DC vs GT, IPL 2024: Latest Cricket News Delhi Capitals shine with fourth straight win over Gujarat Titans

Delhi Capitals almost sealed India’s run with an unbeaten half-century to beat Gujarat Titans by four runs at the World T20 World Twenty20 as first-choice wicketkeepers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. A stunning individual half-century of 113 off 68 balls by skipper Pant and Akshar Patel pushed DC to 224 for 4. In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 from 29 balls) and David Miller (55 from 23 balls) scored 50 runs while Rashid Khan’s unbeaten 21 from 11 balls still failed to cross the finish line to get the score to 220 off 8 balls. 20 rounds.

Leading the way with the bat, Pant was unbeaten on 88 off 43 balls (5X4, 8X6) and his innings proved a timely reminder to the national selectors who were likely to pick him for India’s first match against Pakistan. T20 World Cup in New York, without fitness issues.

Pant’s maturity showed in his brilliant innings with Akshar, who finished third with 66 off 43 balls. His innings had five fours and four sixes.

Chasing 225, GT lost skipper Shubman Gill in the second over but Wriddhiman Saha (39) played some delightful shots and shared 82 runs for the second wicket with impact sub Sai Sudharsan Point, allowing GT to maintain their lead.

But soon after Saha’s departure, Azmatullah Omarzai also took a brilliant catch at deep mid-wicket off Jack Fraser-McGurk to Al-Aqsa.

But Sudarshan got a reprieve in the fifth over and used his long arm to score 50 off 29 balls.

But with the asking price rising, Sudarshan had to continue shooting, which ultimately led to his downfall as he was caught by Akshar in a long-on to Salaam. He hit seven fours and two sixes.

Miller (23, 55 off 6X4, 3X6) then put on a show that brought them closer to the target and once he got out, Rashid gave GT hope with an unbeaten cameo of 21 off 11 balls.

Needing 19 off the last ball, Rashid hit Mukesh Kumar twice in the first two balls before trapping the pacer to convert in the last-ball gap for 5 points.

But Mukesh kept his cool as Rashid failed to clear the fence and GT fell short of the target.

But Wednesday’s match was all about Pant, who erased all doubts about his participation in the T20 World Cup with a brilliant innings. The versatile wicketkeeper-batsman also performed brilliantly behind the stumps, taking two sharp catches.

Earlier, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Prithvi Shaw got DC off to a good start, scoring 34 runs in 3 overs.

Fraser McGurk, who scored an 18-ball 65 in the last game, was at his sinister best as he gracefully pulled the GT bowlers over the fence, but his knock was caught by Sandeep Sandeep Warrier, and the young Australian went straight in. square hole. Noor Ahmad’s legs.

In the fourth over, DC struck for a double when, two balls later, made a good diving move on the backward leg and caught Warrior at the batsman’s top.

DC’s problems worsened when Warrier claimed his second scalp of the day in the form of Shai Hope, who was caught by a diving Rashid at the cover boundary, while DC were 44 for 3 in the powerplay.

With three wickets down, Pant and Akshar started smartly and tried to build a partnership, but when they settled down, they launched a brutal attack.

Pant started slowly but gained confidence as time progressed and brought his signature leg shots, cuts and pulls to score.

While Pant looked fluent after finding his groove, Akshar played second fiddle but had no qualms about sending the bad ball to the fence.

But Aksa picked up the pace as the innings progressed and Rashid was dismissed for 50 off 37 balls off the last ball of the 15th over.

Attacked anything that fell at Pant’s feet in the 16th over, effortlessly flicking Mohit Sharma to mid-wicket for six plus. He then increased DC’s run-rate with a long off to Mohit in the same over.

In the 17th over, Akshar matched his captain with one-on-one as he dismissed Noor for six.

But looking for too many balls, Akshar perishes on the very next ball and Sai is caught with Kishore’s length.

Pant completes his fifty by hitting the ball over the long fence off Mohit.

Tristan Stubbs’ late seven-ball cameo of 26 and Pant’s late fireworks took DC past the 200-run mark.

Pant destroyed Mohit in the last over, hitting the veteran bowler for 31 with four sixes and a four.

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