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South African stars deliver uneven returns in 2026 IPL

Daily Maverick · · 991 words · By Annemieke Thomaidis
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“Against Gujarat Titans on 8 April, Miller, who plays for Delhi Capitals, had returned to the pitch after a niggle”
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Multiple web sources confirm David Miller played for Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Titans on April 8, 2026, and specifically mention he continued to play despite hurting his thumb (a 'niggle').
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JS…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Capitals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In cricket, a batter reaches a century when he scores 100 runs or more in a single innings. A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batter, and his number of centuries is generally recorded in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_Premier_League_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He currently plays for South African national team in limited overs cricket. He is an aggressive left-handed middle o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miller_(South_African_cr…
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“On the final delivery, however, he swung and missed, and Delhi Capitals lost by one run.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Delhi Capitals fell short by one run against Gujarat Titans on April 8, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 9th place in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Delhi_Capitals_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 IPL. Ahead of the season, Axar Patel …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Delhi_Capitals_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gujarat Titans, also known as GT, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The home ground of the team is Naren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat_Titans
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“Ten days later, Miller found himself in a similar situation, this time against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.”
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Web search results confirm a match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 18, 2026, featuring David Miller.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team plays in the Indian Premier League and competed in the 2019 edition of the competition between March and May 2019. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Delhi_Capitals_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He currently plays for South African national team in limited overs cricket. He is an aggressive left-handed middle o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miller_(South_African_cr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JS…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Capitals
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“This time, Miller redeemed himself by striking 6,6,4 to seal the win with a ball to spare.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state that David Miller hit two sixes and a four to seal the win against RCB.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team plays in the Indian Premier League and competed in the 2019 edition of the competition between March and May 2019. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Delhi_Capitals_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He currently plays for South African national team in limited overs cricket. He is an aggressive left-handed middle o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miller_(South_African_cr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JS…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Capitals
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“This was only Stubbs’ fifth time batting inside the Powerplay since his IPL debut in 2022.”
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While web results confirm Tristan Stubbs is playing in IPL 2026, there is no specific evidence regarding the number of times he has batted inside the Powerplay since 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — IPL 2026: Get live IPL 2026 coverage with match schedules, points tables, fixtures, match results, and the latest IPL news.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl
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web search NEUTRAL — leading run-scorer in the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
https://www.sportskeeda.com/go/ipl/orange-cap
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web search NEUTRAL — Tristan Stubbs Tristan Stubbs. DC. 259.The Orange Cap can have different wearers through a specific season based on who is leading the batting chart, but there's only one winner at the end of the tour…
https://www.news18.com/cricket/ipl/orange-cap-holder/
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“teammate KL Rahul, who posted a 34-ball 57”
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Two independent sources confirm KL Rahul scored 57 runs off 34 balls in the match against RCB.
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web search NEUTRAL — Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul scored 57 runs off 34 balls, including four fours and two sixes. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt celebrates with teammates after taking the catch to dismiss Delh…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/04/18/roy…
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web search NEUTRAL — But KL Rahul and the calm and composed Tristan Stubbs got together and got the innings back on track. Rahul batted beautifully and looked set to take his side home but holed out to a good catch by Koh…
https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/151807/rcb-vs-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — - In IPL 2018, Rahul smashed a fifty off 14 balls against Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals), which was the record for the fastest half-century in the IPL at the time. He also won the Orange Cap for the …
https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kl-rahul-422108
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“He then went on to finish with an unbeaten 60 runs off 47”
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ESPNcricinfo and other news reports confirm Tristan Stubbs finished with an unbeaten 60 runs against RCB.
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web search NEUTRAL — Delhi Capitals 179 for 4 (Stubbs 60*, Rahul 57, Bhuvneshwar 3-26) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru 175 for 8 (Salt 63, Axar 2-18, Kuldeep 2-32) by six wickets One needed off two balls.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rcb-vs-dc-ipl-2026-trista…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bengaluru, April 18: In a thrilling match of IPL 2026, the Delhi Capitals (DC) showcased an impressive performance, defeating the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by six wickets. DC's batsman Tristan…
https://dailykiran.com/tristan-stubbs-breaks-dinesh-karthiks…
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web search NEUTRAL — David Miller pulled off a thriller for Delhi Capitals as they secured a last-over thriller against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 26 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the M Chinna…
https://www.republicworld.com/cricket/that-s-his-bread-and-b…
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“This score against Royal Challengers was his second 60 of the season, following a 60 off 38 against Chennai Super Kings on 11 April.”
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Web search results confirm Tristan Stubbs scored 60 runs off 38 balls against Chennai Super Kings on April 11.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tristan Stubbs fought valiantly for his side against Chennai Super Kings (Image Source: X/@IPL).Chasing 213 runs to win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Stubbs scored a 38-ball 60 as DC fell …
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/sports/tristan-stubbs-hamm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chennai Super Kings posted their first win of the season with a 23-run triumph over Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday riding on a Sanju Samson century. CSK posted a total of 212…
https://www.news18.com/cricket/csk-vs-dc-live-score-ipl-2026…
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web search NEUTRAL — Match 60. 16 May 2026. Chennai Super Kings.They defeated Punjab Kings in the final to lift their maiden IPL title. Apart from RCB, a lot of teams have assembled strong squads ahead of the new season.
https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/po…
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“This form has put him 19th on the list of the highest runs scored, with 196 runs.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Stubbs' exact rank (19th) or total runs (196) in the season's run-scorer list.
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“Stubbs is one of only two South African batsmen in the top 20 run-scorers.”
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“Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad currently holds the second spot, with 323 runs in seven innings so far.”
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“slipped to second after the Sunrisers’ game on 21 April, when teammate Abhishek Sharma posted a massive 68-ball 135, moving three runs ahead of Klaasen.”
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“His best was 62 off 41 against the Lucknow Super Giants.”
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“Sunrisers have won the last three games, bringing them up to third on the log, behind Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers.”
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“SA’s Quinton de Kock has remained the only overseas player to reach 100.”
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“De Kock slammed 112 not out in 60 balls against Punjab Kings in his very first appearance for Mumbai Indians”
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“De Kock then replaced fellow opener Ryan Rickleton in their game against Gujarat Titans on Monday 20 April”
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“In five innings, he has scored only 137 runs at an average of 27.40.”
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“Mumbai Indians did win by 99 runs... This was also only the second game they have won this season so far.”
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“South African skipper Aiden Markram, who plays for Lucknow Super Giants.”
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“His latest score was a sound 42 off 22 balls against the Punjab Kings”
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“His other scores this season were 11, 22, 30 and 12, sandwiched between his season-high score of 45.”
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“Nandre Burger, who plays for Rajasthan Royals, is straddling that 20th position with six wickets and an economy rate of 8.83.”
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“Lungi Ngidi, lying in 13th position, has taken just one wicket more than Burger.”
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“having played all six matches – the most since 2018 when he played seven.”
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“In Delhi Capitals’ first game of the season, Ngidi produced his best bowling as he took 3 for 27”
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“Lying in seventh is Kagiso Rabada, a key fast bowler for Gujarat Titans this season, with 10 wickets in six matches.”
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“having taken two of his three wickets inside the first six overs against Kolkata Knight Riders.”
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“removing De Kock and Surya Kumar Yadav in the Powerplay, before adding a key wicket of Naman Dahir later in the innings.”
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“That brought Rabada’s tally to six wickets across two consecutive games.”
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