In the 40th match of IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans by four runs. After losing the toss and batting first, Delhi scored a huge score of 224 runs at the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. With this victory, Delhi team has moved to seventh place in the points table with eight points. They have won four out of nine matches. At the same time, Gujarat team has slipped from seventh to eighth place. They have also lost five out of nine matches and also have eight points.

Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 224 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs thanks to half-centuries from Axar Patel and Rishabh Pant. Captain Rishabh Pant scored the highest 88 runs for Delhi. Delhi Capitals has had a bad start. The team lost three wickets inside the powerplay itself. Opener Prithvi Shaw was out after scoring 11 runs in 7 balls, Fraser was out after scoring 23 runs in 14 balls. There was a partnership of 35 runs between these two for the first wicket. Shai Hope could score only 5 runs.

After this there was a century partnership between Akshar Patel and Rishabh Pant. There was a partnership of 113 runs in 68 balls between the two for the fourth wicket. Akshar Patel was out after scoring 66 runs in 43 balls. Captain Rishabh Pant played an inning of 88 runs in 43 balls. In his innings he hit 5 fours and eight sixes. Sandeep Warrier took three wickets for Gujarat Titans. Mohit Sharma gave away 73 runs in four overs.

Gujarat Titans, who came to bat in reply to Delhi Capitals’ 224 runs, had a very bad start. Shubman Gill departed after scoring 6 runs in 5 balls, but after this there was a partnership of 82 runs between Wriddhiman Saha and Sai Sudarshan.

After the dismissal of Wriddhiman Saha, the bowlers of Delhi Capitals started tightening the screws. Batsmen like Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia disappointed. David Miller definitely raised hopes for Gujarat Titans. David Miller scored 55 runs in 23 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 6 fours. Before getting out, he scored 24 runs by hitting 1 four and 3 sixes to Enrique Norkhia in the 17th over of the innings. But Gujarat team lost the match by four runs.