IPL 2024: Heartbreak for Gujarat as Delhi clinch thriller at home by 4 runs

Home side Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by four runs in a thriller that went to the wire. For the hosts, Captain Rishabh Pant and all-rounder Axar Patel starred with the bat, while Kuldeep Yadav remained their go-to-bowler in thehigh-scoring clash in IPL 2024. For the touring side Gujarat, Sai Sudharsan and David Miller scored fifties, and Rashid Khan played a brilliant cameo, but all went in vain.

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Delhi batted first against Gujarat, with two pocket-dynamites – Prithvi Shaw and Jake Fraser-McGurk, taking the attack to the opposition from ball one. Gujarat’s Sandeep Warrier was on top of the hosts, removing both openers and Shai Hope inside the Powerplay to put their backs against the wall.

That, however, couldn’t stop Delhi from launching and finishing with a massive total on the board.

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An unlikely pair of Axar and Pant got the home side on track and kept increasing the scoring–rate with each passing over. While Axar slammed his first fifty of the season, scoring a gritty 66 off 43 balls, including four sixes and five fours, Captain Pant remained unbeaten 88 off 43 balls.

His last-over exploits against Mohit Sharma saw the GT seamer concede the most runs for a bowler in an IPL inning (0/73).

𝙋𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘!

FIFTY 🆙 for the @DelhiCapitals skipper, who aims to finish on a high with such serious shots 😎

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Also, Tristan Stubbs’ cameo helped DC post 224 for four in 20 overs.

Heartbreak for GT

Captain Shubman Gill departed early on six, but Sai and Wriddhiman Saha stitched an 82-run stand for the second wicket to keep Gujarat afloat in the chase.

Following two quick wickets, GT tried finding momentum but later lost Sai on 65 off 39 balls, with their scorecard reeling at 121 for four inside 13 overs. Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia got out on single digits hurting GT.

Sharp with the gloves 🕸️ 😎

Captain Rishabh Pant continues to lead from the front 🤟

Watch the match LIVE on @StarSportsIndia and @JioCinema 💻📱 #TATAIPL | #DCvGT | @RishabhPant17 pic.twitter.com/4TJ2mCKzhC — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 24, 2024

However, IPL veteran David Miller completed a swift fifty, scoring 55 off 23 balls before getting out to Mukesh Kumar. Young Rasikh Dar Salam leaked runs at the end but was on song throughout, picking three wickets for 44 runs in 4 fours.

With GT needing fewer than 20 off the last over, Rashid Khan, with his smoking fours and sixes, brought them close to a brilliant win but couldn’t get the job done as DC won the clash by four runs.