bowlers like Rashid Khan, Rabada and Siraj who have the ability to change the course of the match.
In such a situation, this match is being considered not only between two teams but also a competition of strategy, experience and youthful enthusiasm. Now it will be interesting to see whether Delhi’s strategy of bowling first gives them victory or Gujarat’s strong batting challenges this decision.
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