There are cricket matches you remember in full and cricket matches you remember in flashes. The 14th fixture of IPL 2026 between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium belongs in the first category. Every delivery of that final over is imprinted. Every decision. Every single not taken.

Gujarat Titans won by one run. That much is settled. The circumstances are what make it extraordinary.

Batting first, Gujarat Titans were built on three commanding half-centuries. Captain Shubman Gill led the way with a composed 70 from 45 balls, anchoring the innings after the early departure of Sai Sudharsan. Jos Buttler, showing the form that has defined his IPL career, cracked 52 from 27 deliveries, taking particular toll on Mukesh Kumar. Washington Sundar's cameo of 55 from 32 then launched the innings into the 200s. Gujarat finished on 210 for four – a total their captain believed was 10 to 15 runs above par on a surface that was offering consistent batting conditions.

For long stretches of their reply, Delhi Capitals appeared to be doing the impossible with comfort. KL Rahul was magnificent, assembling 92 from 52 balls in an innings that combined elegance with authority. Pathum Nissanka had provided the platform with 41 from 24, and the opening partnership of 76 set Delhi moving at a pace that suggested the chase was well within reach.

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