All the efforts of KL Rahul, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, and the rest of the Delhi Capitals (DC) line-up went in vain when the Gujarat Titans managed to win the match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium by only 1 run on April 9. David Miller could have been the hero of the run chase, but as the DC skipper, Axar Patel said after the match, they should have played the match more smartly.
Gujarat Titans posted 210 runs in 20 overs in the first innings. With a magnificent knock by KL Rahul, supported by Pathum Nissanka's aggressive batting early in the second innings, DC was looking in good shape while chasing the challenging total. Because of a collapsing middle-order, the contest suddenly spiced up, and all the responsibilities shifted onto the shoulders of David Miller.
In the penultimate over of the match, Delhi Capitals needed 2 runs in 2 balls. In such a situation, Miller denied a single, and eventually Delhi lost the match by 1 run.
With a narrow defeat, Miller was devastated; the entire Delhi Capitals team was devastated. DC skipper Axar Patel kept himself as calm as possible during the presentation ceremony and during the post-match press conference as well. He did not blame the experienced Proteas batter at all.
"Yeah, obviously the way we are playing, I think both teams played a very good, I think, a very good cricket. And yeah, I think, this type of close game, you can, you know, point out anything. So I think, yes, we played very good cricket."
"As I said earlier, in a close chase, in a close game, you can point out a lot of things. But I think in the chase, I think we could have played smarter," Patel said in the post-match interaction.
Burst of emotions as soon as the DC players went inside the dressing room
When the team assembled in the dressing room, raw emotions were coming out from every corner of the room. It was very hard for them to believe that they lost the match after putting so much effort. Miller played an unbeaten 41 off 20 with an injured finger. After Rahul's 92-run knock, Miller was the loan warrior for the team.
In the dressing room, Patel mentioned that they could have lost the match earlier if David Miller had not been there in the middle to smash those big shots. The skipper said that everyone was sad, feeling bad after the heartbreaking result, but it was not the end for them.
Axar Patel urged the team to play their next game, which will be against the Chennai Super Kings in Chepauk on April 11, with new spirits and new hopes.
Axar Patel did not blame David Miller
"At the start of this season, I told you (all) to control emotions and stay calm in any situation. We are all sad, feeling sad, but we can still smile, it's okay. All are, you know, sad, feeling sad. We can still smile, it's okay. It is a long tournament."
"If he (David Miller) didn't hit those sixes, then you know that we would not have been in the game. We'll go [to] Chennai and start again. Keep smiling," Axar Patel said in a video released by the franchise.
We keep smiling ?? pic.twitter.com/DWdyihcmzA
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 9, 2026Read More: IPL 2026 rocked by ticket scam, Delhi Capitals caught in DDCA controversy
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