BENGALURU, India (AP) — David Miller made no mistake this time with his 22 runs in 10 balls taking Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket victory against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
Tristan Stubbs scored 60 not out off 47 balls and Lokesh Rahul hit 57 off 34 to spearhead the chase and Delhi finished with 179-4 in 19.5 overs in a thrilling finish at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Delhi Capitals' David Miller plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Miller had misjudged a final-over finish against Gujarat Titans earlier in April, but the undefeated South African made amends against Bengaluru.
With 15 needed off the last over, Miller hit two sixes and a four to take Delhi home with a ball to spare.
“I was disappointed the other night, but to get myself back in that position and get over the line, feels really good,” Miller said.
Phil Salt’s 63 off 38 balls had earlier helped Bengaluru to a below par 175-8, which resulted in his team's second loss of the season in five games. Bengaluru is second in the standings with eight points. Delhi is now fourth on six points with three wins in five games.
In the evening game at Hyderabad, Abhishek Sharma hit 59 off 22 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs.
Put into bat, Bengaluru reached 52 off 31 balls for the first wicket. It was a rare low score for Virat Kohli by his high standards — he made 19 off 13 balls.
Impact player Devdutt Padikkal (18) put on 47 off 29 balls with Salt, who scored his second half-century of the season and hit four fours and three sixes.
Delhi changed the game's momentum with a double blow halfway through the innings. Axar Patel (2-18 in three overs) dismissed Padikkal, while Kuldeep Yadav claimed Salt's wicket in the 11th over.
Tim David (26 off 17) provided some resistance but Delhi’s bowling stayed strong. Yadav finished with 2-32 and Lungi Ngidi took 2-39 in four overs.
In reply, Delhi lost Pathum Nissanka cheaply – out lbw to Bhuvneshwar Kumar for one.
Impact player Karun Nair (5) was also out caught off Kumar. The former India pacer took three early wickets and struck twice in the third over. Hard-hitting Sameer Rizvi was caught behind for two as Delhi dropped to 18-3 in 2.5 overs.
Rahul and Stubbs resisted with 69 off 44 balls for the fourth wicket. Playing on his home ground, Rahul led Delhi’s recovery with a second half-century of the season.
Krunal Pandya got the breakthrough when Rahul was caught by Kohli at the boundary in the 11th over.
Stubbs added another 47 off 34 with Patel, who scored 26 off 19 balls before retiring hurt with cramps.
Stubbs anchored the innings but Miller still had to take his team to victory, smashing 6-6-4 in the last over.
Sharma broke his own record to score the fastest 50 for Hyderabad. He had previously got there in 16 balls. On Saturday, he hit six fours and four sixes to reach 50 off 15 balls.
Travis Head made 23 as the openers put on 75 in 35 balls. Mukesh Choudhary struck twice, though, as Head and Ishan Kishan (0) were out off consecutive balls in the sixth over.
Heinrich Klaasen scored 59 off 36 balls – his third half-century of the season – and powered Hyderabad to 194-9 in 20 overs.
Chennai’s batting didn’t fire at all. Sanju Samson was out for 7, while opening partner Ruturaj Gaikwad fell for 19.
Sri Lanka’s Eshan Malinga picked 3-29 in four overs, while Nitish Reddy picked 2-31. Matthew Short (34) and Ayush Mhatre (30) were the only batters to reach 30.
Shivam Dube (21) and Jamie Overton (16) gave Chennai a chance, but it finished with 184-8, sliding to a fourth loss in six games.
It was Hyderabad’s third win in six games, now placed fourth, ahead of Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans on net run-rate. Chennai is seventh.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Phil Salt celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Delhi Capitals' David Miller plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
PHOENIX (AP) — Golden State coach Steve Kerr is contemplating his future, the four-time NBA champion coach suggesting after the Warriors' season ended that there is a chance he might not be back with the club next season.
“It might still go on. It may not,” Kerr said after the Warriors lost in Phoenix and were eliminated from the play-in tournament.
He shared an embrace with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, the team's two constants from the Warriors' title runs with Kerr, near the team's bench in the game's final moments.
Kerr wouldn't reveal what he said in that moment. “None of your business,” he said, smiling.
The NBA later posted video of the exchange on X and Kerr could be heard saying: “I don’t know what’s gonna happen next, but I love you guys to death. I thank you. I appreciate you."
Green and Curry both made clear that they want Kerr back. Kerr's future has been the subject of speculation for some time, fueled in part by him coaching this year on the final season of his existing contract. The Warriors missed the playoffs this season for the fourth time in the last seven years.
“I want Coach to be happy. I want him to be excited about the job. I want him to believe you know he’s the right guy for the job,” Curry said. "I want him to have an opportunity to again enjoy what he does. So, whatever that means for him, you know, everybody’s plan is their own. And I’m not going to try to tell anybody what to do. He knows how I feel about him. That shouldn’t even need to be said.”
Added Green, when asked if he could even fathom the Warriors without Kerr on the sideline: "I just don’t deal with change well. I don’t love it. So, I don’t want to think about that. I hope that’s not the case. but we’ll see what happens.”
The 60-year-old Kerr just finished his 12th season with the Warriors. He's 604-353 in that span, led Golden State to the NBA Finals in each of his first five seasons — and once since then as well — plus guided the U.S. to Olympic gold at the Paris Games in 2024.
His playoff record of 104-48 is nearly unmatched; among coaches with at least 100 playoff games in their career, his .684 playoff winning percentage is second only — and barely — to Phil Jackson, who went 229-104 (.688).
Kerr said he'll meet with Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy to chart a path for what's next. He suggested that might come in a week or two.
“We'll talk about what’s next for the Warriors, what the plan is this offseason,” Kerr said. "And we will come to a collaborative decision on what’s next. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I still love coaching. But I get it. These jobs all have an expiration date. there’s a run that happens, and when the run ends, sometimes it’s time for new blood and new ideas and all that.
"And, if that’s the case, then I will be just nothing but grateful for the most amazing opportunity any person could have to coach this franchise, in front of our fans in the Bay and to coach Steph Curry, to coach Dray and the whole group.”
Kerr wouldn't say what some of the factors are that might sway his decision, calling those private.
“If it’s right, it’s right," Kerr said. “And if it's not, it's not.”
There will be talks with Curry as well; the greatest 3-point shooter in NBA history, who just finished his 17th season — all with Golden State — said he plans to play for “multiple” seasons after this and would be interested in an extension.
“It'll be a busy summer for the Warriors,” Curry said, smiling.
The Warriors were 37-45 this season, dealing with injuries the entire way. They rallied Wednesday from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers and move into Friday's play-in finale, only to fall short against the Suns.
And now, the Warriors wait to see what's next.
“This was as tough a season as you can have, with the injuries, with all kinds of adversity," Kerr said. "And they battled, and they battled the entire season. They kept going the other night just to, you know, continue the season, to show that kind of fight. And then tonight, we just didn’t have it. But the competitive desire was there. And I’m proud of the group for finishing the season the right way by continuing to fight and trying to win every game.”
Kerr — who won five championships as a player, to go along with his four rings as a coach — has spoken often of his good fortunes within the game. He played for Lute Olson at Arizona, played with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in Chicago, played with David Robinson and Tim Duncan in San Antonio and played for Jackson and Gregg Popovich as a pro.
And coaching Curry — the greatest face of a franchise he's ever seen, he said — is another honor, Kerr has insisted.
“The only thing I’ve learned is that I’m the luckiest guy in the NBA’s history," Kerr said.
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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in San Francisco, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, right, looks on from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23), guard Stephen Curry (30) and head coach Steve Kerr are seen together in closing minutes of their NBA play-in tournament game against the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, April 17, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr is seen during the first half of his NBA play-in tournament game against the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, April 17, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
