IPL 2017 | Match 42 Preview: Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions

Delhi have been undone by repeated batting failures despite possessing one of the better bowling attacks in IPL-10. Gujarat, meanwhile, have been hit by injuries, with in-form Aussie speedster Andrew Tye being the latest.

Head to Head:

1-1

Last Meeting:

Openers Rishabh Pant and Quinton de Kock put on 115 as Delhi successfully chased down a target of 150 with 16 balls to spare last season.

Fan Predictions:

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How many wickets will Gujarat Lions lose?

A. Less than 7 B. 7 or more

GL have lost 9.5 wickets on an avg in their last 2 IPL games. However, in the 2 H2H games vs DD, they have lost 6.5 wickets on an average. But their recent form is clear proof of how bad their lower order is, and considering DD have a good bowling attack, we predict that GL will lose more than 7 wickets in the fixture against DD.

Fans verdict: We are at odds with fans here, who simply believe DD's bowling is too overrated. 77% think GL will lose less than 7 wickets.

Who will score more runs?

A. Sanju Samson B. Suresh Raina

In IPL 2017, Samson has scored 313 runs in 9 games whereas Raina has scored 318 runs in 10 games. Suresh Raina's score in the last 5 matches are 84,32,34*,8 and 1 whereas Sanju Samson's score in the last 5 matches are 42, 9, 60, 5 and 24. However, in the 2 H2H games, batting average of Samson is 20 and Raina is 13. Given that Sanju Samson opens the innings and that Gujarat Lions' bowling attack is weak, we predict Sanju Samson to outscore Suresh Raina.

Fans verdict: The fans have a favourite, of course, given that 62% back Raina to score more.

Predicted XI:

Delhi Daredevils: Sanju Samson, Karun Nair (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Corey Anderson, Chris Morris, Angelo Mathews, Shahbaz Nadeem/Jayant Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami.

Gujarat Lions: Ishan Kishan, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (C), Aaron Finch, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Pradeep Sangwan, Basil Thampi, Ankit Soni.

Pre-match chatter:

"We could have won it (the Pune game) easily, it was in our hands, it was a very close finish. Mumbai game, it was the first super over, we could have won that as well but it didn't go our way. Those close games would have made a huge difference in terms of being in the race (for the playoffs) but with the next four games, there is still an outside chance." - Irfan Pathan, Gujarat Lions all-rounder

"We have always spoken about how we are a young team and should play like a young team. We just wanted to go there and play positively, play with intent." - Karun Nair, Delhi Daredevils captain

Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

Time: 8 pm

TV Listings: Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Set Max, Sony ESPN