Match no. 2 between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. In what came as a major blow for David Warner’s side, Mitchell Marsh was unavailable for the crucial clash against the defending champions.
david warner Won the toss and elected to bat first against Gujarat and was informed that Marsh would be replaced by Riley Rossouw as the Australian was ill.
After winning the toss, Warner said, “Unfortunately Mitch Marsh is unwell, so Riley Rossouw comes in for him. Khaleel has recovered from injury and he is back as well.”
Delhi Capitals are struggling this season as they have got only 2 wins from the 8 matches they have played so far. A win against the defending champions will give them a lot of confidence.
Why is Marsh’s absence a big blow?
Mitchell Marsh won the Player of the Match award in Delhi Capitals’ last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. DC lost the game by 9 runs but Marsh scored a half-century with the bat and also picked up 4 important wickets for the David Warner-led side.
dc vs gt playing 11
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): David Warner (c), Philip Salt (w), Manish Pandey, Riley Rossouw, Priyam Garg, Axar Patel, Ripple Patel, Aman Hakim Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya(c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little. (more to follow)