Delhi Capitals Beat Rajasthan Royals in Super Over Thriller in IPL 2025; KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Tristan Stubbs' Star as Axar Patel and Co Defeat Inaugural Champions
Delhi Capitals won the first super over in the Indian Premier League 2025 season after defeating Rajasthan Royals in a nail-biting match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs shine for the hosts in the super over.
Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match after a thrilling super over at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on April 16. This was the first super over match in the IPL 2025. With this victory, the Axar Patel-led DC registered their first win at home in the ongoing season. During the super over, Mitchell Starc conceded 11 runs, and Delhi got a target of 12 runs. Speedster Sandeep Sharma failed to defend the target (12) as DC batters KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs secured a nail-biting win. Earlier, Abhishek Porel top-scored with 49 runs, which helped Delhi reach 188/5 in 20 overs. While chasing 189, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana slammed fighting half-centuries. However, the rest of the batters failed to contribute with the bat. As a result, the 2008 champions lost a heartbreaking encounter. Riyan Parag Argues With Umpire During Bat Gauge Test in DC vs RR IPL 2025 (Watch Video).
A Memorable Victory for Delhi Capitals
Held our nerves, breath & belief for this one, Dilli! 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/dwNn81kxUw
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 16, 2025
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