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Washington Sundar was excluded from Gujarat Titans’ playing 11 against Delhi Capitals despite performing well in previous matches. GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Washington Sundar (Picture Credit: PTI)
Gujarat Titans (GT) all-rounder Washington Sundar was once again not in the team’s playing 11 for their ongoing match against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday (April 19). This is the second time he has been excluded immediately after doing well in a game.
He played the team’s last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Although he couldn’t contribute with the bat, he took the big wicket of David Miller while conceding just 28 runs in his four overs. Previously, he played against Sunrisers Hyderabad in GT’s fourth match of the season and scored a match-winning 49, but was dropped from the following clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first. Sundar is there in the Impact Player list but generally while batting first, GT has tended to bring in Sherfane Rutherford (also in the list) for the second innings, which makes it unlikely that Sundar will get to participate in the match.
“We will bowl first,” Gill said at the toss. “It is very hot. The wicket looks very good. If you won’t keep much grass, it would crack up. Things have been going well. We don’t think much about the past. It is about turning up on the day. It takes a couple of weeks for the team to gel in. We are going with the same team. Hopefully, Rabada will come back in 10 days or so.”
Gujarat Titans (Playing 11): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma
Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat
On the other hand, DC also dropped Jake Fraser-McGurk.
“I also wanted to field,” Axar Patel said at the toss. “I was confused as it was that hot. I was a little skeptical due to the weather. The bowlers might get tired under the sun. We will look to score well and look to defend. We wanted a good start. We wanted to focus on the process. We are focussing on our process and execution. We keep talking about improvements. The dressing room atmosphere has been good. It is important to be clear in your ideas. We have given them clear roles. You might get success sometimes and sometimes you won’t get it. Jake is not playing,” he added.
