Delhi Capitals lose by one run

Delhi Capitals got the chase down to the second-last ball, needed two to tie and three to win, and still lost by one because David Miller turned down a single that looked dangerous from deep cover at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 8. Gujarat Titans finished on 210 for 4, Delhi finished on 209 for 8, and the last over from Prasidh Krishna became the whole match in miniature. (espncricinfo.com) That one decision is why this game will keep getting replayed. On the penultimate ball, Miller pushed to Sherfane Rutherford at deep cover, sent Mukesh Kumar back, and kept strike instead of gambling on a run that could have ended with a run-out and the match over anyway. (espncricinfo.com) Miller then faced the last ball needing three, and Prasidh Krishna bowled a slower delivery that Delhi could not turn into the boundary they needed. A chase that had looked alive because of Kumar’s four off the previous ball ended with Gujarat’s first win of Indian Premier League 2026. (espncricinfo.com) The strange part is that Miller had already dragged Delhi back from a position that looked gone. He retired hurt earlier with a bruised finger when Delhi still needed 81 from 42 balls, then returned after Tristan Stubbs was run out and made 41 not out from 20 balls. (espncricinfo.com) The base for the chase came from Lokesh Rahul, who made 92 from 52 balls, and Pathum Nissanka, who made 41. Delhi were close enough late because Rahul kept the target from running away while wickets fell around him. (espncricinfo.com) Gujarat had reached 210 because three top-order batters all crossed fifty in the same innings. Shubman Gill made 70 from 45 balls, Washington Sundar made 55 from 32, and Jos Buttler added another half-century to give Delhi almost no quiet overs. (espncricinfo.com) Rashid Khan changed the middle of the chase with figures of 3 for 17 in four overs, and that spell is why the last-over arithmetic was so tight. Match coverage singled out his dismissal of Sameer Rizvi with a googly, and he was named player of the match. (espncricinfo.com) (newkerala.com) After the finish, Axar Patel was shown consoling Miller near the dugout, which fit the mood of a team that had lost its first game after opening the season with two straight wins. Gujarat walked away with its first victory of the campaign, and Delhi walked away with a match that will be reduced to one refused single for a long time. (sports.yahoo.com) (espncricinfo.com)