Faf du Plessis’ struggle comes to an end as Arshad Khan removes him for 5 off 10 in DC vs GT IPL 2025 match

Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Arshad Khan delivered the primary breakthrough for his aspect by dismissing Delhi Capitals (DC) opener Faf du Plessis within the sixtieth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match is being performed on Sunday, Might 18, on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

The breakthrough got here on the second ball of the fourth over of the Capitals’ innings. Arshad bowled a full supply that tailed into Faf du Plessis as he superior down the pitch. Cramped for room, the veteran tried an on-drive, however the ball got here off the within half of the bat and went straight to mid-on, the place Mohammed Siraj accomplished a snug catch.

Watch the dismissal right here.

The 40-year-old had a disappointing outing, scoring simply 5 runs off 10 deliveries. His dismissal left the hosts at 16/1 after 3.2 overs.

KL Rahul smashes some massive hits after DC lose Faf du Plessis early

Put in to bat, Delhi Capitals openers KL Rahul and Faf du Plessis struggled to get going, managing simply 14 runs within the first three overs. Trying to speed up, Faf fell within the fourth over for 5 off 10 balls.

Rahul took cost within the fifth over, hitting Mohammed Siraj for 2 boundaries earlier than smashing Kagiso Rabada for 2 sixes and a boundary within the remaining over of the powerplay. On the time of writing, the Capitals have been 50/1 after seven overs, with Rahul on 40 and Abishek Porel on two.

Taking part in XI and Impression substitutes for either side

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Abishek Porel, Sameer Rizvi, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mustafizur Rahman.

Impression Substitutes: Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Karun Nair, Sediqullah Atal, Dushmantha Chameera.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Impression Substitutes: Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Dasun Shanaka.

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