So the first Super Over of the season was needed to separate these two sides. In a game that see-sawed all the way through, DC keep their nerve to win a humdinger.
The Delhi Capitals occupy a powerful place in the IPL 2025 standings after their recent defeat to Mumbai Indians left them in a winning position before their eventual fall. DC holds an exceptional position to push to the number one spot in the standings because Gujarat Titans and most playoff rivals have accumulated points in their recent matches prior to the GT clashes this weekend.
Future considerations will deal with this situation. The main task of Axar Patel’s team needs to be securing successive wins at Arun Jaitley Stadium to remain unbeaten at home. The Rajasthan Royals face a challenging match when they visit the Arun Jaitley Stadium to encounter a struggling unit that wants to regain their scoring rhythm from their sixth-place standing.
The first Jaipur home match of Rajasthan led to their defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru when RCB batters hit their bowling attack with strength. The bowlers are doing their job well yet RR still struggle throughout all departments in the match. The fighting performance from Yashasvi Jaiswal reached half-century status yet Sanju Samson faced significant struggles during the match.
The two teams demonstrate significant differences in performance statistics and attained quality since the beginning of this season yet Royal Challengers Bengaluru finds Delhi Capitals as weak opponents after their recent defeat. DC suffered from a slight psychological impact because of their unacceptable defeat to MI even though Kuldeep Yadav maintained his strong performance and Karun Nair delivered exceptional batting upon returning to action.
Ball two - Sandeep to Rahul, FOUR!!, brilliant shot.
DC to need 12 runs to win the Super Over
Ball four - Starc to Parag, wide ruin-out!!!!
Ball two - Starc to Hetmyer, FOUR!!, Mitchell Starc misses the yorker length and there's no deep mid-wicket, Hetmyer hangs back and heaves, into the gap and that's four. Jaiswal claps watching on
Hetmyer and Parag are thew two batters walking out to the middle. The latter's bat is checked by the gauge and it's fine. Jaiswal seems to have the pads on. He is talking to Rana. Samson for sure is not coming out. Dravid notes down something on his diary.
Mitchell Starc to Dhruv Jurel, out Dhruv Jurel Run Out!! 1 run completed. We have a Super Over!
Mitchell Starc to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, Mitchell Starc goes wide of the crease and bowls a fine yorker outside off, dug out back to him and it's just one
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Rana, out Lbw!! What a special delivery that is. He switches to over the wicket and this is peak Mitchell Starc. Just when DC needed a wicket. A brute of an inswinging yorker, tails in so late, Nitish Rana shuffles across slightly to clip and misses, late reverse and that's dead in front.
Mohit Sharma to Nitish Rana, FOUR, to fine leg
Mohit Sharma to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, to deep square leg
Kuldeep Yadav to Nitish Rana, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Kuldeep Yadav to Jaiswal, out Caught by Mitchell Starc!!
Mukesh Kumar to Nitish Rana, 1 run, full just outside off, Nitish Rana drills it hard and straight to long-off
Mohit Sharma to Jaiswal, 1 run, to short third man
Stubbs to Nitish Rana, FOUR, superb inside-out hit. He plays this shot so well, especially against the off-break bowlers, it's tossed up slower and full outside off, Nitish Rana gets forward and lofts over extra-cover
Axar to Riyan Parag, out Bowled!! Straight through. Slight angle in on this middle-stump delivery, on a length, Riyan Parag gets forward and drives, the ball just about turns away and may have even straightened, goes past the outside-edge and the stumps are found.
Kuldeep Yadav to Riyan Parag, FOUR, to backward square leg
- Starc bowls a tight first over, concedes just two- Mukesh Kumar greeted with a six by Samson, and later by Jaiswal- Jaiswal hammers Starc for two fours and a six in his second over- Samson gets a life, Ashutosh Sharma drops a high catch- Vipraj Nigam concedes a four and a six off his first two balls- Samson picks up a side strain trying a cut shot, walks off due to the injury- Rajasthan end the powerplay at 63/0
Mohit Sharma to Samson, no run, Sharma has made a mess of it. That went miles as Samson looked to slog it across the line.
Mukesh Kumar to Samson, SIX, to long-on
Mitchell Starc to Jaiswal, no run, short, wide, looks to slash and misses. Was beaten for pace and the line as well
Sandeep Sharma to Stubbs, 1 run, just a night which has ended on a poor note for Sandeep despite him bowling three superb overs. Theekshana has dropped a dolly. One of the easiest catches ever being spilled by Theekshana. That was short, wide, outside off, slower, Stubbs went for the pull and
Sandeep Sharma to Ashutosh Sharma, wide, slower, well outside off, left alone to the keeper and wided again,
Jofra Archer to Ashutosh Sharma, FOUR, fuller length delivery, well outside off, Ashutosh Sharma stays deep in his crease and opens the face of the bat to guide it between
Theekshana to Axar, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!!
Theekshana to Axar, FOUR, and four more.
Theekshana to Axar, SIX, terrible ball. Full toss, angled across, outside off, Axar fetches it from outside off and slams it behind square for a sixer. The ball went well over the fence. DC are getting quick runs now
Hasaranga to Axar, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Abishek Porel, out Caught by Riyan Parag!! And gone next ball.
Jofra Archer to Rahul, out Caught by Hetmyer!! Just what the doctor ordered for RR! Archer was brought back to deliver a breakthrough, and he's got rid of the danger man KL Rahul. Short delivery onto middle, Rahul pulls it away and hits it flat. Solid catch by Hetmyer running in from deep mid-wicket. Gets his fingertips under the ball and gathers it inches from the ground. Stunned silence in the stadium.
Theekshana to Rahul, SIX, full and pushed through quicker just outside off, Rahul was waiting for something in his arc. Opens the front leg and whacks it down the ground.
Hasaranga to Abishek Porel, FOUR, googly that is a bit too wide outside off, becomes a bit predictable.
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, on a length and spins away from off, was pushed quicker. Punched towards sweeper cover
Tushar Deshpande to Rahul, SIX, terrific!! He lined himself early for that shot, cleared the front leg on this slot delivery onto off and hits it through the line. Sails into the second tier over long-off
Theekshana to Rahul, FOUR, full toss on the thigh pad, not the kind of delivery you want to be bowling to KL Rahul who is in the form of his life. Clipped over square leg for an easy boundary
Sandeep Sharma to Abishek Porel, out Karun Nair Run Out!! 89 in the previous game, run out for a duck in the next! That's life in the IPL! An unfortunate end to Karun Nair's night here as he fails to open his account. A length ball angling onto off from round the wicket, Porel inside edges the pull onto his thigh pad and towards point. Initally calls but then sends the batter back, Karun was almost halfway down the crease by then. A bit casual from Sandeep who collects and takes some time to throw it at the non striker's stumps, but manages just in time.
Jofra Archer to Fraser-McGurk, out Caught by Jaiswal!! Oh dear! JFM is out playing an ugly hack once again. He's adding too many such dismissals to his highlights reel now... A length delivery onto off, Fraser-McGurk clears the front leg for a big swipe across the line. Ends up skewing it in the air on the off side and mid-off fielder moves to his left to complete the catch. The batter lost his shape totally there, and was hurried by the pace of the delivery as well.
Tushar Deshpande to Abishek Porel, FOUR, oh dear! Abishek Porel is in a murderous mood here. A shortish delivery onto off, lacks any real pace to threaten the DC opener. Pulled away to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary
Jofra Archer to Fraser-McGurk, FOUR, full and a bit wider outside off, Fraser-McGurk throws his hands at that and the drive flies over backward point for a boundary
Rajasthan Royals opt to bowl











