- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 Warner plays on and it's that angled bat that once again has brought about his downfall! On a length just outside off, was 145.5kph that delivery. He shapes for the cut, but the ball is quite close to him. Evetually, a thick inside-edge is all he gets that clatters into his stumps. Delight for Joseph, dismay for Warner. 67/32.4 Short ball does the trick for Shami! Banged in short, and hurries Shaw, whose weight was forward. He still tries to got for the pull, but can only get a top-edge with the ball ballooning straight up for mid-on to take a comfortable catch. 29/14.2 Cleans him up, and Shami has his second! Length ball with a bit of shape away from the batter. He looks to push through the off-side, without any foot movement and is caught on the crease. Can only manage a thick inside-edge as the ball rattles his off and middle poles. 37/216.2 Goes for a sweep again, gets a top-edge and Little makes no mistake at deep backward square leg. Slightly slower through the air, outside off. He lines up for that sweep, but can only mistime it this time around. The ball goes high up and Little, I think misjudged the catch initially, but held on. 130/68.3 Oh, what a snorter of a delivery first up, and has Tewatia pulled off a blinder at point? Yes,s he has! Banged in short with the line shoulder-high. Rossouw was not expecting this first ball. Fends at it awkwardly with the ball going to point. Tewatia dives forward and seems to have picked put a beauty. The third umpire has been called for, and he deems that has carried clearly into Tewatia's hands. Joseph bowled that at 146kph and Rossouw had no answers. 67/412.2 Takes two balls to create an impact! What a bowler, what a cricketer! Fuller, bowled at 94.3kph. Porel plays all around it, and sees his stumps in a mess. Was nowhere near it. Lost his balance, lost his footwork. Can't keep Rashid out of the game for too long. 101/519.4 On a length outside off and Axar hits it straight to David Miller at deep cover. Was in Axar's slot, but he was a touch legside and slightly off-balanced when looking to cream that away. Does not get enough connection and Miller gobbles it up. 158/818.4 Nope, not happening twice, says Rashid! Legbreak with a hint of over-spin on the ball. Was just on and around off. He looks for a slog sweep second time around, gets a massive top-edge as the ball goes straight up. Pandya completes a catch at extra cover. 148/7Extras15 (lb 4, w 11)TOTAL162/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.1)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Prithvi Shaw, 2.4 ov), 2-37 (Mitchell Marsh, 4.2 ov), 3-67 (David Warner, 8.2 ov), 4-67 (Rilee Rossouw, 8.3 ov), 5-101 (Abishek Porel, 12.2 ov), 6-130 (Sarfaraz Khan, 16.2 ov), 7-148 (Aman Khan, 18.4 ov), 8-158 (Axar Patel, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Shami 4 0 41 3 10.25 15 5 1 4 0 JB Little 4 0 27 0 6.75 11 2 1 0 0 HH Pandya 3 0 18 0 6.00 6 2 0 0 0 AS Joseph 4 0 29 2 7.25 13 3 1 1 0 Yash Dayal 1 0 12 0 12.00 0 0 1 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 31 3 7.75 9 2 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 Roaring start in IPL 2023 for Nortje! A 143 kph missile slanting in to Saha, cramps him for room and does him for pace. It is the nip-backer. Saha hops and looks to defend but gets beaten on the inside. The ball goes off his pads and disturbs the stumps. Titans lose their first. 22/14.1 Jaffa! Nortje is well and truly making his presence in the IPL! It is a fireball at 148.8 kph. Gill, even in the excellent form that he is in, has no answer to that. It was speared in on a length around off, jags back in a touch. Gill was on the back foot and looks to defend but is beaten by the movement and is knocked over. 36/25.6 And Khaleel gets the big fish Pandya! This is what Capitals wanted from Khaleel and he has delivered. Lands it on a length and gets it to come back in to off. Pandya is forced to play at that and pushes at it a touch. Ends up getting a thick outside edge and Porel has his first catch in IPL cricket. 54/313.2 Hugeeee appeal, the umpire stays unmoved again! Marsh cannot believe it and asks Warmer to review it. It is the slower one bowled full on middle and leg, Vijay is done in by the lack of pace and is early into his flick and misses the ball. Is hit what seems to be adjacent. The ball tracker confirms the same - three reds! The Arun Jaitley Stadium has just found its voice back. 107/4Extras8 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL163/4 (18.1 Overs, RR: 8.97)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Wriddhiman Saha, 2.1 ov), 2-36 (Shubman Gill, 4.1 ov), 3-54 (Hardik Pandya, 5.6 ov), 4-107 (Vijay Shankar, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KK Ahmed 4 0 38 1 9.50 9 5 1 1 0 Mukesh Kumar 4 0 42 0 10.50 8 5 2 1 0 A Nortje 4 0 39 2 9.75 9 3 2 0 2 MR Marsh 3.1 0 24 1 7.57 4 1 0 1 0 Kuldeep Yadav 3 0 18 0 6.00 5 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Gujarat Titans , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
04 April 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gujarat Titans 2, Delhi Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 3.6: Review by Delhi Capitals (Batting), Decision Challenged - NoBall, Umpire - GR Sadashiv Iyer, Batter - DA Warner (Struck down)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 14
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 67/2 in 8.0 overs (DA Warner 37, SN Khan 4)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 15
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 126/5 in 16.0 overs (SN Khan 26, AR Patel 17)
- Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 15
- Innings Break: Delhi Capitals - 162/8 in 20.0 overs (Kuldeep Yadav 1, A Nortje 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 3 wickets)
- Gujarat Titans: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (33 balls), Extras 3
- Over 7.4: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GR Sadashiv Iyer, Batter - B Sai Sudharsan (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 66/3 in 8.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 23, V Shankar 7)
- Gujarat Titans: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (73 balls), Extras 5
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (B Sai Sudharsan 20, V Shankar 28, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 107/4 in 13.2 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 40)
- Over 13.2: Review by Delhi Capitals (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GR Sadashiv Iyer, Batter - V Shankar (Upheld)
- Over 14.1: Review by Gujarat Titans (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Nand Kishore, Batter - DA Miller (Upheld)
- B Sai Sudharsan: 50 off 44 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Gujarat Titans: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (104 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (B Sai Sudharsan 19, DA Miller 28, Ex 3)
Match Coverage
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