Gujarat Titans, who are close to securing a spot in the playoffs, are set to face Delhi Capitals on Sunday. The match will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. IPL 2025 was temporarily halted due to the war between India and Pakistan. As a result, some foreign players returned to their home countries.
While most of them are now back, a few have not returned. Delhi Capitals will miss two of their players for the remainder of the tournament, while Gujarat Titans will also be without some key players during the playoffs.
Who Will Play for Delhi?
Delhi Capitals have been hit hard as their star fast bowler Mitchell Starc will not be returning. In his place, the team has roped in Bangladesh’s left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman. If available, he is likely to feature in the playing XI. Jake Fraser-McGurk will also not be returning, although he had already lost his spot in the playing XI.
Faf du Plessis and Abhishek Porel are expected to open the innings, followed by Karun Nair at number three. KL Rahul and Axar Patel are expected to handle the middle order. Tristan Stubbs is a confirmed name in the XI. The team may experiment with Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam as impact players. Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, and T Natarajan are all likely to play.
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What Will Be Gujarat’s Playing XI?
As for Gujarat Titans, they may also make a few changes. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are set to open the innings, with Jos Buttler at number three. Since Buttler will be available until the end of the league stage, he is expected to play all remaining matches till then.
Sherfane Rutherford might feature as an impact player — meaning he’ll play if Gujarat bats first but not if they bowl first. Shah Rukh Khan might be dropped to bring in Mahipal Lomror. Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan are all confirmed names in the XI. Sai Kishore and Mohammed Siraj are also set to retain their spots.
Probable Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (Captain), Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mustafizur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler, Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj.
