DC vs GT, IPL 2025 Live Score: Delhi (180/3 in 18.4 ovs), KL Rahul hits 60-ball hundred

India Today

18-05-2025

21:16 IST:19.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, 1 run.
21:15 IST:19.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR MORE! Fractionally overpitched, outside off, Rahul backs away to the leg side and hammers it through the covers! Siraj under immense pressure now. Rahul moves to 111 (63). The stand moves to 40 (18).
21:15 IST:19.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! How has that reached the fence? Very full, around off, almost a yorker, KL Rahul shapes up for the reverse sweep. But while he misses it, the ball seems to have taken the back of the bat and race away to the fine leg fence! Siraj cannot believe it and wants it reviewed for LBW by his captain. Shubman Gill obliges and the third umpire does not even need an UltraEdge. The first replay shows that the ball took the inside edge and went to the fine leg fence.
21:14 IST:Mohammed Siraj will bowl the final over. 3-0-21-0 so far.
21:12 IST:18.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, Another yorker, on middle and leg, somehow, Tristan Stubbs gets that away through mid-wicket. Not only that, he gets two runs for his effort as well. 14 from the over, Prasidh Krishna ends his evening with the ball, with figures of 4-0-40-1.
21:11 IST:18.5: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Yorker, around middle and leg, jabbed down to long off for a single.
21:11 IST:18.4: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, FOUR! HUNDRED FOR KL RAHUL! His 5th in the IPL and it has come off just 60 balls! The crowd is on its feet. A length ball, around off, KL Rahul pulls it over mid-wicket with aplomb. The DC dugout loves it but Rahul keeps the celebrations pretty muted. He is eyeing the team score now. Above 200. 5th centurion this season, after Abhishek, Kishan, Arya and Sooryavanshi.
21:09 IST:18.3: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Down the leg side, Rahul looks to flick it away but misses. No wide signalled. Must have clipped the pad.
21:09 IST:18.2: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, SIX! ADMONISHED! Moves to 98! A length ball, outside off, KL Rahul watches the ball till the last moment, stays still like a hawk and at the last possible moment, moves his body away from the line and swings the ball through the line - all the way over the sightscreen! That's his 4th six of the night.
21:08 IST:18.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, Full and wide outside off, Tristan Stubbs backs away and has to readjust. Reaches out and carves it through point for a single.
21:07 IST:Stubbs has an impressive record at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, averaging over 50 and striking at 192 in the IPL.
21:07 IST:17.6: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Short, outside off, Tristan looks to pull again but this time, gets an under edge which goes past the keeper. Good stop by Sherfane Rutherford from short fine leg, stopping the boundary. Keeps the batters to a single. 11 from the over, Sai Kishore finishes his bowling stint with figures of 4-0-47-1.
21:06 IST:17.5: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! WHOOSH! That's brute power. Fractionally short, around off, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and pulls it flat, clearing the mid-wicket ropes with ease!
21:05 IST:17.4: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, The arm ball now, 96 kph, sliding into the pads, Rahul backs away to the leg side and forces it through cover-point for another single.
21:04 IST:17.3: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Slower ball, short in length, outside off, 85.8 kph, Stubbs reaches out and mistimes his punch through mid off for one more.
21:04 IST:17.2: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, Jumps down the track and Kishore drops it short. Outside off, KL Rahul adjusts well and slaps it through the covers for a run.
21:03 IST:17.1: Sai Kishore to Tristan Stubbs, Full, around middle and off, Tristan Stubbs leans and drives it towards long off for a single.
21:02 IST:Stubbs has been DC's go-to man at the death, with a strike rate of 206 - the best in Death Overs (16-20) in IPL 2025.
21:02 IST:16.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a run. 7 runs and a wicket from the over, Prasidh Krishna's bowling figures read 3-0-26-1.
21:01 IST:16.5: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Lucky to get away with that. A full toss, on the pads, Rahul cannot clip it away. The ball goes off his pads towards square leg and a leg bye is taken.
21:00 IST:16.4: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, FOUR! Fine leg is up and the ball is on the pads. Merry Christmas. The pace was off but Rahul was ready, clipping it to the left of short fine leg.
21:00 IST:16.3: Prasidh Krishna to Tristan Stubbs, On middle and leg, helped to long leg for a single to get off the mark.
20:58 IST:Tristan Stubbs walks in next at number 5, replacing his skipper, Axar Patel.
20:58 IST:16.2: Prasidh Krishna to Axar Patel, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man! The Purple Cap holder adds one more to his kitty. 21st wicket for Prasidh Krishna this season. One of those cases where a good shot actually results in a wicket. From the round-the-wicket angle, Krishna was looking to cramp the left-hander for room. So Axar Patel tried to manufacture room for himself, by getting way outside the leg stump. Prasidh banged it in short, around off and got it to come back in. Axar was ready for it and tried to use the pace on the ball, to guide it over the fence at deep third. But unfortunately for him, it went straight to Sai Kishore stationed there who took a sharp catch. The 45-run stand is broken and Axar departs for 25 (16). Delhi Capitals are 151/3 after 16.2 overs.
20:57 IST:16.1: Prasidh Krishna to Axar Patel, A short ball, outside off, 135.9 kph, Axar Patel goes for the pull but is not able to judge the pace of the ball. Gets a bottom edge which goes on the bounce, past the stumps, to the keeper.
20:57 IST:This season Sai Kishore has been bowling really well as compared to his performances in past seasons combined together in the IPL. He has 14 wickets this year alone, as compared to 13 combined from 2022 to 2024. Prasidh Krishna returns. 2-0-20-0 so far.
20:56 IST:15.6: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Short and quick, 96.5 kph, on middle, AP gets across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 15 from the over, Sai Kishore's bowling figures read 3-0-36-1.
20:55 IST:15.5: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, SIX! No toe this time, just the middle! Flighted, outside off, 88.3 kph, Axar Patel gets a good stride, uses his height and reach and hits it straight back, clearing long off with ease! The stand moves to 44 (23).
20:54 IST:15.4: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Short, around middle and leg, 103.8 kph, Axar gets across and heaves it uppishly through mid-wicket. Gets it from the toe of the bat and because of that, the ball does not carry to the fielders. Two runs taken.
20:53 IST:15.3: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Much better from the bowler, fuller and at the pads, Patel cannot get room to swing and gets a couple through mid-wicket.
20:53 IST:15.2: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Similar ball, lack of pace this time, Axar tries to swing again, but connects with thin air.
20:52 IST:15.1: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, FOUR! WHAM! Full, wide outside off, Axar Patel uses his long reach and clubs it straight back over the bowler for a boundary.
20:53 IST:STRATEGIC TIME OUT. 5 overs left and 200 is pretty much still on the cards. One person from the top 3 batting deep has made the scorecard look so much better for Delhi Capitals and now, they can really exercise their strong middle order, which does not have to play itself in for a change, and can make use of the platform set. From GT's point of view, they will be looking only at KL Rahul's wicket and will believe that if they can dislodge him, they can still curtail the other batters. Gill would hope for a good finish at the death. Meanwhile, when he scored his 10th four, KL Rahul hit his 500th four in T20 cricket in India.
20:48 IST:14.6: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Outside off, slapped towards long off for a run. 10 from the over and Rashid Khan finishes off with figures of 4-0-32-0.
20:48 IST:14.5: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, FOUR! Finally he gets that shot away! He has been trying that slog for the past two overs. Gets this one on his pads and Axar helps it through fine leg.
20:47 IST:14.4: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, SLICE OF LUCK! The googly, way outside the off stump, Axar goes hard for the punch but mistimes it high in the air. Mohammed Siraj charges in from wide long off but the ball lands well in front of his despairing dive. Two runs taken.
20:46 IST:14.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Outside off, KL Rahul pushes it through point for a run. Seems like Rahul is happy playing out Rashid, as this is his last over.
20:46 IST:14.2: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Full, on middle and leg, Axar Patel swings again, only to mistime it through square leg for a run.
20:46 IST:14.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, A short ball, outside off, cut through point for a single.
20:45 IST:In the previous game, it was the first time in seven games that Sai Kishore bowled his full quota of four overs. In the previous five games where he bowled all four overs, he picked up at least two wickets in four of those.
20:45 IST:13.6: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Similar ball, another slog attempted, this time gets an inside edge to short fine leg. 13 from the over.
20:44 IST:13.5: Sai Kishore to Axar Patel, Full, on leg stump, Axar Patel goes for a mighty slog but misses and is hit on the pads. The keeper, Jos Buttler, keeps on appealing for LBW but is not entertained. Seemed to be pitching outside leg.
20:43 IST:13.4: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, On middle, worked through square leg for a single.
20:43 IST:13.3: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, EDGED, FOUR! Fortuituous, but Rahul won't care! Moves to 83 (50). Beautifully tossed up through the air, outside off, KL Rahul pushes at it and the ball takes the outside edge. But it flies past the keeper, through the vacant slip region, to the deep third fence!
20:42 IST:13.2: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, MISFIELD, FOUR MORE! Miscommunication in the field. Fuller ball, on middle, Rahul wrists this through mid-wicket. Kagiso Rabada charges across to his right from wide long on and attempts to slide to his right and parry the ball to the fielder running from deep mid-wicket. But there is no communication and the fielder ends up running past Rabada who ends up parrying the ball into the ropes.
20:42 IST:13.1: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, FOUR! DROPPED? Yup. Full, outside off, KL Rahul hammered it straight back. Sai Kishore got down to take the return catch but the ball dipped onto him and went between his legs to the fence behind. So a life for Rahul on 71.
20:40 IST:The GT spin twins Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan delivered in the previous game against MI. Kishore ended up with figures of 2/34 in 4 overs while Rashid was economical and ended up with figures of 1/21 in 4 overs.
20:40 IST:12.6: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Another googly, Rahul swings hard but gets it off the inner half of the bat through fine leg. A single taken.
20:39 IST:12.5: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, On middle, pushed down to long on for a run.
20:40 IST:12.4: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, The googly, outside off, KL looks to flick but misses and the ball goes off something to the leg side. Jos Buttler appeals for LBW and in the meanwhile, the batters scamper through for the single as Rashid himself crosses the pitch to his right to stop the ball. No signal, must have been an inside edge.
20:38 IST:12.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Fuller, around off, Rahul whips it to the left of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second.
20:38 IST:12.2: Rashid Khan to Axar Patel, Fired on the pads, 96.9 kph, Axar Patel stays back and helps it through square leg for a single to get off the mark.
20:37 IST:12.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Full, around off, KL Rahul leans and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
20:37 IST:Skipper Axar Patel walks in next at number 4, replacing Abishek Porel. Change of ends for Rashid Khan as well. 2-0-15-0 so far.
20:35 IST:11.6: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sai Kishore breaks the 90-run stand. Quicker and flatter outside off, Porel reaches out and looks to cut but only manages a thin outside edge which is snaffled nicely by the keeper, Jos Buttler. He immediately celebrates on taking the catch but Porel does not wait for the umpire's decision and starts to walk off. Departs for a quickfire 30 (19) and Delhi Capitals are 106/2 after 12 overs.
20:34 IST:That ball was actually delivered with a change in angle, as Kishore switched to over the wicket.
20:35 IST:11.5: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, SIX! Terrific shot. Flighted, outside off, 87.9 kph, Abishek Porel gets under the ball and sends the ball sailing over the top, straight down the ground!
20:34 IST:11.4: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, Quicker one, outside off, 92 kph, fractionally short, Porel reaches out and looks to cut but misses.
20:33 IST:11.3: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, Slower through the air, 87.6 kph, fuller as well, Rahul leans and punches it through the covers for a run. 100 UP FOR THE DELHI CAPITALS. 200 now looks a decent possibility.
20:32 IST:11.2: Sai Kishore to KL Rahul, Landed around off, 94.2 kph, KL Rahul goes back and cuts hard but cannot beat short third.
20:32 IST:11.1: Sai Kishore to Abishek Porel, Slightly short to start, outside off, Abishek Porel looks to cut but gets a bit of an outside edge. The ball flies in the air, but lands short of backward point. The fielder has a wild throw at the keeper's end, conceding an overthrow as the batters take the single.
20:31 IST:Sai Kishore into the attack now.
20:30 IST:10.6: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Around middle and off, tucked through square leg for a brace. 17 from this over as well and Rabada has gone around for 34 runs in his 2 overs.
20:30 IST:10.5: Kagiso Rabada to Abishek Porel, A short ball, attempted slower one, outside off, Porel leaps with the bounce and dabs it past a diving backward point for a single to deep third.
20:29 IST:10.4: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Slower ball, pitched up, chipped down the ground over the bowler for a run.
20:28 IST:10.3: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, SIX! Such magnificence! A length ball, around off, KL Rahul backs away a touch and slams it straight back over the bowler's head, clearing long off with ease!
20:27 IST:10.2: Kagiso Rabada to Abishek Porel, Around middle and off, pushed down to long off for a single.
20:27 IST:10.1: Kagiso Rabada to Abishek Porel, SIX! A half volley on the pads, Abishek Porel just wrists it over deep backward square leg!
20:28 IST:Rashid Khan is having a pretty ordinary season having picked up just 8 wickets in his 11 outings. Change of ends for Kagiso Rabada. 1-0-17-0 so far.
20:25 IST:9.6: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Around off, pushed towards cover. 11 from the over, 26 in the last 2!
20:25 IST:9.5: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Four! Lucky escape for Rahul. Floated delivery, outside off, KL Rahul goes for the big sweep but gets a top edge. Short third gets across to his left and dives but the ball lands in front of him and spins past him, to the ropes!
20:24 IST:9.4: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, On middle, punched down to long off for a single.
20:24 IST:9.4: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, Huge appeal for a caught behind, turned down! WIDE signalled instead. Gujarat Titans take the review. It was a short ball, down the leg side and Abishek Porel went for the pull. The keeper, Jos Buttler collected and straightaway appealed for the catch, with Rashid joining in. In fact, when the umpire was signalling a wide, Rashid started to even celebrate. Shubman Gill agrred to take the review but UltraEdge detected nothing when the ball went past the bat. Review lost.
20:22 IST:9.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, On middle and off, pushed through mid on for a single.
20:22 IST:9.2: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, FOUR! WHACK! 50 FOR RAHUL, in 35 balls! His 4th this season and 45th overall in the IPL. Fuller ball, outside off, KL Rahul gets down on a knee and smacks a slog sweep, well to the right of deep mid-wicket amd bags himself his 6th four of the night. Takes his helmet off and soaks in the applause.
20:21 IST:9.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, The googly, outside off, spinning in, KL Rahul backs away to the leg side and punches it straight to backward point.
20:20 IST:KL has completed 5000 runs in the IPL, becoming the 7th Indian to do so. His average of 45.46 is the best among batters who have scored at least 2000 runs.
20:20 IST:8.6: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, SIX! Lovely hit! A length ball, around middle and leg, Abishek Porel lofts it straight through the line, clearing long on with ease! That will get him going. 15 from the over.
20:19 IST:8.5: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Full and straight, 148.5 kph, KL pushes it towards long on for a run.
20:18 IST:8.4: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Around middle and off, Rahul tucks this through mid-wicket and runs extremely hard to come back for the second.
20:17 IST:8.3: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, Full and wide outside off, Porel reaches out and carves this through point for a single.
20:17 IST:8.2: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, FOUR! A short ball, around middle and leg, Abishek Porel went for the pull but got defeated by pace. The ball shot up and took the top edge, flying over the keeper. The ball landed inside the boundary and Arshad Khan did all the hard work from deep third, running across to his right to stop the ball. He got there and pushed the ball back in play. However, the momentum took him beyond the ropes and at the same time, the ball trickled back in as well. It was at THIS time that Arshad pushed the ball away for the second time, from outside the ropes. The third umpire confirms this and it will be a boundary. Arshad apologizes to his bowler, saying that the floodlights came into his eyes.
20:16 IST:Is that a boundary? Arshad Khan has pulled off a sensational save but it seems like the efforts have gone in vain. The umpire is having this checked. Yes, it is a boundary.
20:15 IST:8.1: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, On a good length, around off and middle, 138.8 kph, KL Rahul backs away to the leg side and punches it behind point for a single.
20:14 IST:KL's form has impacted DC's results as well. In their last 4 games, DC's results have been 1 win, 2 losses and 1 No Result. Nearly 74 percent of his runs this season have come in wins, which shows the importance of how much value KL's form brings to DC.
20:13 IST:7.6: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Dropped short and Rashid is lucky to get away with that. Rahul pulls it hard and flat, but straight to deep mid-wicket. Just a single.
20:13 IST:7.5: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, Another wrong 'un, on middle and leg, fired at 97 kph, Abishek goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.
20:12 IST:7.4: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, On the legs, Porel looks to swing for the heavens but mistimes it towards the left side of the bowler.
20:12 IST:7.3: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Quicker googly, outside off, 92.5 kph, Rahul goes back and punches it towards long on. Wants two but the fielder attacks the ball quickly and the batters settle for one.
20:12 IST:7.2: Rashid Khan to Abishek Porel, On the pads, Abishek Porel cannot get the flick away and the ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken.
20:11 IST:7.1: Rashid Khan to KL Rahul, Time for spin now, as Rashid Khan gets the ball. Floated, outside off, KL Rahul drills it straight back. Rashid tries to stop the ball with his right foot, deflecting the ball towards long on. A single taken.
20:10 IST:6.6: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Full and straight, Rahul drives it straight to long on for a run. 50 UP FOR DELHI CAPITALS.
20:09 IST:6.5: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, Full and straight, Porel manages to nudge it behind the wickets on the leg side for a quick single.
20:08 IST:6.4: Prasidh Krishna to Abishek Porel, On a length, around middle and leg, 141.5 kph, Abishek Porel works it towards short mid-wicket.
20:08 IST:6.3: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Follows the batter down the leg side, does Prasidh and Rahul can only tuck it towards fine leg for a single.
20:07 IST:6.2: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, Fractionally short, outside off, Rahul pulls it through mid-wicket. Shahrukh Khan covers good ground to his left from deep square leg to keep the batters to a couple.
20:06 IST:6.1: Prasidh Krishna to KL Rahul, On a good length, outside off, swinging back in, KL Rahul pushes it towards cover.
20:06 IST:STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Not surprising to see Shubman Gill call for the break. The last 2 overs have kind of given some momentum to Delhi Capitals and he would want to arrest that. Frankly speaking, his new-ball bowlers have bowled excellently, keeping the leash on DC, but T20 cricket is all about momentum and Rabada's 17-run opener has given the Capitals just that. The batters have found it extremely difficult against the new ball, even though it has not been swinging that much. The GT bowlers have just kept it on a nagging line and length and it is only after a while that Rahul himself has got going. But he has got a start now, making 36 out of the team's 45 and will want to make this into a big score. Here comes the Purple Cap holder - Prasidh Krishna.
20:02 IST:5.6: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Outside off, punched towards point for a single. 17 from the over, Delhi Capitals end their Powerplay on 45/1!
20:02 IST:5.5: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, SIX! And that's the best of the lot! 8000 runs in T20 cricket for KL Rahul and 4000 of those as a wicketkeeper batter alone! A length ball, outside off, Rahul stays still and hits it straight through the line, clearing long off with ease!
20:01 IST:5.4: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, FOUR! He has definitely switched gears now, wanting to make the most of this final Powerplay over. Not a great ball too, to be honest, short and wide outside off, KL Rahul thrashes it over cover and bags himself a boundary.
20:01 IST:5.3: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, Rabada goes quicker, keeps the length a touch fuller than the previous one, KL looks to pull but is beaten by pace and gets a thick inside edge onto his body.
19:59 IST:5.2: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, SIX! WALLOP! Change in length and Rahul pounces. Fractionally short, outside off, Rahul picks the length in a trice and pulls it magnificently over square leg! The first six of the night.
19:59 IST:5.1: Kagiso Rabada to KL Rahul, No difference to the previous two. Rabada comes in and just hones it on a length, around off, Rahul pushes it towards mid on.
19:59 IST:Rahul started the season very well, scoring 273 runs in his first 6 matches at an average of 54.6. But in the last 4 games, his form has dipped a touch, with the strike rate dropping from 160 to 115. Here is the first bowling change of the evening - Kagiso Rabada.
19:57 IST:4.6: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, That's a good line. On a good length, around off, coming in, KL Rahul punches it down the ground towards mid on for a quick single.
19:56 IST:4.5: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, On a good length, outside off, 140.8 kph, KLR stays inside the line and opens the face of his bat to guide the ball away, but it goes straight to short third.
19:56 IST:4.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and just outside off, KL swings hard again but mistimes it towards mid on.
19:55 IST:4.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Better shot. A length ball, outside off, Rahul stays still this time and swings it over mid on for a boundary.
19:54 IST:4.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and straight, Rahul looks to wrist it away but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.
19:53 IST:4.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Rahul has decided to make a move on now. A length ball, around off, coming in, KL Rahul steps outside his leg stump, creates some room for himself and chops it behind backward point for a boundary.
19:53 IST:The head-to-head between these two teams has been a close one with both winning 3 apiece. GT won the reverse fixture by 7 wickets in Ahmedabad.
19:52 IST:3.6: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Excellent stop by Kagiso Rabada! Overpitched, outside off, Porel reaches out and connects with his drive this time but Rabada flies to his left at point - yes, he was at point indeed - to make a stunning half stop, parrying the ball to cover. 5 runs and a wicket from the over, Arshad Khan's figures read 2-0-7-1.
19:52 IST:3.5: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, Appeal for a caught behind! Turned down. Jos Buttler is not that confident regarding the review. Full and wide outside off, Abishek Porel looks to steer it through the off side but misses. There is a noise as the ball goes past the bat but turns out it was of the bat hitting the ground.
19:51 IST:3.5: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, WIDE. A length ball, but down the leg side, Porel misses his flick.
19:50 IST:3.4: Arshad Khan to KL Rahul, Around middle and leg, KL Rahul punches it down the ground, past the outstretched hand of the bowler, towards mid on, for a run.
19:49 IST:3.3: Arshad Khan to Abishek Porel, On middle and leg, Abishek Porel tucks it off his hips behind square leg to get off the mark with a single.
19:48 IST:Abishek Porel walks in next at number 3, replacing Faf du Plessis.
19:48 IST:3.2: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent bowling and more importantly, excellent field placement. It was a torrid time for Faf du Plessis as he was just not able to time the ball in his brief stay. He comes down the pitch once again and Arshad keeps it in line of the stumps, on a good length. Faf looks to swing across the line and normally, one does get away with it, if there had been a conventional mid on in place. But on this occasion, Shubman Gill has kept his mid on a touch wide and the ball goes straight to Mohammed Siraj in that position! The pressure tells and Gujarat Titans get an early success. Du Plessis departs for 5 (10) and Delhi Capitals are 16/1 after 3.2 overs.
19:46 IST:3.1: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Hmmm... the batters are getting desperate now. With both the new-ball bowlers being consistent, Faf du Plessis tries to create his own line and length. Jumps out of the crease and slashes hard at a length ball around off, skewing it over cover. The fielder runs back and pulls it back in with a slide, keeping the batters to a couple.
19:46 IST:The Capitals have also struggled at the Arun Jaitley Stadium this season, winning just 1 out of their 4 matches here, that too, in a Super-Over finish. They won 2 out of 2 matches at their temporary home venue in Visakhapatnam.
19:45 IST:2.6: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and straight, 137.9 kph, Rahul flicks but finds short mid-wicket.
19:44 IST:2.5: Mohammed Siraj to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, around off 135.9 kph, du Plessis backs away to the leg side and punches it through cover for a quick run.
19:43 IST:2.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Into the pitch again, around off, worked through mid-wicket for a run.
19:43 IST:2.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Was there a noise? No one seems interested apart from me. A length ball, outside off, coming in, Rahul goes for a wild swing across the line and misses. The ball goes just over the top of the middle stump. In live action, it did seem like the ball clipped something.
19:42 IST:2.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, On a length, around off, coming in, KL Rahul pushes it towards cover. That was delivered with a scrambled seam.
19:41 IST:2.1: Mohammed Siraj to Faf du Plessis, A short ball, outside off, Faf du Plessis goes for the pull but the extra bounce does him in. Gets a top edge which just about clears Prasidh Krishna running back to his right from mid on. A single taken.
19:41 IST:The Capitals had a terrific start to their IPL 2025 campaign winning 5 out of their first 6 matches, but then started tumbling in the latter half, winning just 1 out of their last 5 games.
19:40 IST:1.6: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Outside off, Faf du Plessis slashes it through point but a half stop ensures that it is just a single. Finally gets off the mark. Excellent over from Arshad Khan.
19:40 IST:1.5: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Excellent ball, swinging in from around off stump, almost onto the boots, FdP digs it out in time.
19:39 IST:1.4: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Oopss.. watch it! Slightly fuller than the previous one, Faf punches it towards cover and starts off running. But his partner is not that keen, wanting to see whether the ball gets past cover. Actually, the fielder from point gets to the ball and there is a big chance of a run out at the striker's end, with Faf in the middle of the pitch. But luckily for Faf, the fielder fumbles and the South African gets back in his crease.
19:38 IST:1.3: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length, outside off, punched towards cover.
19:37 IST:1.2: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, A touch short of full, around middle and leg, du Plessis pushes it towards cover. Both bowlers have looked to hit the good length or the back of a good length so far.
19:37 IST:1.2: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, WIDE. A length ball, but misdirected, down the leg side. Faf du Plessis looks to flick but misses.
19:36 IST:1.1: Arshad Khan to Faf du Plessis, On a length, outside off, slapped straight to cover.
19:37 IST:Having scored 381 runs this season prior to this match, KL Rahul is the highest run-getter for DC, despite playing a game fewer than Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs. Arshad Khan to share the new ball.
19:36 IST:0.6: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! BEAUTY! You won't find much better shots than those. Fractionally short of a length, outside off, KL Rahul stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it between cover and point, for the first authentic boundary of the game.
19:35 IST:0.5: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, On a length, outside off, punched towards cover.
19:35 IST:0.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, FOUR! Edged, but safe. Rahul is off the mark now. On a length, outside off, Rahul walks down the track, trying to break Siraj's rhythm, aiming to punch it through the off side. But gets a thick outside edge which races towards deep third. Sherfane Rutherford gets across from deep backward point to his left and slides but while trying to throw the ball back, there is a doubt that he perhaps touched the ropes. The decision is referred upstairs and sure enough, the foot is in contact with the ball still in hand.
19:33 IST:0.4: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, WIDE. Gets a bit too straight, does Siraj and hurls this down the leg side. KL Rahul misses his flick. The Capitals are on the board.
19:32 IST:0.3: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Full and straight, closer to the middle stump this time, KL defends it watchfully.
19:32 IST:0.2: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Slightly fuller, outside off, Rahul looks to drive it through mid off but the bat comes a bit quicker than the ball and as a result, the ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid off.
19:31 IST:0.1: Mohammed Siraj to KL Rahul, Straightaway on the dot. Siraj lands this on a length, just outside off, angling it in, KL Rahul defends it watchfully down the track.
19:31 IST:The national anthem has been completed and we are now ready to begin the match proceedings. The bell is rung at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and out walk the two umpires. The Gujarat Titans team gets itself in a huddle. Now, the crowd roars to see a new opening combination - Faf du Plessis and KL Rahul - stride out. This is the 7th opening combination this season and the Capitals will hope that it is lucky number 7 for them. Mohammed Siraj has the new ball in his hand and will be hoping to find some swing and use that scrambled seam. Rahul to face. A slip in place. Here we go...
19:28 IST:Time for the Indian national anthem then.
19:22 IST:Meanwhile, in Jaipur, PUNJAB KINGS HAVE DEFEATED RAJASTHAN ROYALS BY 10 RUNS. It was a close game where the Royals fought tooth and nail in attempting to chase down 220, but eventually, it was too much for their middle order. With this win, Punjab move to second spot, earning 17 points, being separated from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru due to an inferior net run rate.
19:24 IST:The skipper of Delhi Capitals, AXAR PATEL, admits that he also wanted to bowl first, stating that dew plays a part in the second innings at this venue. But is quick to add that the toss is not in their hands, so Delhi will now look to bat well and post a good total. On the mindset regarding the playoffs scenario, Axar says that the talks have been to take one game at a time and not think too much about qualification. Stresses that despite being inconsistent, the Capitals are in a good position to qualify for the playoffs. So just wants his side to focus on the processes and not think about qualification. On his opinion about the loss of players from the squad, Patel says that he respects the personal decisions of the players and adds that even to those who have come, he has said that he wants players who are mentally fresh and are not worried about what is happening in the outside world. On the team mindset, AP stresses once again that it is all about winning one game as he feels that will bring momentum and DC can get back to winning ways. On the team combination, Axar Patel informs that DC are going in with 3 fast bowlers and 3 spinners. On the changes, he informs that Madhav Tiwari comes in for Vipraj Nigam while Mustafizur Rahman replaces Mitchell Starc.
19:14 IST:The skipper of Gujarat Titans, SHUBMAN GILL, says that it is definitely not easy to start all over again after an unscheduled break but also feels that it was a period of good rest for some of the fast bowlers. Adds that KAGISO RABADA comes back into the side, citing a massive sense of relief. On their strong position in the tournament, Gill agrees that it has been a really good tournament so far but nonetheless, stresses that they have got 3 games and are looking to win each of them. On the thought process of being forced to start afresh, Shubman says that it is the thing with every match, wherein one needs to start afresh. Hopes that this break helps the Titans to improve their fielding which hasn't been good this season. On his opinion of losing out on certain players due to this break. SG says that everyone has been professional and hopes that anyone who comes back into the team performs for the side. On the wicket, Shubman Gill assesses it as a good one, adding that whenever games are played in Delhi, we see high-scoring games. So is expecting another one tonight. On the team changes, Gill informs that Kagiso Rabada comes in for Gerald Coetzee.
19:07 IST:Impact nominations by GT - Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat and Dasun Shanaka.
19:10 IST:Gujarat Titans (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Sherfane Rutherford (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR SAI SUDHARSAN), Jos Buttler (WK) (OVERSEAS), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (OVERSEAS), Kagiso Rabada (IN FOR GERALD COETZEE) (OVERSEAS), Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
19:06 IST:Impact options for DC - Dushmantha Chameera, Sediqullah Atal, Karun Nair, Tripurana Vijay and Madhav Tiwari.
19:08 IST:Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (OVERSEAS), Abishek Porel (WK), Sameer Rizvi (IN FOR KARUN NAIR), KL Rahul, Axar Patel (C), Tristan Stubbs (OVERSEAS), Ashutosh Sharma (IN FOR DUSHMANTHA CHAMEERA), Vipraj Nigam, T Natarajan, Kuldeep Yadav and Mustafizur Rahman (IN FOR MITCHELL STARC).
19:05 IST:TOSS - Time for the flip of the coin. Axar Patel flips the coin, TAILS is the call from Shubman Gill and it is a Tail. GUJARAT TITANS CHOOSE TO BOWL FIRST.