Prasidh's slower ball to end the game finally gave GT their first win of IPL 2026
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Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
A thriller in Delhi. Just imagine rain washing this game out - as was the threat. Instead, it was alive until the last ball even as supporters of both DC and GT were breathless. The first points for GT in the end, as they break DC's run of successive wins. Read Shashank Kishore's report to relive the action. But until next time, this is Himanshu signing off on behalf of Ekanth, Sudeep and Raghav. Goodnight and take care!
Rashid Khan is the Player of the Match: "Quite happy [with] how things were coming. The win made it special. I had a break... tried to hit the right areas consistently. After long, I got such a wicket [like Rizvi's]. Yesterday, I had that in mind [going across to Axar]. If he hits me for a boundary, that's fine... we have been part of close games. It was just about making sure we focus on each and every delivery. Happy to be on the winning side in the end."
Shubman Gill: "All three games we have played have gone in the last over. [When Miller didn't take the single, I thought] we have a chance to win! We decided if we bowl a good slower one, it will be difficult to hit for a boundary. Those five or six runs in fielding makes a difference. Every effort counts. 210 we always thought on this wicket we were 10-15 runs above par. We thought if we bowl well, we should be able to win. Now I just need to sleep and see how I wake up tomorrow!"
Time for the presentations
Jos Buttler: "Amazing. Good to get the win. Very lucky. We desperately needed the win. Been searching for the runs a little bit. Played for long enough to know it [the runs] will come back. It's a long tournament, but you need to start well. We desperately needed some points on the board. Rashid is outstanding. It's the kind of wicket that suits him... crucial wickets at crucial times."
Shubha: "The cricketing universe saw the flip side of not taking an easy single"
Axar Patel: "Both teams played very good cricket. These types of close games you can't point out anything. We could have been smarter in the chase. We lost wickets at crucial times. If not for that, we could have finished the chase off. Rahul kept the momentum on even after the powerplay, and despite wickets. He didn't let the run rate go down."
Abhishek: "How many heartbreaks can one take??" --- As long as one can still take it?!
11.38pm Who would've thunk?! Miller was thrashing and pumping boundaries for fun, only for it to fall barely centimetres short. He turned a single down off the penultimate ball of the over, and left himself with two to get in one delivery. Eventually, he walked back with his head down; it was with that head down that he was sending the ball beyond the stands, but who knew he would walk back disappointed? One run, one centimetre. That's all what separated the sides.
Kuldeep Yadav run out 1 (6m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100
Gill and Prasidh in a lengthy chat. Tewatia joins them. Gill taking his time.
2 off 1.
2 off 2. Miller can't afford a single.
Ravishankar: "Miller demonstrating why he is so valuable"
8 off 3. Miller on strike.
A few prayers by the DC supporters in the stands.
Prasidh from around.
Kuldeep.
V Nigam c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna 12 (17m 7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 171.42
9 off 5.
A chat between the batters. Gill takes his time.
Here we go.
And... GT are penalised for a slow over rate. DC need 13. GT have Prasidh back. Only four men allowed on the boundary.
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