Delhi Capitals’ David Miller has faced backlash for not taking a single in the penultimate delivery of the IPL 2026 game against the Gujarat Titans on April 8, Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With the Capitals agonisingly falling short by one run, Miller denying the single in the penultimate delivery came back to haunt the franchise in the end, triggering reactions on social media.
How David Miller got the Delhi Capitals almost over the line
Miller had injured his finger midway through his innings and returned to play almost a match-winning knock but a bad misjudgement meant the Capitals could not get over the line. With 36 required off the last two overs, the left-handed batter hammered 23 runs off Mohammed Siraj to bring the target down to 13 off the final six balls. At one stage, the home side required eight off the final three balls and the South African hard-hitter clobbered a maximum out of the ground off Prasidh Krishna’s bowling, reducing the equation to only two off two balls. The southpaw denied the single in the second-last ball, retaining the confidence to get their side over the line. However, Prasidh Krishna bowled a wily slower bouncer and Miller failed to connect. Miller ran but Jos Buttler ran Kuldeep Yadav out in the striker’s end. Although the Capitals reviewed for a wide, replays showed it was a legal ball, handing the Titans a one-run win.
Here is how the netizens reacted to Miller’s denied single
David Miller has definetely made someone crorepati by loosing his own team.. He cant be this dumb to not take one run on the second last ball.. This betting lobby is getting real now … #ipl2026 #miller #iplt20 #DCvsGT
— mittal matka (@ParamitaNa2949) April 8, 2026
David miller knows how to loose match.
— current affairs notes for exams (@KaliSin09906267) April 8, 2026
David miller plays cricket so he can keep up his “Choker that never choked” edits when he clearly chokes pic.twitter.com/oRpNUjaGQS
— // (@alrkaizen) April 8, 2026
David Miller lost the match.
After all, we made so many matches but still lost the match. pic.twitter.com/QXyF681cy3
— Surendra Yadav (@surendraYadav22) April 8, 2026
david miller when i find you
— moscow chick (@yodontcalm) April 8, 2026
“Kattappa ne Bahubali ko kyu maara?” bada sawaal tha…
Lekin ab naya sawaal hai —
David Miller ne 19.5 pe single kyu nahi liya? 🤯🏏Cricket bhi kabhi-kabhi cinema se zyada suspense deta hai.#IPL2026 #DCvsGT #DavidMiller #CricketTwitter
— IPL X News (@IPLXNews) April 8, 2026
KL Rahul and Pathum Nissanka give Delhi Capitals the perfect start
The opening stand for the Capitals was worth 76 only in 8.1 overs before Prasidh Krishna broke it, sending Pathum Nissanka for 41 off 24 deliveries. Nevertheless, it has been Rashid Khan, who brought the Titans back into the contest by dismissing Nitish Rana and Sameer Rizvi in consecutive deliveries.
Earlier, Shubman Gill top-scored with 70 to propel the Titans to 210 in 20 overs, with fifties from Buttler (52) and Sundar (55) also playing a part. Although Rahul played an outstanding 92-run knock, it went in vain.
