Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans: Both teams will look to build on their previous win

Delhi to play stronger than last game.

Delhi Capitals showed a great display of character against Mumbai Indians. When things got a lot of haywires, and the match started flowing away from their hands, they successfully managed to dig deep and came out on top. While chasing, their run rate went alarmingly high, but kudos to the effort of Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav, who managed to steal the game from Mumbai Indians. The win must have instilled confidence in the team, and they will be looking forward to a clinical win against the Gujarat Titans tonight. Despite building strong in mega-auctions, the lack and absence of overseas players have affected their plans. David Warner, Anrich Nortje and Mitchell Marsh remain unavailable. Delhi Capitals might see a slight change in playing XI as their few overseas players like Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman and Sarfaraz Khan have completed the quarantine period and will light up their bowling unit.

The real test of team stability for Gujarat Titans

Of the two new teams, the Gujarat Titans managed to get a winning start against fellow new team Lucknow Super Giants and are placed fourth on the table. The team has a well-built bowling unit with Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan and Lockie Ferguson, but the batting looks fragile. Despite taking early 4 wickets, they failed to capitalise and wrap the opposition early. Not only this, they looked to stumble during the chase as well and went lucky to cross the line to win. Rahul Tewatia stole the show with his match-winning knock.

Pitch report

MCA Cricket Stadium pitch looks to assist spinners with the game progressing. Batters might seem comfortable if they get a good start. The team winning the toss will look for a chase as the team batting second on this ground carries a win percentage of 80.

Predicted Probable XI

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), David Miller, Hardik Pandya (c), Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Varun Aaron

Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Tim Seifert, Mandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed

Stats to keep an eye on

Mustafizur Rahman's death-overs economy rate of 8.1 is the best among bowlers in that phase in the T20s since 2021.

Hardik Pandya needs just one bigger hit to tally 100 sixes in the IPL

Axar Patel needs nine more runs to add 1000 runs in the IPL

Both teams had a winning start and must have analyzed their weaknesses and strengths. Delhi will be aiming to test their team strength, while for Gujrat, it will be a real test on how the team combination works together for them. A close, thrilling game can be expected tonight.