Indian T20 League – 3 players to watch out for in Delhi vs Gujarat encounter

Delhi and Gujarat are set to lock horns in their second match in the Indian T20 League 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today. The defending champions Gujarat are coming with a win of 5 wickets in the tournament opener against MS Dhoni’s Chennai at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On the other hand, Delhi faced a defeat against Lucknow by 50 runs in their campaign opener.

The match is going to be very crucial for both teams; Hardik Pandya’s men will be looking ahead to register their second consecutive win in the tournament. Whereas, the hosts Delhi would be eyeing to clinch their first win in the ongoing 16^th edition of the tournament.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the three players to watch out for in the upcoming seventh match of the Indian T20 League between Delhi and Gujarat. These players could be very crucial to create a difference for both teams.

David Warner

The senior Australian southpaw is leading Delhi in the absence of regular skipper Rishabh Pant. He played a struggling half-century for Delhi which later ended up on the wrong side of the match. Warner might be an essential factor to create a big difference in favor of Delhi with the bat while opening the innings for the hosts.

Speaking of his last couple of performances, Warner has scored 357 runs in his last 10 appearances with a brilliant average of 51 having a strike rate of 148.75. The 36-year-old might be a match-defining asset for Delhi to win the match against Gujarat.

Shubman Gill

The young Indian batting sensation Shubman Gill is enjoying an amazing run of form with the bat lately in international cricket. He continued this cherishing run of form in Gujarat’s campaign opener against Chennai at the home ground in Ahmedabad. He played a swashbuckling knock of 63 runs off just 36 balls with six boundaries and three sixes to his name to help Gujarat in chasing the target of 179 runs to win the match.

Gill has scored 339 runs with a decent average of 42.37 in the last 10 appearances. His golden run of form with the bat can assure another win for the defending champions in the ongoing edition of the tournament.

Rashid Khan

The star Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan has left an amazing impact with his amazing performances both with the bat and the ball in the franchise T20 leagues across the world. He played an outstanding role in finishing the match for Gujarat and crossing the line for winning the match by five wickets in the tournament opener against Chennai.

He played a brief cameo of 10 runs off 3 balls with an amazing six and a four to his name. Rashid Khan’s crucial partnership with Rahul Tewatia started things on a winning note for Gujarat. He could be a match-winner for the visitors in their second match of the tournament against Delhi.