Delhi's Confident Start
GT skipper won the toss and opted to bowl in Ahmedabad. Delhi Capitals opened with Abhishek Porel and Karun Nair. Mohammed Siraj bowled the opening over, but started with two wides. Porel immediately attacked, smashing two fours and a six. DC raced to 16 runs in the first over.
Arshad Khan came from the other end. He also began with two wides. Porel struck a boundary but lost his wicket on the next delivery. He walked back after scoring 18 off 9. KL Rahul came in at No. 3. After two overs, DC reached 24/1.
Rahul lifts DC’s scoring rate
Rahul went after Siraj in the third over, hitting a four and a six. Nair followed with a six. DC stood strong at 41/1 after three overs. In the next over, Rahul smacked two boundaries, taking DC past the 50-run mark. Prasidh Krishna bowled the fifth over. Rahul hit a four but fell on the fourth ball for 28 off 14. Axar Patel came in and got off the mark with a single. DC stood at 59/2 after five overs. Nair added a four and a six in the sixth over, taking DC to 73/2 in the powerplay.
GT keep striking at regular intervals
Prasidh bowled the seventh over, where Axar managed a boundary. Rashid Khan followed up with a tidy eighth over. Then, Krishna struck again in the ninth over, dismissing Nair for 31 off 18. Tristan Stubbs walked in and started with a boundary. DC reached 100/3 after nine overs. Rashid Khan bowled another tight over, conceding only five runs. At the halfway mark, DC stood at 105/3. Axar was on 15 (14), while Stubbs had 7 (5).
Middle overs bring momentum
Ishant Sharma joined the attack and gave away just six runs in the 11th over. Axar hit a six off Rashid in the 12th over. In the next two overs, Stubbs and Axar added big hits, taking DC to 150/4 in 15 overs. Siraj removed Stubbs for 21. Ashutosh Sharma walked in next. Ashutosh ended the 16th over with a four and a six. Siraj returned, and Ashutosh again ended the over with a boundary. DC moved to 173/4.
Final Overs and power-hitting
Prasidh Krishna dismissed Axar on the first ball and Vipraj Nigam on the next. Axar scored 39 off 32. Donovan Ferreira joined Ashutosh, who responded with back-to-back sixes. DC reached 188/6 after 18 overs.
Ishant removed Ferreira in the 19th. DC climbed to 194/7. In the final over, Sai Kishore dismissed Ashutosh, who made 37 off 19. Kuldeep Yadav hit a boundary on the final ball, pushing DC to 203/8 in 20 overs.
GT's Chase Starts on a Strong Note
GT needed 204 to win. Sai Sudharshan and Shubman Gill opened. Starc gave 8 runs in the first over. Gill struck a boundary in the second but was run out after scoring 7. Jos Buttler walked in and got going with a boundary. GT reached 18/1 after 2 overs. Sudharshan hit back-to-back boundaries in the third over. Buttler added a six and a four in the fourth over. GT accelerated to 41/1.
Buttler leads from the front
Buttler smashed two sixes in the fifth over from Nigam. GT crossed 50 runs in that over. In the sixth over, Sudharshan added back-to-back boundaries and brought up the 50-run partnership. GT stood at 67/1 at the end of the powerplay.
Axar bowled a tight seventh over. Kuldeep Yadav struck in the eighth, removing Sudharshan for 36. Rutherford joined Buttler. GT reached 85/2 after nine overs. Rutherford hit a boundary in the 10th over. GT scored 94/2 at the halfway mark.
Buttler and Rutherford take charge
Vipraj bowled a good 11th over, conceding only 4 runs. GT crossed the 100-run mark in the 12th over. Rutherford hammered back-to-back sixes in the 13th over. Buttler added a boundary and completed his fifty in 32 balls. Their partnership reached 50. GT stood at 128/2. Buttler continued his assault in the 14th and 15th overs, hitting five boundaries in a single Starc over. GT zoomed to 158/2.
Comfortable finish for GT
Kuldeep bowled a controlled 16th over. In the next, Buttler launched a six off a no-ball. GT reached 179/2. The pair also completed a 100-run stand. Mohit Sharma bowled the 18th over and gave 10 runs. Mukesh removed Rutherford in the 19th over. He scored 43 from 34. Tewatia came in at No. 5. GT reached 194/3 after 19 overs. With 10 needed in the final over, Tewatia smashed a six and a four off Starc. GT secured a 7-wicket win with 4 balls to spare.