The Delhi Capitals defeated the Rajasthan Royals in the first Super Over of the 2025 Indian Premier League.
The Delhi Capitals vs. Rajasthan Royals game at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday featured the inaugural Super Over of the 2025 Indian Premier League. RR eventually reached 188/4 in 20 overs after DC batted first and scored 188/5. In the middle overs, RR faltered a little, but Nitish Rana’s 51 off 28 balls got them back on track. However, with the scores tied, the match moved into Super Over. Intriguingly, RR dispatched Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, and Riyan Parag in the Super Over. They scored 11 runs while losing two wickets, unable to even finish the six-ball. DC chased after the 12-run, 4-ball Super Over mark.People asked Nitish Rana why he wasn’t sent for Soper Over.
“No one answers the phone but the management. Two more senior players and coaches are present, in addition to the captain. This question wouldn’t be asked if Shimron Hetmyer had hit two sixes. I’ll respond in the same manner. I’m at a loss for an answer. All of the choices we made were perfect. We are all aware that Hetmyer is our finisher. “He has previously delivered,” Rana stated during the press conference.”No one ever answers these calls. Support and management personnel are present to talk about such matters. You would have asked a different question if the ruling had been in our favor. Cricket is a sport focused on outcomes. If, as he has done in the past, Sandeep Sharma had bowled well in the Super Over. He was probably our bowling in this case. We lost one big shot. We have 15 runs in mind for the Super Over.At the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, the Delhi Capitals (DC) maintained composure to defeat the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an exciting Super Over and go up to the top of the points table in a game that had its ups and downs.
Late appearances by skipper Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, and Ashutosh Sharma lifted DC out of a tight spot and allowed them to post a commanding 188/5 on a slow wicket. Nitish Rana and Yashasvi Jaiswal each hammered 51 runs in response, threatening to lead RR to victory.However, the game entered a Super Over for the first time in the IPL since 2022 due to Mitchell Starc’s defense of nine runs in the last over. As RRwase stayed at 12, Starc once more performed admirably for DC in the Super Over. In New Delhi, Stubbs and KL Rahul maintained composure to help DC secure an amazing victory, their first of the current campaign.
DC used Starc to defeat Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer in the Super Oval. With a goal of 12 runs to win for DC, the pair committed harakiri by being run out on consecutive balls after hitting a boundary each off him, including off a no-ball.Rahul took two runs on the first ball, then took a single after cutting Sandeep Sharma for four. In order to complete an exciting victory for DC, who have now won a Super Over for the fourth time in their IPL history, Stubbs then dragged Sandeep over deep mid-wicket for six.
