New Delhi, May 18 -- A masterclass century under pressure by opener KL Rahul and his useful partnerships with Abishek Porel and Axar Patel helped Delhi Capitals (DC) march to 199/3 in their 20 overs against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

With this century, KL has scored his fifth IPL ton and overall seventh in T20s. DC needs to defend 200 to secure their seventh win of the season and boost their playoff chances.

After GT put DC to bat first, the visitors surely proved their decision right as for the first three overs, GT pacers Mohammed Siraj and Arshad Khan built up pressure on openers KL Rahul and Faf Du Plessis, not letting them even collect singles. Faf continued his mediocre run, succumbing to the pressure. ...