Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants Tips & Preview – Top Spot In Sight For Delhi While Gujarat Will Play For Pride

The Capitals have confirmed their playoff presence but still have their foot on the gas pedal to clinch direct qualification for the final, while the Gujarat Giants have nothing but pride to play for.

• Jonassen DC’s Trump Card
• Giants Find A Star In Shabnam MD
• Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants – Tips and Predictions

There’s something in it for both teams. Delhi Capitals will want to win to cement their top spot in the league standings, for it will help them qualify directly for the final like they did last year. Gujarat Giants desperately want to win, for it could open up the possibility of them finishing fourth, and not fifth and last like in 2023.

Even better, should RCB lose by a big margin to Mumbai Indians and Giants beat Capitals by a massive margin, there is also this outside chance of securing a playoff berth. For now, that seems a little far-fetched. And two points is something they should realistically target to end their disappointing campaign on a high.

She didn’t start the tournament and had to wait for her opportunity. But in her first available chance, she maximized it to the extent that it has become impossible to leave her out of the first XI. Against RCB in her very first game this season, she made a quick-fire 36 not out and picked up 3 for 21 in a match-winning spell. Her effectiveness has meant Annabel Sutherland has mostly had to make way.

In their reverse fixture against RCB, Jonassen played a key role again. Needing to defend 17 off the final over, she held her nerve in the face of some immense pressure from Richa Ghosh. Having been hit for two sixes and needing to defend two off the final ball, she fired in a superb full-length ball that cramped Ghosh, and the attempted single led to a run out as Capitals won by one run. Jonassen’s up-turn in form comes at a time when her Australia career has hit a dead end.

All of 16, but fiercely competitive and in the face of a fight, young Shabnam MD is fast becoming their biggest positive from a dismal campaign. On Monday night, she accounted for Alyssa Healy and Chamari Athapaththu in the first over to derail the UP Warriorz.

Shabnam has accuracy as her biggest USP. Her bowling figures read 4-0-11-3. On most nights, it can help you win games like it did here.