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Delhi Capitals have won the toss and chosen to bowl first against Gujarat Titans in Match 14 of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

DC vs GT: What Axar Patel and Shubman Gill said at the toss

Axar Patel's reasoning was clear and consistent with how DC have approached this season, chase, restrict, win. "We've chased well in the last two matches and this is a fresh wicket. It's been raining, there could be some moisture. Bowl first, have a look at the wicket, restrict them and chase down the score," he said. Same XI for Delhi, the combination that has produced two wins from two and kept them unbeaten heading into tonight.

Shubman Gill returns to lead Gujarat Titans after missing the Rajasthan match with a neck spasm that forced Rashid Khan into the captaincy role. He was measured about his fitness at the toss. "It's much better, it's something similar to what happened in the Test against South Africa," he said.

Gill confirmed GT were going to bat first regardless of the toss outcome, citing the absence of dew in the current weather conditions and the quality of their opening partnership with Sai Sudharsan. "It's all about clicking in one game, we lost the last game by a small margin. Hopefully we'll sort out our batting," he added. Kumar Kushagra makes way for Gill with the rest of the side unchanged.

DC vs GT Team news

Gujarat go with a powerful batting lineup built around Gill and Sudharsan at the top, Jos Buttler at three as wicketkeeper and overseas anchor, Washington Sundar and Glenn Phillips in the middle, and the hitting power of Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia in the lower middle order. The bowling is led by Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj with Rashid Khan as the match-winning spin option.

Delhi are unchanged from the side that beat Mumbai Indians, KL Rahul opening alongside Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana and Vipraj Nigam in the middle, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs providing the finishing power, and a bowling attack led by Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan and Mukesh Kumar with Axar himself as the all-round spine.

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DC vs GT Playing XI

GT: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma.

DC: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar.

DC vs GT Impact Players

DC Impact Subs: Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi Dar, Sameer Rizvi, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair.

GT Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Jason Holder, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav, Anuj Rawat.

DC vs GT: What the IPL 2026 match context demands

The contrast in situations could not be starker. Delhi arrive at the Arun Jaitley Stadium with four points, two wins from two, and the confidence of a side that knows exactly what it is doing under Axar's leadership.

Gujarat arrive winless from two games a final-over thriller lost to Punjab Kings and a six-run defeat chasing 211 against Rajasthan, with Gill back to provide the batting stability his side has been missing.

Two tight losses suggest GT are not far away from the level required to win at this stage of the tournament, but winless after two games means tonight is already a significant fixture for their season. DC will back their chase-first blueprint. GT need their batting to finally click in the way it has threatened to without quite delivering.