Gujarat Titans scored 210/4 after being invited to bat by Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
In reply, Delhi Capitals got off to a blazing start, with openers KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka putting on a 76-run partnership off 49 balls. Nissanka fell to Prasidh Krishna, bringing Nitish Rana to the crease. But before he could continue, he was dismissed by Rashid Khan Sai Sudarshan Took a brilliant tumbling catch.
The Afghan leg spinner bowled a googly on good length, which Rana misread and tried to hit across the line. He didn't time it as the ball took the top-edge and went into the air towards long-off. Sudarshan, posted on the boundary rope, had to cover a lot of distance as he ran inwards and went down on his knees to complete the catch safely.
Whereas all the attention was on Sudarshan's brilliant effort in the field. Rashid He then dismissed the in-form Sameer Rizvi on the next ball as he failed to take another googly, moved forward and was beaten on the turn. Rizvi has been in great form this season, winning the Player of the Match award for his tough scores of 70* and 90 in both Delhi's last matches.
There is an important history behind this matchup. Incidentally, Rizvi, playing his first game in the IPL in 2024 for Chennai Super Kings, hit a six off Rashid while playing his first ball in the tournament. With the wicket of Rizvi, Rashid broke the game in the space of two balls, and stopped Delhi Capitals from chasing the target.
Rashid ended his spell with figures of 3/17 from his four overs as he dismissed DC skipper Axar Patel on the final ball of his spell. Akshar cut the googly high in the air and Glenn Phillips completed a brilliant diving catch as he raced backwards from extra cover.
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