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IPL 2025 DC Vs RR Super Over: Delhi Capitals returned to victory by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the first super over of IPL 2025 due to accurate bowling of Mitchell Starc.
Mitchell Starc’s super show against Rajasthan in IPL 2025
Highlights
- Delhi defeated Rajasthan in super over
- Mitchell Starc throws 6 yorkers in super over
- Delhi won super overs with stabs sixes
New Delhi: Everyone knows how difficult it is for a fast bowler to put yorchor in 12 out of 12 balls i.e. with the right line-latch. That too when you are playing a batter dominant tournament like IPL. But Mitchell Starc won his team Delhi Capitals almost lost the match last night. In the first super over of IPL 2025, he brought Rajasthan Royals to his knees on his own.
9 runs saved in the first 20th over
Mitchell Starc, who won four World Cups (2015 ODI World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup, 2023 ODI Cup, 2023 World Test Championship) for Australia, put such accurate yorker against Rajasthan Royals on the night of 16 April at Arun Jaitley Stadium, that the viewers were seen. Rajasthan Royals’ victory in the match was almost certain. Rajasthan Royals needed only nine runs to win Mitchell Starc’s last over, but Left Arm Kangaroo Pesar gave only eight runs, which led the match to the super over.
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Then only 11 runs in super over
In the super over, Shimron Hetmyer (06) and Ryan Parag (04) landed for the Royals in the super over, while the ball was held by Mitchell Starc. Stark also threw six balls of six balls of six, in which one four hit Hetmyer and a pollen, but pollen was run out on free hit. Yashasvi Jaiswal (00) was also run out after this, which gave Delhi a target of 12 runs.
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11.75 crores Stark remains the hero of victory
For Delhi, Lokesh Rahul (07 not out) and Triston Stabs (06 not out) landed to bat while Royals handed over the ball to Sandeep Sharma. Rahul took two runs on the first ball and then hit the next ball. Stabs hit a six off the fourth ball to win the team. Mitchell Starc was released by Kolkata Knight Riders before the mega auction, after which Delhi Capitals bought him for Rs 11 crore 75 lakh. Earlier, he was associated with KKR with a record bid of Rs 24.75 crore.
