IPL 2026, David Miller: In the 14th match of IPL 2026, a fierce competition was seen between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. This match was decided on the last ball, where Gujarat won by 1 run and opened the account of victory. A shocking incident also happened during this match, which was seen for the first time in this season. South African batsman David Miller came on the field to bat twice in the same innings.
David Miller came out to bat twice in one match
Actually, during the innings of Gujarat Titans, after the 13th over, Miller had to retire hurt due to injury. During Delhi’s innings, he got injured on his hand while diving to save runs in the field and due to this injury, he had to face problems while batting. At that time he had scored 12 runs on 10 balls. Akshar Patel came to bat in his place.
Retired after being hurt and coming back again
But after Tristan Stubbs was run out in 16.4 overs, Miller returned to the field again. Despite the injury, he showed courage and carried forward his innings. Miller played an explosive inning of 41 runs in a total of 20 balls, in which he hit many fours and sixes. This courageous inning of his was memorable for Delhi Capitals. However, Delhi Capitals team missed the target of 211 runs. The team could score only 209 runs for 8 wickets after playing the entire 20 overs and lost to Gujarat Titans by just 1 run. Despite Miller’s innings, Delhi remained just one step away from victory.
This incident happened for the first time in IPL 2026 when a player came out to bat twice in a match. Miller’s injury and comeback made the match even more exciting. He also took the team very close to victory. Delhi needed 2 runs on the last 2 balls. But Miller played two consecutive dot balls, which became the reason for the defeat.