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IPL 2022, GT vs DC: Explosive captains played a key role in Gujarat Titans-Delhi Capitals clash. Cricket News – Times of India

April 2, 2022
Bharat Times

Buoyed by their respective back-to-the-wall victories against Lucknow Supergiants and Mumbai Indians, two of India’s most explosive batsmen – Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant – Will lead Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals respectively in the hopes of getting the better of each other at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
While left-arm spinner Axar Patel and all-rounder Lalit Verma saved the Capitals from a precarious position to chase down 179 with 10 balls to spare in their opening game, the Titans were grateful for David Miller’s lower-order hitting, Rahul Teotia And Abhinav Manohar will take on the Supergiants in their debut clash.

The Titans’ bowling unit, which restricted a strong Supergiants to 158, would be out on the job. Prithvi Shaw and co. Shaw and the New Zealander Tim Seifert Mandeep Singh and Rishabh Pant are expected to provide the opening momentum before making amends for missing out on the opening match. rowman powell Capitals will be another player to provide a late bounce.
Mohammed Shami had a dream run against the Supergiants, and along with New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson, stopped the run-scoring. Captain Hardik Pandya bowled four overs while doing leggy Rashid Khan He seemed buried in his first outing for his new franchise.

The pair, with another Indian solitaire Varun Aaron, Shami and Ferguson will need to be supplemented to keep the Capitals at bay. Though the drops didn’t hurt much, Titans will need to sharpen their fielding. It is the batting of Titans that seems to be their weakest link at present.
All eyes will be on the opener Shubman Gill, whose irresponsible shots put extra pressure on the weak middle order against the Supergiants. Pandya batted with ease in the first match, scoring 33 runs, and he, Vijay ShankarTewatia, Miller and Manohar will be seen to give the needed thrust to the innings.
Capitals’ bowling revolves around Khaleel Ahmed and chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who was their primary wicket-taker against Mumbai Indians. Although Shardul ThakurAxar and Kamlesh Nagarkoti leaking runs, they will be asked to keep it clean and take wickets in the middle overs.