Delhi Capitals (DC) are hosting the defending champions, Gujarat Titans (GT) in the first home game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The match was extremely thrilling from the first over itself. Mohammed Shami was making it tough for DC skipper David Warner to even judge the ball. Shami even managed to make the ball shave the off-stump but Warner survived as the bails didn’t fall.
Earlier in the game, GT skipper, Hardik Pandya won the toss and was elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in Match Seven of IPL 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The Capitals are playing their first home game of the season after 2019 while the Titans are featuring in their first away match of the tournament, with the pitch described to be a flat one with a slight tinge of grass.
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After winning the toss, Pandya informed that South Africa batter David Miller and uncapped India batter B. Sai Sudharsan come in for injured Kane Williamson, who is ruled out of the tournament, and all-rounder Vijay Shankar.
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Hardik Pandya said, “Not sure how the wicket is going to play. Losing Kane — we’re gutted. Especially for him. As a team, we can manage but are gutted for him. Not much talking in our team. Just about keeping things simple and focusing on controllable. Pitch looks fantastic. Dew might kick in later.”
Delhi skipper David Warner said young wicket-keeper batter Abishek Porel will make his IPL debut, with Anrich Nortje coming in for Rovman Powell, along with Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya relegated to impact player substitutes.
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Explaining the same, David Warner said, “Just bat better, bowl better, and field better than the opposition. Have to come out with positive intent and post a good total. It’s awesome. What a good turnout it is tonight. Hopefully, we can make it our fortress.”
