Capitals of Delhi (DC), on Wednesday (April 17), thrashed Gujarat Titans by six wickets to register their third win in IPL 2024. After bowling out GT for just 89 runs, DC chased down the total in the ninth over in the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmadabad.
Jake Fraser-McGurk gave DC a fast start by scoring 20 runs with the help of two fours and as many sixes. Spencer Johnson dismissed him in the second over before Sandeep Warrier dismissed Prithvi Shaw for six in the third over to reduce DC to 31 for 2.
A 34-run stand between Abishek Porel and Shai Hope all but sealed the game for DC. The duo departed in quick succession before captain Rishabh Pant and Sumit Kumar shared an unbeaten 25-run stand to take DC home.
Early in the game, DC’s bowlers fully justified their captain’s decision to bowl first by dismissing GT for just 89 runs. GT’s innings never really took off as they were bowled out for less than 100 runs for the first time in the IPL.
Ishant Sharma gave DC the first breakthrough in the second over by dismissing G.T. captain Shubman Gill for 8 runs. Wriddhiman Saha too could not do much with the bat and was out for just 2. GT also lost the wickets of Sai Sudharsan (12) and David Miller (2) inside the powerplay to find themselves reeling at 30 for 4 in the fifth over. .
Abhinav Manohar and Rahul Tewatia shared a 17-run stand before the former and Shahrukh Khan departed in successive deliveries to leave their team at 48 for 6. A 31-run knock from Rashid Khan gave some respectability to the total.
He was one of the only three GT players to reach double figures and was the only player to score more than 12 runs in the innings. The other players who reached double figures were Sudharsan (12) and Tewatia (10). For DC, Mukesh Kumar picked up three wickets, while Ishant Sharma and Tristan Stubbs claimed two wickets each.
IPL 2024 points table after GT vs DC match:
| equipment | Mat | Cattle | Lost | Tied | NR | points | NRR |
| Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.677 |
| Riders of the Knights of Calcutta | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,399 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.726 |
| Sunrise Hyderabad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.502 |
| Lucknow Supergiants | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.038 |
| Capitals of Delhi | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.074 |
| Gujarat Titans | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1,303 |
| Kings of Punjab | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.218 |
| Bombay Indians | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.234 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1,185 |
IPL Orange Cap list after GT vs DC game:
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Careers | SA | average | boyfriend | MR | 100 | fifty | 4s | 6s |
| Virat Kohli | 7 | 7 | 2 | 361 | 113* | 72.2 | 245 | 147.34 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 |
| Riyan Parag | 7 | 7 | 2 | 318 | 84* | 63.6 | 197 | 161.42 | 0 | 3 | 22 | twenty |
| Sunil Narine | 6 | 6 | 0 | 276 | 109 | 46 | 147 | 187.75 | 1 | 1 | 26 | twenty |
| Sanju Samson | 7 | 7 | 2 | 276 | 82* | 55.2 | 178 | 155.05 | 0 | 3 | 27 | eleven |
| Shubman Gill | 7 | 7 | 1 | 263 | 89* | 43.83 | 174 | 151.14 | 0 | 2 | twenty-one | 9 |
IPL Purple Cap list after GT vs DC game:
| Player | Mat | Inns | ov | Careers | Weeks | BBI | average | economy | MR | 4w | 5w |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 7 | 7 | 26 | 217 | 12 | 11/3 | 18.08 | 8.34 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| jasprit bumrah | 6 | 6 | 24 | 146 | 10 | 5/21 | 14.6 | 6.08 | 14.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 7 | 7 | 28 | 229 | 10 | 2/21 | 22.9 | 8.17 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 5 | 5 | twenty | 183 | 10 | 4/29 | 18.3 | 9.15 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 6 | 6 | 24 | 189 | 9 | 43/3 | twenty-one | 7.87 | sixteen | 0 | 0 |