Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Titans (GT) faced each other in the 60th match of the IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. DC posted 199/3 on the board, on the back of KL Rahul’s 5th IPL hundred. GT had no hiccups whatsoever in the run chase, as they claimed a win by 10 wickets to officially qualify for the playoffs.
Talking Points
KL Rahul’s fifth IPL hundred
Batting first, DC lost the wicket of Faf Du Plessis early. While Abhishek Porel and Axar Patel got their starts, neither of them played a long innings. KL Rahul played a great innings and helped his side to get to a total close to 200. In his stay in the middle, Rahul scored an unbeaten 112*(65), which included 14 fours and 4 sixes. It was his 5th IPL hundred and probably the best of the lot.
Sai Sudharsan’s second IPL hundred
While Rahul played a great knock, Sai Sudharsan played the best knock of the match and took his side home quite comfortably in the end. The Southpaw went after the bowlers right from the word go, made good use of the Powerplay, and registered the highest score of his IPL career. He scored an unbeaten 108*(61), won the POTM Award, and became the orange cap holder.
Shubman Gill’s batting performance
While Sudharsan went after the bowlers early in the match, Gill played second fiddle in the PP. In the middle overs, it was the opposite, as the GT skipper took the onus on himself to up the ante. The star batter smashed the bowlers for fun and hit big sixes. Gill scored an unbeaten 93*(53), which included 3 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of 175.47.
Who Said What?
Axar Patel, DC (Losing Captain)
The way they batted was excellent. The wicket also got better as the game went on. We felt we had a par score. Got a good finish, KL batted well. Our bowlers tried well but didn’t get the win. The way we batted was a positive given the last couple of games. Fielding and bowling in the powerplay needs to improve. Ball came on nicely in the second innings. It didn’t stick in the pitch like it did in the first innings. They didn’t lose wickets which made it easy as well.
Shubman Gill, GT (Winning Captain)
Feels great to get the Q, but still two important games left. Carrying momentum is important. I’ve talked about being a batter, think as one without worrying about captaincy. Found it challenging last year, learnt how to manage it late in the season. Our fielding had been below par, we’d dropped a lot of catches, we reflected on that and worked on it during the break. When you’re in form, someone like Sai who’s converting starts, you don’t talk much. You just talk about what’s required.
When in flow, you just need to make sure you don’t get carried away. We wanted to finish the game ourselves. At halfway point, we thought we gave 10-15 extra, there was grip for spinners. They batted well. But when we went out to bat, we just wanted to play good cricketing shots. (Seven sixes tonight, been hitting the gym?) Not really. I’d gotten sick, the break helped me recover.
Sai Sudharsan, Player of the Match
There’s a bit of joy when you finish games. During the break, I was thinking of that more and it paid off. After six overs, they bowled well (7 to 10). But we took the game deep, were cool enough mentally and got 2-3 big overs after 12 which worked out. Had taken risks in earlier games which hadn’t worked out. I’ve also started to believe myself more to take the game deeper, expand my game. Not much has changed with my batting, but mentally I’m more free and expressive.
Maybe I can get better at striking against spin and improving my batting after the 15th over. (On partnership with Gill) There’s a lot of understanding. We complement each other especially when the other batter is doing well, running is a vital thing too.
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