Gujarat Titans Register First Win Of Season Beating Delhi Capitals In A Thrilling Contest

 

 

Delhi : Gujarat Titans scored their first win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, beating hosts Delhi Capitals (DC) by one run at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

Gujarat Titans posted a challenging 210 for 4 on the board and set a stiff 211-target for the Axar Patel-led side. They then restricted the Delhi Capitals to 209 for 8 to snatch a one-run victory as opener KL Rahul's 92 off 42 balls went in vain.

Batting first, Gujarat rode on half-centuries by skipper Shubman Gill (70 off 45 balls), wicket-keeper Jos Buttler (52 off 27 balls) and Washington Sundar (55) to post a competitive total. Both Gill and Englishman Buttler hammered five sixes each as they took the Delhi Capitals attack to task.

 

In reply, Delhi Captals got off to a flying start as openers Rahul and Pathum Nissanka added 76 runs from 8.1 overs for the opening wicket before the latter was dismissed on 41. However, Rashid Khan picked two wickets in a row, dismissing Nitish Rana and Sameer Rizvi in the 10th over, bringing back GT into the game.

While KL Rahul was fighting from one end, wickets were falling from the other. The team needed 69 runs from 5 overs, and Rahul was on the crease with Tristan Stubbs. However, Rahul was dismissed after a fighting knock of 92 by pacer Mohammad Siraj. The wicketkeeper-batter scored 92 runs from 52 deliveries, laced with four sixes.

David Miller then played an explosive knock in the end to take the team near the finish line. He scored 41 runs from 20 deliveries in a contest that went down to the wire. However, a run out on the last ball cost DC the match, and they lost the contest by 1 run.

 

Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets. It was a shaky start for the Gujarat Titans as they suffered an early blow in the form of Sai Sudharsan (12). However, Jos Buttler and Shubman Gill joined hands to form a 60-run partnership for the second wicket. While Gill kept rotating strike from one end, Buttler whacked the ball all around the park, completing a half-century in 24 balls.

The way in which the English batter was playing, it looked like he would take the game away from the other side. But Kuldeep Yadav struck at a crucial moment to dismiss Buttler on 52.

This was the first win of the ongoing season for the Gujarat Titans. They are placed at the sixth spot while the Delhi Capitals are poised on the fourth spot.