Delhi Capitals (DC) could also be within the decrease rung of the factors desk within the 2024 version of the IPL, nonetheless, they have not performed as badly as a number of the different groups and place on the standings. Accidents have been a little bit of a priority for the Capitals within the season thus far with a number of the key gamers staying on the sidelines. Whereas Kuldeep Yadav and Mukesh Kumar have recovered, Mitchell Marsh has returned house with a partial hamstring tear and now one other star participant, opener David Warner is underneath the harm cloud.
Warner, who was unfortunate because the ball rolled onto his stumps in opposition to the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, copped a blow on his left-hand and injured his finger. Warner was uncertain for the Wednesday (April 17) sport in opposition to the Gujarat Titans and head coach Ricky Ponting has offered an replace on him within the pre-match press convention saying {that a} last choice can be taken on him on the match day.
“David did have an X-ray after the final sport. That X-ray got here again all clear. However, he is received a whole lot of swelling across the knuckle on his left hand. We’ll give him a health check tomorrow morning, and preserving our fingers crossed that he is okay,” Ponting mentioned.
The Capitals have two wins in six matches and yet one more loss at this stage of the event may put their marketing campaign in jeopardy. Although the Capitals had an excellent day with the bat in Lucknow a couple of days in the past, the batters should put up an excellent present but once more given they face the specter of Afghanistan spin twins, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad, extra so if they do not have Warner for the encounter in Ahmedabad.
Nonetheless, Ponting was hopeful of his batters’ preparation saying that the work has been put in preserving in thoughts these bowlers. “We are going to construction our batting order tomorrow to guarantee that we have got the appropriate batsmen in opposition to their spinners in these essential center overs of the sport. The batsmen are effectively conscious of the talent set that they’re going to want tomorrow to tackle this Gujarat aspect,” Ponting added.
Titans, alternatively, have received three and misplaced three in six video games performed thus far.
