DC vs GT: Why is Manish Pandey Not Playing Today's IPL 2023 Match? Check DC Playing 11

The important news development coming from the Delhi Capitals (DC) is that they are once again not playing experienced batsman Manish Pandey in their second match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season against the Gujarat Titans (GT) being hosted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The Delhi Capitals ended up suffering a huge 50-run loss at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants in their first away game of the IPL 2023 season. It will be very crucial for the Delhi Capitals to gain a winning momentum in the opening stages of this T20 tournament.

DC vs GT: Why is Manish Pandey Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

During the toss, Delhi Capitals captain David Warner mentioned that Manish Pandey is still not starting in this DC Playing 11 for the DC vs GT IPL 2023 match on Tuesday. During the first match of IPL 2023 campaign against Lucknow Super Giants, the Delhi Capitals played the trio of their overseas middle-order batsmen, Mitchell Marsh, Rovman Powell and Rilee Rossouw while Powell has been dropped for the second game. However, Pandey is seen warming the bench on both the occasions but he is part of the five substitute members out of which one can come as an Impact Player at any moment in the game.

DC Playing 11

1. David Warner (C)
2. Prithvi Shaw
3. Mitchell Marsh
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Sarfaraz Khan
6. Abhishek Porel (Wk)
7. Axar Patel
8. Aman Khan
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Mukesh Kumar
11. Anrich Nortje

Manish Pandey IPL 2023 Price

During the IPL 2023 auction, the Delhi Capitals procured experienced Indian batsman Manish Pandey at a price worth INR 2.40 Crore. Pandey has notched more than 3600 runs from as many as 160 IPL matches that includes a total of 21 half-centuries and 1 century. He has played for multiple IPL franchises in the past like Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants.

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