IPL 2016, GL vs DD Playing 11:Probable XI for Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils (Confirmed 11)
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Confirmed Playing 11s
Gujarat Lions (Playing XI): Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivil Kaushik
Delhi Daredevils (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sam Billings, Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Zaheer Khan(c)
The Gujarat Lions and the Delhi Daredevils will face off in the 31st match of the VIVO IPL 2016 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. While the Lions have made a sensational start to their IPL journey, the Daredevils have put on a highly improved performance compared to the previous edition. GL have won 6 out of their 8 matches so far and are perched right on top of the points table. DD, on the other hand, have played 6 matches and won 4 out of them to occupy the third spot on the table. Gujarat will be looking to add another win to their tally to move themselves a step closer to a playoff berth whereas Delhi will want to continue with their impressive run in the tournament. Here is the the predicted probable playing XI for both the teams
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Batting
The batting line-up has done a brilliant job for the Gujarat side till now with skipper Suresh Raina leading from the front having scored 228 runs in 8 innings. The other GL batsman to have scored more than 200 runs in this year's IPL is opener Brendon McCullum, who has 219 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 157.55.
Aaron Finch had been their top batsman in the initial stages of the tournament as he had scored 191 runs from just 4 innings. However, he was dropped from the side to make way for Dwayne Smith, who has also been going great guns at the top of the order with 163 runs in 4 matches.
In the middle order, Dinesh Karthik has also made a good contribution till now with 162 runs at an average of slightly over 32. The only problem area for the Lions has been the lower order batsmen who have not played a big role for them so far.
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All-rounders
None of the top all-rounders who represent the Gujarat Lions have been up to the mark for them this season. While Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja have been good with the ball but quite poor with the bat, James Faulkner has been decent with the bat but has struggled with his bowling. The IPL newcomers will need their all-rounders to excel in both departments if they want to continue with their impressive performance.
Bowling
Bravo has been Gujarat's leading wicket-taker in the 2016 IPL as he has claimed 10 wickets in 8 games. Pacer Dhawal Kulkarni has also made an impact for the Lions with 7 wickets in the 6 matches he has played so far. Among the pacers, Praveen Kumar and Faulkner are the ones who have struggled to take wickets with only 2 each.
Jadeja has been the most successful spinner for his team with 5 wickets followed by Pravin Tambe who also has the same number of wickets. A newbie in the IPL, Shivil Kaushik, has been the most talked about bowler in the tournament due to his strange action. However, he has also bowled pretty well, recording figures of 3 for 19 in the match against KXIP.
The bowling has been very good from the Gujarat Lions bowlers so far and they must carry on in the same vein to help their team progress further.
Also read: Gujarat Lions (GL) vs Delhi Daredevils (DD) IPL 2016 Live Cricket Score & Ball by Ball Commentary
Probable Playing XI
Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Dale Steyn, Praveen Kumar, Shivil Kaushik, Dhawal Kulkarni.
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