Revealed: Who are the Impact Players nominated for GT vs DC match 35 of IPL 2025?

Gujarat Titans (GT) is hosting Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 35th match of the season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, April 19. It is the first match of a doubleheader, and both teams have named their 'Impact Players' ahead of the fixture in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals have both been in impressive form this season. GT have secured four wins from six matches, while DC have won five out of six. The match is expected to be an exciting contest between two teams aiming to solidify their positions in the top half of the 10-team points table.

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GT and DC have experienced unexpected defeats in their recent IPL 2025 matches. The Titans faced their first away loss of the season against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), while the Axar Patel-led team faltered against Mumbai Indians (MI) at home. GT returns to action after a week’s break in IPL 2025.

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After winning the toss, Shubman Gill mentioned that the pitch looked good and the lack of grass could cause it to develop cracks. Gill stressed the importance of focusing on the present rather than dwelling on past results. He also expressed hope that Kagiso Rabada would return in about ten days.

"We will bowl first. It is very hot. The wicket looks very good. If you won't keep much grass, it would crack up. Things have been going well. We don't think much about the past. It is about turning up on the day. It takes a couple of weeks for the team to gel in. We are going with the same team. Hopefully, Rabada will come back in 10 days or so," Gill said.

Axar Patel admitted that he too would have preferred to bowl first due to the intense heat, which he felt could wear out the bowlers under the sun. He noted that the team has been focusing on continuous improvement and that the dressing room atmosphere has remained positive.

"I also wanted to field. I was confused as it was that hot. I was a little skeptical due to the weather. The bowlers might get tired under the sun. We will look to score well and look to defend. We wanted a good start. We wanted to focus on the process," Patel said.

"We are focussing on our process and execution. We keep talking about improvements. The dressing room atmosphere has been good. It is important to be clear in your ideas. We have given them clear roles. You might get success sometimes and sometimes you won't get it. Jake is not playing."

IPL 2025: List of Impact players nominated by GT and DC

Gujarat Titans: Sherfane Rutherford, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Washington Sundar, Karim Janat

Delhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sameer Rizvi, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera

IPL 2025: GT vs DC - Playing XIs

Gujarat Titans: 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

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

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