Delhi Capitals (DC) star batters David Miller and KL Rahul lead the charts among batters with the highest average while chasing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), out of the 231 batters to have batted at least 10 times in IPL chases. Miller has scored 1,816 runs in 67 innings at an impressive average of 49.08 with a strike rate of 142.54, including 12 fifties and a century, while Rahul has amassed 2,636 runs in 66 innings at 47.92 with a strike rate of 138.22, including 25 fifties.

The batting heavyweights are the backbone of DC's batting in IPL 2026. However, after a sensational 92 from Rahul and a valiant effort from Miller went in vain, DC lost their first match of IPL 2026 to the Gujarat Titans (GT) by just one run at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.

DC opted to bowl first, and knocks from GT skipper Shubman Gill (70 in 45 balls, with four boundaries and five sixes), Washington Sundar (55 in 32 balls, with six fours and two sixes), and Jos Buttler (52 in 27 balls, with three fours and five sixes) took GT to 210/4.

A sensational 92 from Rahul in 52 balls, laced with 11 fours and four sixes, and knocks from Pathum Nissanka (41 in 24 balls, with six fours and a six) and Miller (41* in 20 balls, with three fours and three sixes) took Delhi close.

In a nail-biting IPL 2026 clash, the Titans edged out the Delhi Capitals by just one run. Needing two runs off the final delivery, Miller missed Prasidh Krishna's delivery, and a brilliant direct hit from GT wicketkeeper Jos Buttler ran out Kuldeep Yadav as he attempted a desperate single, sealing a dramatic victory for GT.
Following this match, DC is standing in fourth spot on the table with two wins and a loss, while GT has moved to sixth spot with one win and two losses.