An important decision by David Miller in the last over snatched away the almost certain victory from Delhi Capitals and the team had to face defeat by 1 run.

DC vs GT, David Miller costs match: In a very exciting match of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals had to face defeat by 1 run against Gujarat Titans. In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, victory and defeat were decided on the last ball, where a small decision changed the entire game.

Delhi team had come very close to victory while chasing the target, but a mistake in the last moments spoiled their hard work. Especially one decision of David Miller proved to be heavy for the team.

DC vs GT: Gujarat’s stormy batting

Gujarat Titans made an aggressive start after losing the toss and batting first. Captain Shubhman Gill scored a brilliant 70 runs, while Jos Buttler played a quick inning of 52 runs in 27 balls. Washington Sundar also came at number 4 and scored 55 runs in 30 balls and took the team to a strong score. Thanks to these innings, Gujarat scored a big score of 210 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. For Delhi, Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets, while Lungi Ngidi and Kuldeep Yadav got 1 wicket each.

DC vs GT: Rahul and Nissanka gave a strong start

Chasing the target of 211 runs, Delhi Capitals got a great start from KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka. Together they put the team in a strong position. Rahul played an excellent inning of 92 runs in 52 balls, which included 11 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, Nissanka supported him well by scoring 41 runs in 24 balls.

DC vs GT: Defeat despite Miller’s innings

David Miller also returned despite injury and played a quick inning of 41 runs in 20 balls and took the team closer to victory. In the last over, Delhi needed 13 runs to win, out of which the team scored 11 runs. The match had reached a completely exciting stage.

DC vs GT: Game turned on the last ball

Delhi needed 2 runs on the last two balls, but David Miller refused to take a run on the fifth ball of the 20th over. He wanted to keep the strikes because he was in good form. However, this decision backfired. He could not score runs on the last ball and the match went in favor of Gujarat. In this way, Gujarat Titans won the match by 1 run, while Delhi Capitals had to suffer their first defeat of this season.