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Match 14Balanced Pitch
Delhi Capitals
DCDelhi Capitals
VS
GTGujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans
Wednesday, 8 April 2026 02:00 pm IST Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Captain & Vice-Captain Picks

Captain (2x)

Rashid Khan

GT ยท All-rounder
Score: 92.8Form: 84/100Credits: 9.5
In red-hot formVery consistent scorerAll-rounder advantage (bat + bowl pts)
Vice-Captain (1.5x)

Axar Patel

DC ยท All-rounder
Score: 92.5Form: 78/100Credits: 9
Good recent formGood venue record at Arun JaitleyVery consistent scorerAll-rounder advantage (bat + bowl pts)

Top 5 Must-Pick Players

C
All-rounder

Rashid Khan

GT ยท 9.5 Cr
Score92.8
Avg (L5)67 pts
6872557862
VC
All-rounder

Axar Patel

DC ยท 9 Cr
Score92.5
Avg (L5)60 pts
5868457255
3
WK-Batter

Rishabh Pant

DC ยท 10 Cr
Score91.6
Avg (L5)64 pts
7255854268
4
Bowler

Kuldeep Yadav

DC ยท 9 Cr
Score89.5
Avg (L5)64 pts
6272487858
5
Batter

Shubman Gill

GT ยท 10 Cr
Score85.2
Avg (L5)68 pts
7265824875

Full Player Rankings

#PlayerTeamRoleCreditsFormVenuePitchTotal
CRashid Khan
All-rounder9.584151892.8
VCAxar Patel
All-rounder978181892.5
3Rishabh Pant
WK-Batter108019.516.591.6
4Kuldeep Yadav
Bowler982181889.5
5Shubman Gill
Batter10821516.585.2
6Anrich Nortje
Bowler8.5721816.583.3
7David Warner
Batter9.5681816.581.8
8Sai Sudharsan
Batter8741516.581.7
9Mohammed Shami
Bowler9721516.580.5
10David Miller
Batter8.566151575.6

Pitch Report โ€” Arun Jaitley

Balanced PitchAvg 1st Innings: 170-180

Delhi's evening matches offer good batting conditions. The pitch has decent pace and bounce, and Kuldeep Yadav has historically been lethal here with his left-arm wrist spin.

Toss Advice

Even split between batting first and chasing at Delhi. Teams often choose based on their strengths rather than conditions.

Head-to-Head Record

2
DC wins
in 6 matches
4
GT wins
Last 5 results:
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Gujarat Titans have dominated Delhi Capitals in their brief rivalry, winning 4 of 6 matches. Rashid Khan's spin has been a major factor, regularly restricting DC's batting in the middle overs.

DC vs GT โ€” Match Preview

Delhi Capitals host Gujarat Titans in the national capital. Rishabh Pant's ability to take on any bowler makes him the most dangerous batter in the IPL โ€” and his record against Rashid Khan is one of the few instances where a batter has consistently dominated the Afghan superstar. DC at home with Kuldeep and Axar spinning will be a tough proposition for GT's batting order. Shubman Gill needs a captain's knock to keep GT's campaign on track.

Why Watch This Match

  • Rishabh Pant vs Rashid Khan โ€” one of the IPL's best personal battles
  • Kuldeep Yadav at his home ground โ€” a genuine match-winner
  • Shubman Gill's captaincy under pressure
  • Two teams that need wins to stay in the playoff race

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