Gujarat Titans (GT) recorded their second straight win of the season with a comfortable six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC). The defending champions work as part of the oil industry, working in all three sectors.

GT won the toss and chose to bat first on the surprising green wicket at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Bowling first, GT Pacers made good use of the conditions to reduce their opponents to 67/4 in 8.3 overs, with Mohammed Shami and Alzarri Joseph leading the charge.

DC were in big trouble before Rashid Khan took wickets from Sarfaraz Khan and Abishek Porel, but Axar Patel (36 off 22 balls) produced a brilliant performance to bring DC to a competitive total of 162/8 from 20 overs.

In reply, GT also suffered an early setback with the team struggling at 54/3 at the end of the power play with Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya returning to the clubhouse. Youngster Sai Sudarshan (62* off 48 balls) combined with Vijay Shankar and then David Miller to take his team through the over.

On that note, let's consider five ways from GT's absolute victory:

1 Sai Sudharshan presented himself

GT is in trouble at the end of the game and three of the best hitters, including their captain, are back in the locker room. The game posed all kinds of challenges for the batsmen.

Still, the 21-year-old showed great composure and anger as he fired a shot to see his team off. He hit four boundaries and two boundaries ensuring GT comfortably lost the aggregate.

2 GT pacers breathe fire

GT wicketkeepers Mohammed Shami and Alzarri Joseph picked up five wickets between them as they tore through the visitors' batting line-up. Their key players include David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw and Axar Patel.

What they did in DC couldn't put a lot of numbers on the board. Even young Irish pacer Joshua Little managed to do well, conceding just 27 runs in his four overs.

3 Axar Patel impressed with his quick runs

Axar Patel has been in good batting form for the past few months and he showed it again as he chased DC off the stumps with a display of good batting on a terrific pitch. The southpaw hit two boundaries and three boundaries as he gave his bowlers a chance to make plays.

4 David Miller is doing well on his return from international duty

David Miller missed the opening GT due to national team commitments. He joined Team GT before their match against DC. Much was expected of him when he returned, and he did not disappoint in being prompt. Miller scored 31 runs off just 16 balls, breaking two boundaries in six of his unbeaten innings. His performance allowed GT to chase down the total with 11 balls.

5 Rashid Khan, the death bowler, spins his magic

Rashid Khan was brought into the attack in the 13th minute. The purpose of this trip is simple, since Khan's confusion will be difficult to attack the dead. The move paid off, as every time the DC fighter tried to mount a fight against Khan, he always lost. Rashid Khan picked up three wickets, conceding just 31 runs in his four overs.