Vintage David Miller for Delhi Capitals (DC). When Gujarat Titans bowlers sent half their batting unit on the field, the experienced South African batsman remained strong on the field despite suffering an injury.
The highlight of the match was Miller’s brilliant 6 against Gujarat Titans bowler Prasidh Krishna. Miller hit a powerful six on the ball of the experienced Indian fast bowler. After strong contact with the bat, the ball traveled 106 meters at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Despite a valiant fight by David Miller, the thrilling encounter ended in favor of the touring team, Gujarat Titans. Titans scored 210 runs in the first innings and won the match by 1 run. Delhi Capitals tried well, David Miller and KL Rahul tried their best, but could not save the team tonight.
David Miller hits a six off Prasidh Kirshana
Another exciting match in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026). Gujarat Titans (GT) displayed brilliant cricket in their home match against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The GT batting line-up, especially Jos Buttler, captain Shubman Gill and Washington was handsome, intelligent and effective.
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Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar were the openers in the first innings.
Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel won the toss on his home ground and decided to bowl first. Patel’s strategy proved to be perfect when his fast bowler Mukesh Kumar took the wicket of Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudarshan early in the first innings. After Sudarshan’s dismissal, Jos Buttler performed brilliantly tonight and scored 52 runs in 27 balls.
After the fireworks by the England internationals, GT captain Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar played their part well to maintain the momentum provided by Jos Buttler. Shubman Gill played an inning of 70 runs. The opening batsman hit four fours and five sixes in his 45-ball innings. On the other hand, Washington Sundar scored 55 runs on 32 runs. Batting first, Gujarat Titans scored 210 for 4 in 20 overs, leaving Delhi Capitals in a challenging position.
The second innings was more eventful than the first innings. Thanks to the brilliant innings of Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul, DC started the run chase brilliantly. Both batsmen played their roles well but missed individual milestones. Nissanka missed the half-century by 9 runs and Rahul missed the century by just 8 runs.
David Miller’s fight was in vain
The dismissals of Rahul and Nissanka proved to be huge and also one of the crucial moments. Soon after the openers were dismissed, DC lost several wickets in quick intervals. Gujarat Titans’ veteran spinner Rashid Khan took two wickets in two balls.
Nitish Rana and Sameer Rizvi were out early. Tristan Stubbs, another proven batsman from Capitals, lost his wicket cheaply in the run chase. David Miller kept the team in the competition despite an injured finger. The winner was decided after the last ball of the match; GT beat DC by just 1 run.
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