Welcome back Rishabh Pant! Fans excited to see wicketkeeper in action at the T20 World Cup 2024

In Match 40 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant was on fire as he smashed the Gujarat Titans (GT) bowlers across the park at his home ground, the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The wicketkeeper-batter remained unbeaten at 88 runs off 43 balls, having smashed 5 fours and 8 mammoth sixes.

ALSO READ | IPL 2024 - CSK suffers defeat at home as Marcus Stoinis' 124 propels LSG to victory; 2nd win for Lucknow over Chennai

Seeing the batter-keeper regain his glory after making a return to cricket after his horrific life-threatening accident has fans excited. Many have now stated that the discussion for who will be the keeper for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 has ended with Pant's performance. Fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to welcome Pant back and shared their excitement.

As for the clash, Delhi's start after being put into bat didn't look promising, as it did not seem like they would even reach 180. GT pacer Sandeep Warrier dismissed three batters in the Powerplay, but DC's decision to move Axar Patel up the order paid off. He, along with Rishabh Pant, rebuilt the innings, taking their time to get set and slowly expanding their range of shots.

ALSO READ | IPL 2024 - Prithvi Shaw out or not? Fans react to Noor Ahmad's catch and 3rd umpire decision

Axar was eventually dismissed for 66 - his highest IPL score - but DC's scoring didn't stop. Pant was joined by Tristan Stubbs (26 off 7), and the two wreaked havoc. The gamble from GT to bowl Sai Kishore in the 19th over backfired, as the Capitals scored 22 runs, and the final over saw Pant plundering 31 runs off Mohit Sharma's over. The GT pacer has leaked 73 runs without taking a wicket. 

Teams:

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI): Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar

Impact Subs: Sumit Kumar, Rasikh Dar Salam, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Lalit Yadav

Watch 50k+ Titles from SonyLiv, LionsgatePlay, aha, Zee5, ULLU, Fancode and 35+ OTTs and 250+ Live TV channels with OTTplay Premium subscription of Power Play monthly pack at just ₹99 for the first month using the code OTTORG99

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier

Impact Subs: Sharath BR, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar