Mukesh Kumar drew first blood in the Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans (DC vs GT) IPL 2026 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The DC fast bowler gave a fond farewell to GT opener Sai Sudarshan with a few words. Sudarshan and Shubman Gill got off to a good start for their team and scored 11 runs in the first over against the same bowler.
Mukesh Kumar is one of the few bowlers who are in good form. After hitting a few fours and a few singles, Kumar soon made a comeback in the second over of his spell. Seamer Sai Sudarshan was bowled out on the first ball of the third over of the first innings.
Delhi Capitals fast bowler Mukesh Kumar bowled out Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudarshan.
Mukesh Kumar kept the length around the top of the stumps and swung the ball past the left-handed batsman. The batsman remained on his toe with the intention of playing a cut shot, but the ball hit the inside edge before shattering the stumps. Gujarat Titans lost their first batsman in the form of their in-form batsman Sai Sudarshan.
Watch the wicket-taking delivery here:
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Sai Sudarshan missed, Mukesh Kumar attacked
Sai Sudarshan made a brilliant start to the innings and looked in good shape by hitting a four against Mukesh Kumar in the first over. Kumar, who was in good form, did not lose his confidence and maintained the line on the wicket line.
Sudarshan was looking to utilize the power play and try to find the gap between the fielders on the off side. Since the ball was on the line of the stumps, with a hint of swing, it took the batsman by surprise. Sudarshan missed, Kumar hit – the bowler got the benefit of keeping the line tight. Gujarat Titans lost the wicket of Sai Sudarshan at the score of 19 in 2.1 overs.
Jos Buttler is making waves for Gujarat Titans at the home ground of Delhi Capitals.
After Sudarshan’s departure, England international Jos Buttler took the responsibility of rotating the strike rate by making use of fielding restrictions in the powerplay. GT scored 68 runs for one wicket in 6 overs.
At that time, Buttler was on 47 off 22, and Gujarat Titans captain, Shubman Gill, was batting on 7 off 7. So far, the English keeper-batsman has hit three fours and five sixes, and Gill has got one 4 so far.
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