Chasing a 151-run target, Delhi Daredevils, led by a valiant innings from South African Albie Morkel (73 not out), came within inches of wining the contest.
Requiring a six off the last ball, the left-handed batsman just managed to score a boundary to lose agonisingly by a run.
Daredevils run chase began on a wrong note, losing three quick wickets.
Veteran pacer Asish Nehra (3/25) rocked their chase, grabbing the first three wickets as his intelligent bowling forced the Delhi batsmen into playing poor strokes.
But Delhi recovered from the blows due to some sensible batting from Morkel and Kedar Yadav (20).
Together they put on a 48-run fourth wicket stand to steady the Daredevils innings and keep them in contention.
But Yadav's dismissal in the 14th over brought this year's IPL's most expensive man Yuvraj singh (9) into the crease - only to perish soon after miscuing a pull shot.
From there, Daredevils' hope rested on Morkel's shoulders. He carried his team to the brink of a win.
But in the end the burly all-rounder just couldn't pull off a morale-boosting victory for the team that finished bottom of the heap last season.