New Delhi: Delhi capitals Defeated Rajasthan Royals at a dramatic super over finish – first of the Indian Premier League 2025 – Both teams tied 188 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
Pace Ace Mitchell Starc starred with the ball, defended nine runs in the finals to force the tie and then won just 11 in the super over, where two important run-outs of Shimron Hetmyer and Ryan Parag bowed the balance.
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Chasing 12 in the super over, KL Rahul hit a double and a border before Triston Stabs and launched Sandeep Sharma from six to seal the victory in four balls. Delhi, led by Exer Patel, climbed the top of the table with five wins in six matches.
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Earlier, Abhishek Poral scored the top with 49, while Exer and Stabs rapidly added 34S, picked up Delhi in a competitive 188/5, including 77 runs in the last five overs.
The pursuit of Rajasthan was led by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana, both scored 51, but regular wickets obstructed the speed. Stark removed Rana in the 18th over and bowled a brilliant 20th, in which Dhruv Jurlel tried a second run off the final ball.
Even after 2008, Rajasthan sought its first title, faced his fifth loss in seven matches.
Brief score:
Delhi capitals 188/5 in -20 overs (Abishek Porl 49, KL Rahul 38; Jofra Archer 2-32, Wanindu Hasarga 1-38)
Rajasthan Royals 188/4 in -20 overs (Nitish Rana 51, Yashasvi Jaiswal 51; Exer Patel 1-23, Kuldeep Yadav 1-33)
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