Indian T20 League 2024: Delhi vs Gujarat, Match 40 – MPL Opinio Prediction

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Delhi (DEL) will take on Gujarat (GUJ) in the 40th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Wednesday (April 24) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Both teams have played a total of eight matches so far this season. Gujarat have won four, while Delhi have been victorious in three games.

Gujarat are coming here after handing a defeat to Punjab in their last outing by three wickets. They chased down the target of 143 runs in 19.1 overs. Delhi lost their previous game to Hyderabad by 67 runs. Hyderabad had posted a total of 266 runs for the loss of seven wickets while batting first.

Check Here: DEL vs GUJ Live Score, Match 40

DEL vs GUJ Head-to-Head Record: 

Delhi and Gujarat have faced each other on four occasions in the Indian T20 League. Both teams have won two matches each.

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Delhi vs Gujarat, Match 40: Today’s MPL Opinio Prediction

DEL vs GUJ Probable Playing XIs

Delhi:

David Warner, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar

Gujarat:

Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier, Mohit Sharma

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report 

Delhi and Hyderabad played the first match of the season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium last week. The batters from both sides had a terrific outing and the same might be the case in this game. The average first innings total here in the last five T20 matches has been 207 runs. The teams winning the toss have preferred to bat in three out of the last five matches. However, the team winning the toss might look to bowl considering dew might be a key factor here.

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DEL vs GUJ Key Player Battles

Shubman Gill vs Delhi’s bowlers 

Gill has scored 337 runs in 11 innings against Delhi at an average of 30.6 and a strike rate of 128.1. He has a batting strike rate of 141.2 in 51 balls against Axar Patel. Against Kuldeep Yadav, Gill has scored 29 runs off 18 deliveries. Gill has faced 42 deliveries from Khaleel Ahmed and has scored 27 runs against him.

Rashid Khan vs Delhi’s batters 

Rashid has picked 19 wickets against Delhi in 12 innings at an average of 13.7. He has dismissed Rishabh Pant twice in 82 deliveries and has conceded 97 runs.

Jake Fraser-McGurk vs Gujarat’s bowlers 

Fraser-McGurk has been one of the best batters for Delhi this season and has hit two half-centuries in three outings so far. He has made 140 runs at a strike rate of 222.22 this season. He scored 20 runs off 10 deliveries in the first game against Gujarat this season.

Kuldeep Yadav vs Gujarat’s batters 

Although Kuldeep didn’t pick a wicket in the first game against Gujarat this season, he gave away just 16 runs in his spell of four overs. He has an economy of 5.40 against Gujarat in four matches so far. Kuldeep has conceded 26 runs off 22 deliveries against David Miller and has dismissed him once.