KL Rahul On Brink Of Breaking Virat Kohli’s Document As DC Face Do-Or-Die Towards GT

Delhi Capitals’ skilled wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is getting ready to surpassing a significant milestone held by Virat Kohli, changing into the quickest Indian to achieve 8,000 runs in T20 cricket. Rahul is simply 33 runs shy of the landmark and will break the report in Delhi’s must-win conflict towards Gujarat Titans at their house floor on Sunday. If he succeeds, the 33-year-old will obtain the feat in solely his 214th T20 innings, eclipsing Kohli’s report of 243 innings.

Rahul additionally has the chance to change into the second-fastest participant globally to achieve the 8,000-run mark, overtaking Pakistan’s Babar Azam, who did it in 218 innings. Nevertheless, the Gujarat Titans may need plans to halt his progress by deploying ace spinner Rashid Khan. The Afghan spinner has saved Rahul comparatively quiet in earlier encounters, conceding simply 40 runs in 47 deliveries whereas dismissing him thrice.

In the meantime, DC skipper Axar Patel has emerged as a potent power towards spin in IPL 2025. Boasting a strike charge of 192.85 towards spin, he ranks second solely to Nicholas Pooran (264) amongst gamers with a minimum of 100 runs towards spin this season.

On this essential fixture that might seal Delhi Capitals’ playoff hopes, the hosts will look to capitalize on the Gujarat Titans’ susceptible center order. Whereas the highest trio of Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler common 88 balls per innings collectively, batters from positions 4 to 11 have managed solely 28 balls per innings on common. This hole in expertise past the highest order may work to Delhi’s benefit on the high-scoring Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans, Head-to-Head 

Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans are tied 3-3 in head-to-head encounters total. In Delhi, each groups have gained as soon as every, making it a 1-1 report at this venue.

Delhi Capitals Squad: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel(c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Darshan Nalkande, Sediqullah Atal, Sameer Rizvi, Donovan Ferreira, Tripurana Vijay, Manvanth Kumar L, Madhav Tiwari

Gujarat Titans Squad: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Gurnoor Brar, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Anuj Rawat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Karim Janat, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Ishant Sharma