Gujarat Titans register second win in IPL

PUNE: Gujarat Titans registered their second win in the IPL 2022 on Saturday night as they defeated Delhi Capitals by 14 runs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

Batting first, opener Shubman Gill's fantastic knock (84 off 46) propelled Gujarat Titans to 171-6. In reply, Delhi Capitals could manage 157 in allotted 20 overs losng 9 wickets. Skipper Rishav Pant made 43 off 29 while Lalit Yadav and Rovman Powell added 25 and 20 respectively. New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson took 4 wickets for 28 while Mohammed Shami claimed 2 wickets for 30.

Earlier, apart from Gill, skipper Hardik Pandya (31 off 27) and David Miller (20 not out off 15) also made valuable contributions with the bat for Gujarat.

Invited to bat first, Gujarat Titans didn't have a great start as Mustafizur Raham struck in the first over of the innings to dismiss Matthew Wade for 1. However, the wicket didn't affect Shubman Gill, who played some strokes to score some quick runs for Gujarat. On the other hand, Vijay Shankar, who came to bat at No 3 was struggling to time the ball against the Delhi seamers.

Nevertheless, Gill continued his beast mode and took Gujarat to 44/1 after the 6 overs. As soon as powerplay came to an end, skipper Rishabh Pant brought Kuldeep Yadav into the attack and he gave Delhi the breakthrough in the very first ball of the over by removing Vijay Shankar (13).

Mustafizur (3/23) was the highest wicket-taker for Delhi Capitals while Khaleel Ahmed (2/34) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/32) also chipped in with wickets.

Brief scores: Gujarat Titans -- 171-6 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 84, Hardik Pandya 31; Mustafizur Rahman (3/23) beat Delhi Capitals 157/9 in 20 overs (Pant 43, Ferguson 4/28). Agencies 

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