Introduction:
This IPL season is witnessing neck-to-neck fights. Teams are changing the game for 1 run or 2 runs or 4 runs. In yesterday’s match, we saw the same kind of energy and fight. Delhi Capitals defeated the Gujarat Titans by 4 runs only. Especially, the last over of the match was really thrilling. Let’s look at the performances of both teams to understand the winning more clearly. Read the blog & stay connected with Cricfeverr.com to get all the sports updates.
What is the overview of the match?
Yesterday, Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans were scheduled to play the 40th match of the IPL 2024. The venue of the match is Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and the match started at 7:30 PM.
What happened in the toss?
Gujarat Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl against the Delhi Capitals in Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
What happened on the pitch?
Gujarat Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl against the Delhi Capitals in Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi posted a huge target like 224 in front of Gujarat. Well, it is a huge target and there are very few steps left for a team when they meet targets like this one.
Pant was at his very best and smashed the GT bowlers all around the park with his incredible range of power-hitting. Delhi Capitals lost three wickets inside the powerplay but Axar Patel (66) and Pant rebuilt the innings. Pant and Tristan Stubbs (26*) gave the perfect final push to the DC innings in the slog overs to help them post a daunting total.
On the other hand, Sai Sudharsan (65) and David Miller (55) valiant knocks went in vain as Delhi Capitals won the match by 4 runs against Gujarat Titans. Rashid Khan (21) also fought hard till the last ball for the Titans but it wasn’t enough for them.
Who won the Player of the Match title?
Captain Rishabh Pant bagged the Player of the Match title for his terrific 88* runs in 43 balls and also took 2 catches as well. This was the 40th match of the IPL 2024 where Pant bagged the POTM award against GT and back in the 32nd match Pant also bagged the POTM award against GT. What a comeback, Pant
What is the situation of the point table?
Currently, Delhi Capitals are holding the 6th position on the point table with 5 losses and 4 wins among the 9 matches they have played so far. DC has an NRR (Net Run Rate) of -0.386 and 8 points as well.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are holding the 7th position in the point table with 5 losses and 4 wins among the 9 matches they have played so far. GT has an NRR of -0.974 and 8 points.
Post-match conversation:
Delhi captain Rishabh chose young Rasikh Salam over Anrich Nortje to bowl the penultimate over and he really kept the trust of Pant. Rasikh Salam’s scorecard is: 4-0-44-3
On this topic, captain Pant said, “Nortje was having a tough time. T20 is a funny game, after 14-15 overs the ball was coming on nicely. So we wanted to trust Rasikh, always trust someone who is bowling well in a game. I think it is about instincts as a captain, it will come off sometimes. Happy it worked today,” Pant said.
The skipper further talked about his own performance as he was at his very best after Delhi lost three wickets early.
“Surely at 43/3, we wanted to just keep going and target their main spinners. If we get something, we will take it on and keep rotating the strike. Every day that I’m in the middle, I feel better. Every hour on the field matters, I love being on the field. I try to give it my 100% and it takes some time sometimes. I think the first six in the match gives me the confidence in a game. The more time I spend in the centre, the better I feel,” he added.
During his explosive batting, Pant hit a camerapersons from the BCCI Production Crew. In a post on X, the IPL has shared a heartfelt video from Pant where he apologised to cameraman Debashish. “Sorry Debashish bhai, did not intend to hit you, but I think you can recover well and good luck,” Pant said.
Although Gujarat Titans lost the match. However, Shubman was happy with the performance of his team members. Gill said, “I think we played some really good cricket, disappointing to lose in the end, but great character shown by everyone. Great fight till the end and we never thought we were out of the game at any point,” Gill said.
When asked, what was the team’s plan in the chase, Gill made a clear point that in such case there is no point making a set plan.
“When you’re chasing 224, there’s no point in talking about plans, just go out and score runs. I think impact player has a bit of a role (in making the matches high scoring), even if you lose extra wickets, extra cushion is there for the batters to keep going and it gives the license for the batters to keep going till the end,” he added.
However, the GT skipper admitted that they conceded some extra runs in the final overs.
“At one stage, we thought we would be able to restrict them to 200-210, but we gave away some extra runs in the last 2-3 overs. But this is a smallish ground, we spoke about the same when we went out to chase. Execution becomes very important, if there’s a set batter or a finisher, you’ll have to execute well. It’s okay if there’s something in the wicket, but on pitches like this, you’ll have to make sure that you execute all your plans perfectly, be it the yorkers or the variations.
Final words:
The comeback of Pant will inspire many. He is a true example of dedication & hard work. Stay connected with Cricfeverr.com to get all the sports updates.
