Nitish Rana, Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, 32nd Match: Cricket lovers got to see the first ‘super over’ match of IPL 2025 between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Where the Delhi team managed to win against Rajasthan. This match between the two teams was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi last (April 16). While batting first, the Delhi team managed to score 188 runs at the loss of five wickets. In response, the Rajasthan team, chasing the target, also reached 188 runs at the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Rajasthan’s innings in the middle overs was a bit staggering, but Nitish Rana’s brilliant innings played on 28 balls brought him to the mouth of victory, however, due to the score being equal, the result of the match was taken out through ‘super over’. Where Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal came to bat in ‘Super Over’ from RR to bat in ‘Super Over’. The team ignored Rana despite being informed.
What did Nitish Rana answer?
After the match, Nitish Rana was asked why he was not sent for a ‘super over’? On this, Rana said, ‘No one takes such decisions alone. Captain, senior players and coaching staff together form strategies. If Hetmyer had hit two sixes, you might not have been asking this question. My answer will remain the same. The decision taken was absolutely correct. Hetmyer is our finisher, everyone knows this. He has performed brilliantly many times before.
Taking forward his point, Rana said, ‘On such occasions the whole team and management discusses. If the result was in our pan, then your question would have been something else. Results in cricket matters. If Sandeep Sharma had bowled well in ‘Super Over’ as he had done before, then the matter would have been different. Sandeep was the best bowler for us in that situation. We just missed the shortage of a big shot. We were aiming to score 15 runs in the super over.
Delhi reached the top in the table with victory
The Delhi team has reached the top in the table after winning against RR. The brilliant batting of Delhi captain Akshar Patel, Triston Stabs and Ashutosh Sharma took the team out of the difficult situation to the score of 188. In response to this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana played innings of 51-51 runs and brought Rajasthan closer to victory. But Mitchell Starc defended nine runs in the last over to bring the match to the ‘Super Over’, which was the first ‘super over’ of the 18th season.
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