Mitchell Starc's brilliance in the 20th over took Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match to the first super over in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here. RR required nine runs from the last over. Starc bowled a brilliant over, giving only eight runs, hence the match went to a super over. WATCH highlights.
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00:00Mitchell Stark's brilliance in the 20th overtook Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match to the
00:08first super over in their IPL clash at the Arunjaitli Stadium. RR required nine runs from
00:14the last over. Stark bowled a brilliant over, giving only eight runs, hence the match went
00:20to a super over. In the super over, RR finished with 11 runs, setting a target of 12 runs for DC.
00:26KL Rahul and Trishan Stubbs came to bat for DC, and Sandeep Sharma was bowling the super over for
00:33RR. Rahul and Stubbs finished the match in four balls. Earlier, Sanju Samson and Yishasvi
00:40Jaiswal opened the innings for the Rajasthan Royals while chasing 189. Samson and Jaiswal took on
00:46Mukesh Kumar in the second over, hitting him for 15 runs. Jaiswal charged the veteran pacer Mitchell
00:52Stark in the third over, smashing him for 19 runs with two fours and a six on the trot.
00:57After getting hammered by RR batters, Mohit Sharma produced an opportunity in the fifth.
01:02Samson Meese timed a slower ball which went straight up, but Ashutosh Sharma dropped it.
01:07After the drop catch, Samson opened his arms and smashed a four and a six to Vipraj Nigam in the
01:13last over of the power play. RR skipper got retired hurt in the sixth over, due to a stiff back.
01:18Riyan Parag joined Jaiswal in the middle, RR finished their power play on 63,
01:24Yishasvi Jaiswal at 27 runs not out.
01:28DC skipper Aksar Patel cleaned up Parag for eight in the ninth over,
01:32Nitish Rana joined Jaiswal. Jaiswal brought up his 50 in the 12th over.
01:36Kuldeep Yadav removed Yishasvi Jaiswal in the 14th over for 51,
01:41his innings included three fours and four sixes.
01:44Wicketkeeper and batter Dhruvjewal joined Nitish Rana in the middle.
01:47Tristan Stubbs dropped a straight forward catch of Nitish Rana off Aksar Patel's bowling in the
01:5315th over. Nitish Rana took on Aksar Patel in the 15th over, hitting him for 16 runs.
01:59He continued to attack as he smashed a six and a four off Kuldeep Yadav in the 16th over.
02:04Dhruvjewal finally opened his arms and smashed a six off Mohit Sharma's over.
02:09Rana brought up his second 50 of this IPL edition in the 17th over.
02:13Start removed Nitish Rana for 51 in the 18th over.
02:17His innings included six fours and two sixes.
02:20Shimron Hetmeier joined Jewel in the middle.
02:24RR required nine runs from the last over.
02:27Stark bowled a brilliant over, giving only eight runs.
02:30The match went to a super over.
02:32RR batted first in the super over.
02:34Riyan Parag and Hetmeier came out in the middle.
02:37Stark was bowling the super over for DC.
02:40Parag got run out on a free hit on the fourth ball.
02:42Yishasvi Jaiswal came next to bat, and he also got run out.
02:46RR finished on 11 runs, setting a target of 12 for DC.
02:51KL Rahul and Trishan Stubbs came to bat for DC, and Sandeep Sharma was bowling the super over for RR.
02:57Rahul and Stubbs finished the match in four balls.
03:00Earlier, a strong middle-order performance led by skipper Aksar Patel and South African Tristan Stubbs
03:07propelled the Delhi Capitals to a solid 188 with five wickets in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL clash.
03:15After being asked to bat first, the Capitals made a flying start with opener Abhishek Porel taking charge early.
03:21He was particularly harsh on Tushar Deshpande, smashing 23 runs in the second over.
03:26However, Delhi's momentum took a hit when Jake Fraser-McGurk fell for 9 to Joffre Archer,
03:32and Karun Nayar followed soon after without troubling the scorers.
03:35Porel, under third, stitched together a valuable 63-run partnership with KL Rahul,
03:41who made a compose 38 before falling to Archer, his second scalp of the innings.
03:45Porel narrowly missed a half-century, dismissed for 49 off 37 deliveries,
03:51including five boundaries in a six, by one Indu Hasaranga.
03:55The Capitals then found impetus through their captain.
03:58Aksar Patel smashed 34 off just 14 balls, peppering the boundary with four fours and two sixes,
04:05before being dismissed by Mahesh Tikshana.
04:07Alongside Stubbs, Aksar stitched a 41-run stand that kept the scoreboard ticking.
04:12Stubbs anchored the final flourish, finishing unbeaten on 34 off 18 balls,
04:17which included two boundaries and two sixes.
04:20He targeted Sandeep Sharma in the final over, collecting 12 runs himself as the Pacer leaked
04:2519 in total, helping DC close on a high.
04:28Stubbs also shared an unbeaten 42-run partnership with Ashutosh Sharma, 15 not out,
04:34in the death overs, ensuring Delhi finished with a competitive total.
04:38For the Royals, Archer stood out with figures of two wickets for 32 runs,
04:42while Hasaranga and Tikshana chipped in with a wicket apiece.