GT beat DC by one run

Delhi Capitals needed 2 runs from 2 balls, had David Miller on strike, and still lost by 1 run after the last ball ended in a run-out at the striker’s end at Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 8. The whole match now lives inside one question: why didn’t Miller take the single on ball five and trust Kuldeep Yadav for the last run. (espncricinfo.com) The score made it look like a batting night from the start. Gujarat Titans piled up 210 for 4, with Shubman Gill making 70 from 45 balls, Jos Buttler 52 from 27, and Washington Sundar 55 from 32. (espn.in) Delhi’s chase had a clean backbone for most of the night because Pathum Nissanka made 41 from 24 and Lokesh Rahul carried the middle with 92 from 52. When Rahul fell at 166 for 5 in the 17th over, the chase flipped from controlled to chaotic. (espn.in) David Miller had already left once before the finish even began. ESPNcricinfo reported that he aggravated a left-hand injury in the 13th over, retired hurt on 12 from 10 balls, and came back later when Delhi’s wickets started falling. (espncricinfo.com) That return changed the game. With Delhi needing 45 from the last 3 overs, Miller and Vipraj Nigam dragged it down, and Miller then smashed 17 runs from four legal balls in Mohammed Siraj’s 19th over. (espncricinfo.com) The last over started with another twist in Gujarat’s favor and against them at the same time. Gujarat were behind the over-rate, so Prasidh Krishna had only four fielders outside the 30-yard circle, yet he still had 12 runs to defend. (espncricinfo.com, ndtvprofit.com) Vipraj Nigam hit the first ball for 4 and then got out on the second, which meant Kuldeep Yadav walked in cold with Delhi still alive. Kuldeep managed a single off the third ball, Miller launched the fourth ball for 6, and suddenly the target was down to 2 from 2. (espncricinfo.com, iplt20.com) Then came the ball everyone is replaying. Prasidh bowled short and wide, Miller hit it toward deep point, and instead of taking the easy single that would have tied the scores and given Kuldeep the final ball, Miller sent Kuldeep back. (espncricinfo.com) On the last ball, Prasidh went to a slower bumper, Miller swung and missed, and Jos Buttler under-armed a direct hit to run Kuldeep out backing up too far. Gujarat won by 1 run, Miller finished 41 not out, and Rashid Khan’s 3 for 17 ended up sitting underneath all of the late drama like the hidden hinge of the result. (espncricinfo.com, espncricinfo.com) Gujarat’s win was also their first of the 2026 Indian Premier League season, which is why the match mattered beyond the highlight clip. One decision on one ball turned a rescue act by Miller and Rahul into a result Gujarat can bank and Delhi will keep replaying. (espncricinfo.com, sportstar.thehindu.com)