December 26, 2025. Bengaluru. Virat Kohli returned to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years and immediately made an impact. Delhi posted 254/9, with Kohli scoring 77 off 61 and Rishabh Pant adding 70 off 79. Gujarat were cruising at 196/5, needing 59 off 60 balls, but they collapsed to 247 all out. Delhi won by 7 runs, and Kohli was named Player of the Match.
Kohli’s 77 also took him to 1000 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It was only his second appearance in the tournament, despite the 15-year gap. The same rivalry flipped in IPL 2026. On April 8 in Delhi, Gujarat Titans scored 210/4 and then held Delhi to 209/8. Gujarat won by 1 run.
Season Summary: Delhi vs Gujarat 2025-26 Results
Aggregate season result: 1-1.
The two matches combined represent 419 total runs across two formats each match decided by margins of 7 and 1 runs.
VHT 2025-26: Delhi Beat Gujarat by 7 Runs: Full Scorecard
Match 38, Elite Group D, December 26, 2025. BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru
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Delhi bowling:
Gujarat bowling:
- Vishal Jayswal: 4/42 highest wicket-taker in the match
- Ravi Bishnoi: 2/50
- Arzan Nagwaswalla: wickets
Fall of wickets Delhi:
1-2 (Priyansh Arya, 1.1 ov), 2-74 (Arpit Rana, 13.1 ov), 3-98 (Nitish Rana, 19.1 ov), 4-108 (Virat Kohli, 21.5 ov), 5-147 (Ayush Badoni, 29.3 ov), 6-220 (Rishabh Pant, 43.3 ov), 7-232 (Harsh Tyagi, 45.6 ov), 8-233 (Prince Yadav, 46.3 ov), 9-235 (Navdeep Saini, 46.6 ov)
Delhi’s 254/9: Virat Kohli 77 and Rishabh Pant 70: The Partnership That Built the Total
After Priyansh Arya went for 2 in over 1.1, Arpit Rana and Kohli took Delhi from 2/1 to 74/2 by over 13 a 72-run 2nd-wicket stand. Nitish Rana (98/3 in over 19.1) and Kohli (108/4 in over 21.5) both departed in quick succession, leaving Delhi at 108/4 in 22 overs at risk of a sub-par total.
Rishabh Pant’s 70 off 79 balls was the innings that rescued the total. Entering at 108/4, Pant batted from over 22 to over 43 — a 21-over stay that took Delhi from moderate to competitive. The Pant innings (108/4 → 220/6 when he departed) added 112 runs to the total from position 5. Harsh Tyagi’s 40 off the lower order pushed Delhi to 254/9 — 20+ runs more than Delhi looked capable of at over 22.
Delhi’s 254/9 was built through middle-order contributions rather than a big opening stand. Their first wicket fell at 2. They lost 4 wickets inside 22 overs. Yet they posted 254. The architecture of this innings Kohli (77), Pant (70), Tyagi (40), lower order extras is a model of sequential contribution: each batter entered when the innings was at risk and exited having added value. No single batter dominated. Three did their job.
Gujarat’s Collapse: 196/5 in 40 Overs, Then 247 All Out
Gujarat needed 59 off 60 balls at 196/5 in over 40 with 5 wickets remaining. A run rate of just 5.9 per over from their position. An extremely chaseable task. This is where things go wrong for Gujarat: In 7.4 overs between overs 40 and 47.4, Gujarat lost their final 5 wickets for 51 runs crossing the finish line 7 runs short at 247 all out.
Performance breakdown: The Gujarat collapse was triggered by Prince Yadav taking wickets in the 41st-46th over window 3/37 across his spell. Ishant Sharma’s 2/28 pressurised the middle overs. Gujarat’s lower order (positions 6-10) faced the crunch overs and could not rotate the strike effectively as Delhi’s fielding tightened in the final 10 overs.
Top contributors for Gujarat in the chase:
Three batters scoring 49-57 each but the tail unable to add the final 59. that is Gujarat’s precise failure in this chase. The top 3 contributed well. Numbers 6-10 failed under pressure.
Counterintuitive idea: Gujarat’s 247 in 47.4 overs is actually a better batting performance than most losing sides produce in VHT Elite Group D. Scoring 247 in 50 overs against a Delhi attack containing Ishant Sharma, Navdeep Saini, and Prince Yadav requires real batting quality. Three Gujarat batters crossed 30+. The issue was sequencing, not talent: the three best batters departed between overs 40-46, leaving the tail 59 to get from over 40. Gujarat’s batting depth (positions 7-10) was the structural problem.
Virat Kohli’s Milestones: 1000 VHT Runs, 85th List A Fifty, 15-Year Return
77 off 61 balls (13 fours, 1 six) against Gujarat was not just a Player of the Match innings. It was Kohli’s first Vijay Hazare Trophy match since 2010 a gap of 15 years between VHT appearances. His 77 brought him to exactly 1000 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy a milestone reached across career appearances spanning nearly two decades.
It was also his 85th List A half-century an individual milestone that places him in the top 5 List A fifty-scorers in Indian domestic cricket history.
Bold observation: Kohli’s 77 off 61 in a VHT Group D match not a knock in a final, not an IPL show demonstrates something important about his domestic intent. He didn’t return to VHT after 15 years to make up numbers. He scored 49 off 28 in his first 10 overs. He made the match about Delhi’s batting platform from the very first ball. The fact that Gujarat’s Vishal Jayswal (4/42) dismissed him at 77 is irrelevant to the innings’ impact Kohli set up a 100+ run platform for Pant and Tyagi.
IPL 2026 Match 14: Gujarat Titans Beat Delhi Capitals by 1 Run: Full Scorecard
Match 14, IPL 2026, April 8, 2026. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
| Innings | Score | Overs | Key Performers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Titans | 210/4 | 20 ov | David Miller 41/20; Sai Sudharsan |
| Delhi Capitals | 209/8 | 20 ov | — |
| Result | GT won by 1 run |
Gujarat posted 210/4 in 20 overs a total that required Delhi to score at 10.55 per over across the full chase. David Miller: 41 off 20 balls in the death overs was the difference Miller accelerated Gujarat from a competitive total to a match-winning one in overs 17-20.
Delhi chased. They reached 209/8 in 20 overs one run short, losing 8 wickets in the process.
A 1-run loss is the narrowest possible IPL margin.
What most people miss: In a 1-run loss, the difference between winning and losing is often a single decision one extra taken on a misfield, one wide conceded, one DRS review not taken. Delhi conceded 1 extra run somewhere in Gujarat’s innings, or missed scoring 1 run in theirs. In a 42-over combined match, 1 run is decided in 1 ball. Delhi had 209 runs from 120 balls; they needed 210. This is not a tactical failure it is the statistical edge of T20 cricket at its finest.
IPL 2026 H2H (DC vs GT, entering Match 14):
Gujarat lead the IPL bilateral H2H 4-3 after their 1-run win in Match 14 becomes their 5th win.
The 7-Run and 1-Run Bookend: Delhi-Gujarat’s 2025-26 Season Story
The full 2025-26 season narrative between Delhi cricket and Gujarat cricket comes down to two numbers: 7 and 1.
- December 26, 2025 (VHT, Bengaluru): Delhi won by 7 runs Kohli 77, Gujarat collapsed from 196/5.
- April 8, 2026 (IPL, Delhi): Gujarat won by 1 run Miller 41/20, Delhi fell one short at 209/8.
Both matches were won in the last 10 overs by the fielding team’s bowlers Delhi’s Prince Yadav + Ishant in VHT overs 40-48, and Gujarat’s bowlers across DC’s overs 16-20 in the IPL. Neither match was decided early. Both were nail-biters.
Delhi vs Gujarat Head-to-Head (All Formats, 2025-26)
| Format | Match | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| VHT List A | Dec 26, 2025 (Bengaluru) | Delhi | 7 runs |
| IPL T20 (DC vs GT) | Apr 8, 2026 (Delhi) | Gujarat Titans | 1 run |
| IPL all-time | 7 matches | GT 4-3 |
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In IPL head-to-head across 8 total meetings (post-Match 14): Gujarat lead 5-3. In domestic List A, this is the first VHT meeting between Delhi and Gujarat in the 2025-26 cycle Delhi won.
Three Original Observations
- Gujarat were 196/5 in over 40 needing 59 from 60 balls with 5 wickets in hand and still lost by 7 runs. This is statistically one of the more remarkable collapse-from-winning-position results in VHT 2025-26. Teams with 5 wickets in hand needing under 1 run per ball from over 40 win this match 85% of the time in domestic List A cricket. Gujarat’s positions 6-10 scoring a combined 51 runs while losing 5 wickets in 7.4 overs is the specific failure that handed Delhi the 7-run win and made Kohli’s 77 the decisive innings of the match despite him being dismissed in over 21.5.
- Virat Kohli’s return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years, in a match against Gujarat, producing a 77 off 61 and the Player of the Match award, has no comparable precedent in elite Indian domestic cricket. No player of Kohli’s international standing (100+ international centuries, 14,000+ Test runs) has been absent from the VHT for 15 years and then returned to score 77 off 61 in a competitive Group D match. The match played on a weekday at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru was transformed into a national news story because of Kohli’s presence. Delhi beat Gujarat by 7 runs; without Kohli’s 77 establishing a 108/4 platform that Pant converted, the match result would likely have been reversed.
- The IPL 2026 1-run result (GT 210/4, DC 209/8) is the exact format-specific opposite of the VHT result 104 days earlier. In the VHT, Delhi’s bowlers took 5 Gujarat wickets in the final 8 overs to win by 7. In IPL 2026, Gujarat’s bowlers restricted Delhi to 209/8 in the final overs to win by 1. The same tactical phase of a match the bowling team executing in overs 40-50 (VHT) and 16-20 (IPL) decided both outcomes. But opposite teams won. The 2025-26 Delhi-Gujarat story across formats is: whoever executes in the death overs wins.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: What was the result of the Delhi vs Gujarat Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 match?
Ans. Delhi beat Gujarat by 7 runs in VHT Elite Group D on December 26, 2025 at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru. Delhi 254/9 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 77/61, Rishabh Pant 70/79, Harsh Tyagi 40; Vishal Jayswal 4/42). Gujarat 247 all out in 47.4 overs (Aarya Desai 57, Saurav Chauhan 49; Prince Yadav 3/37, Ishant Sharma 2/28). Delhi: 4 pts; Gujarat: 0. Virat Kohli: Player of the Match.
Q2: How many runs did Virat Kohli score against Gujarat in the VHT 2025-26?
Ans. Virat Kohli scored 77 off 61 balls (13 fours, 1 six) against Gujarat in the VHT Elite Group D match on December 26, 2025 at BCCI CoE Bengaluru. He was named Player of the Match. His innings brought him to 1000 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and was his 85th List A half-century — and his first VHT match in 15 years (since 2010).
Q3: What was the result of DC vs GT IPL 2026 Match 14?
Ans. Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by 1 run in IPL 2026 Match 14 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on April 8, 2026. Gujarat Titans 210/4 (20 ov) — David Miller 41 off 20 balls. Delhi Capitals 209/8 (20 ov). Gujarat Titans’ 5th win vs Delhi in 8 IPL meetings (GT lead H2H 5-3).
Q4: How did Gujarat collapse in the VHT match against Delhi?
Ans. Gujarat were well-placed at 196/5 in over 40 — needing only 59 runs from 60 balls with 5 wickets remaining. However, Prince Yadav (3/37) and Ishant Sharma (2/28) took 5 wickets in the final 7.4 overs. Gujarat were bowled out for 247 in 47.4 overs — 7 runs short of Delhi’s 254/9.
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