GT vs DC IPL 2025: Why Jake Fraser-McGurk Is Not Playing For Delhi Capitals Today?- EXPLAINED

GT vs DC: The IPL 2025 encounter between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Delhi Capitals (DC) is currently unfolding at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19th April.

GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first. On the other side, DC skipper Axar Patel confirmed that Jake Fraser-McGurk has been left out of the playing XI for this Saturday afternoon showdown.

Why Jake Fraser-McGurk has been Left Out?

The call to bench the Australian batter likely stems from his underwhelming run in the tournament. In seven outings, Fraser-McGurk has managed only 55 runs, crossing the ten-run mark just once - a 38-run knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He's also been dismissed for zero on two occasions.

Even though he has been named as one of the Impact Subs, but it's highly unlikely he would get a chance. Sri Lankan all-rounder Dushmantha Chameera could be an option in the second innings, when DC come down to bowl.

Last season Jake was one of the stand-out performers for Delhi as he racked up 330 runs in 9 matches with a highest score of 84 and a strike-rate of over 234. He finished with an average of 36.67.

As for today's batting order, Abishek Porel and Karun Nair have been tasked of opening the innings for the table-toppers.

At the time of writing this article, Delhi Capitals are now at 41/1 after three overs of play with KL Rahul and Karun Nair at the crease. DC lost Abhishek Porel early on with Arshad Khan getting the breakthrough for the home side.

DC vs GT Playing XI

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Abishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul(w), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma.