Gujarat Titans skipper won the toss and opted to field against Delhi Capitals at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. Talking about the changes, the captain said they will opt for the same old team with no change in the playing XI.
Upon further interaction about Kagiso Rabada’s return to the team, Shubman Gill confirmed that the star bowler is expected to return soon and will likely be with the team by the last week of April.
Kagiso Rabada notably left for his home due to personal reasons just after playing two matches for the team with no news on his return. During the toss, Gill also mentioned that pacer Kagiso Rabada is expected to rejoin the team in about 10 days, having left the tournament to travel to South Africa for personal reasons.
We will bowl first; Shubman Gill
We will bowl first. It is very hot. The wicket looks very good. If you won’t keep much grass, it would crack up. Things have been going well. We don’t think much about the past. It is about turning up on the day. It takes a couple of weeks for the team to gel in. We are going with the same team. Hopefully, Rabada will come back in 10 days or so.
In the absence of Kagiso Rabada, the Gujarat Titans didn’t stumble and picked up easily with their bowling unit. Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Sai Kishore have been playing well, making sure the team doesn’t miss their main fast bowler.
GT vs DC, IPL 2025: Playing XI
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma
Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
