DC vs GT Toss - (Source: ScreenGrab/Hotstar)
On Wednesday, April 8, Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans squared off for IPL 2026 match 14 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The hosts are unbeaten this season, while the Shubman Gill-led side are yet to win a single game.
For Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill is back in the side and recovered from his neck spasm. The right-handed batter walked down the ground for toss alongside DC captain Axar Patel.
Talking about the toss, the coin flip went in the hosts favour and Delhi Capitals opted to field first. Meanwhile, GT captain Shubman Gill remarked that they would have batted first anyway.
Talking about the team changes, Delhi Capitals have named a same playing XI. Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, have also named one change, which is Kumar Kushagra makes way for Shubman Gill.
DC vs GT IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma
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Delhi Capitals Playing XI: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
DC vs GT IPL 2026: Captains Thoughts
Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals captain): "(Decision and the reasoning) We will bowl first. We have chased well in the last two games. It is also a new wicket, a fresh wicket. That is why we want to chase.
(Has the weather effected this call?) Yes, there has been some rain around. So there might be some moisture on the pitch. Hopefully, we use it and restrict them and then, chase it down
Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain): "[On his neck] It's much better. Thank you. [Is it the same injury that occurred during the Test series?] It's something similar. [Thoughts on batting first?] Actually, we were gonna bat first anyway. Hopefully, the weather stays the same and there won't be any dew.
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[On the batting approach tonight] It's about assessing the conditions in the first few overs. We have had good partnerships, me and Sai at the top of the order. It's about having a good powerplay.
DC vs GT IPL 2026: Impact Subs
Gujarat Titans: Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav, Anuj Rawat
For Gujarat Titans, Prasidh Krishna will come on the field in the 2nd innings when GT come to bowl.
Delhi Capitals: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair
For Delhi Capitals, they have an easy choice and Sameer Rizvi will come to bat as he has been Delhi's best batter.
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