Triston Stubs and KL Rahul won Delhi in just 4 balls in the Super Over.
Delhi Capital defeated Rajasthan Royals in the first super over of the 18th season of IPL. Rajasthan scored 11 runs against Mitchell Stark first in the super over. KL Rahul and Triston Stubs from Delhi completed a target of 4 balls against Sandeep Sharma.
Rajasthan chose to bowl at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Delhi scored 188 runs after losing 5 wickets. Rajasthan was also able to score only 188 runs for a loss of 4 wickets. Michelle Stark made a match by defending 9 runs against Shimron Hatmayer and Dhruv Jurell in the 20th over.
Nitish Rana and Yashwashi Jaiswal scored a fifty from Rajasthan. Captain Sanju Samson scored 31 runs retired. Jofra Archer took 2 wickets. Abhishek Porel scored 49 from Delhi. Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel and Mitchell Stark took 1-1 wickets.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. The Match of Player
Delhi fast bowler Mitchell Stark helped the team win the match. He defended 9 runs in the first 20th over and tie the match. Stark sent a pavilion to Nitish Rana, who hit Fifty from Rajasthan. Stark then gave up only 11 runs in the super over and did not allow the team to get a big torgate.
Mitchell Stark won the match to Delhi.
2. The hero of the win
KL Rahul: Rahul scored 38 runs coming to bat at number four. He put the match in Delhi's lap, scoring 7 off the first 3 balls of the super over. Triston Stubs: Come to bat at number six, Stubs scored 34 off 18 balls and scored the team's score to 188. He also hit the victorious sixes in the super over. Akshar Patel: Delhi captain Akshar scored 34 off just 14 balls. He then took 23 runs in 3 overs and took Ryan pollen wicket.
Akshar Patel bowled Ryan Pollen.
3. Fighter of the Match
Rajasthan lost his second wicket in the 9th over. Nitish Rana came here to bat. He batted fast and hit Fifty in just 26 balls. Rana hit 6 fours and two sixes off 28 balls. He scored 51 runs. The same team brought closer to victory, but the finishers could not win the match.
4. The Turning Point
Delhi's Mitchell Stark had to defend 9 runs in the 20th over. He gave only 8 runs against the right batsman like Shimron Hatmayer and Dhruv Jureel. Stark's brilliant over the match was tied and the match went to the super over, where Delhi won.
Mitchell Stark saved the match by saving 9 runs in the 20th over.
5. Delhi arrived at the top
Lucknow's Nicholas Purnan is the highest scorer of the tournament with 357 runs. Chennai's Noor Ahmed is the highest wicket -taker bowler with 12 wickets. After 5 wins in 6 matches, Delhi Capitals reached the top of the point table. On the other hand, after the 5th defeat in 7 matches, Rajasthan remains in 8th place.
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