Summary of this article
Delhi Capitals won toss, chose to bowl first at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Gujarat Titans posted 210-run total, riding fifties from Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Jos Buttler
KL Rahul fifty, David Miller late blitz go in vain as DC fall one run short
An injured batter, a massive six, a refused single and a direct hit. The final over of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026's match 14 was a blockbuster of its own. Victory was Gujarat Titans' (GT) eventually, just by one run. Delhi Capitals (DC) were left crestfallen, especially the marauding David Miller, who has seen many such heartbreaks with the South Africa national team.
Needing two runs off Prasidh Krishna’s last delivery, Miller missed the slower short ball and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler hit the stumps at the striker’s end with Kuldeep Yadav well short of his crease as Delhi finished at a tantalizing 209 for 8. The Proteas southpaw had got back strike from Kuldeep with eight needed off the final three balls, and he deposited Krishna way over long off to bring it down to two off two.
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Miller pulled the next one to deep-backward square leg but sent Kuldeep back, inexplicably for many. The run would have brought the scores level and made sure the Capitals wouldn't lose. But the dashing left-hander perhaps wanted to finish the job himself, and that proved to be his undoing.
Earlier, half-centuries from Shubman Gill (70), Washington Sundar (55) and Buttler (52) led Gujarat to 210 for 4 after Axar Patel won the toss in Delhi’s home game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and elected to field.
The Titans were in control when KL Rahul (92 off 52 balls) missed out on a brilliant century and Mohammed Siraj had him caught behind in the 17th over.
With Delhi still needing 45 of the last three overs, Miller returned to the crease after he had got retired hurt in the 12th over with a hand injury during batting. Kagiso Rabada conceded just nine runs in the 18th over before Miller hit Siraj for 23 runs in the penultimate over, bringing the target down to 13 of Krishna’s last over.
Rashid Khan’s superb spell of 3 for 17 in the middle overs had brought GT back as the leg-spinner chipped in with the wickets of Nitish Rana (5) and Sameer Rizvi for nought in the same over before rounding out his spell with the wicket of Patel (2). Rashid was named Player of the Match for his efforts.
Earlier, Gill anchored Gujarat to a strong total with two solid partnerships. Buttler bludgeoned five sixes and three fours in his 27-ball blitz before he was undone by Yadav and got cleaned up in the eighth over.
But Sundar and Gill kept the momentum going with a 104-run stand as Sundar completed his maiden IPL fifty. Lungi Ngidi, who consistently deceived batters with slower deliveries, had Gill caught at mid-off with a ball that lacked pace.
Sundar fell in the last over to Mukesh Kumar, who finished with expensive figures of 2 for 55 after conceding 12 runs of his final over.
The Capitals suffered their first defeat of the season, while for the Titans, it was their first IPL 2026 win.
DC Vs GT, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Ashok Sharma
Delhi Capitals: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel (c), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, T Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar
Who won the Player of the Match award in the DC vs GT, IPL 2026 match?
Rashid Khan won the Player of the Match award in the DC vs GT, IPL 2026 match for his bowling figures of 3/17 in four overs.
Where are Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans placed in IPL 2026 standings?
After match 14, Delhi Capitals stood fourth in the IPL 2026 standings with four points from three games, while Gujarat Titans were pegged at sixth with two points from three matches.
When will GT, DC play next?
The Capitals will next meet Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on April 11, while the Titans will visit the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium on April 12.
