Delhi Capitals needed 12 runs in the Super Over to win. Rajasthan Royals' Sandeep Sharma with the ball, Lokesh Rahul on strike. 2 came off the first ball, 4 on the next ball. Half the runs in the first two balls of the over meant that the pressure had eased a lot. Tristan Stubbs took a strike in the fourth ball after Rahul took a single in the third ball.
The South African batsman took no time at all. He pulled Sandeep's slower delivery outside the off-stump and blew it into the mid-wicket gallery. Delhi Capitals won the Super Over with a show of strength.
It is now common for Delhi to win when a match goes to the Super Over. Before today, 14 IPL matches have gone to the Super Over. Delhi Capitals had won all three of their matches. That trend continued in their fourth Super Over today (Delhi Daredevils played and lost once).
Today, in the match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Capitals took the game to the Super Over courtesy of Mitchell Starc. Batting first, Delhi scored 188 runs for 5 wickets.
Rajasthan, who had a chance of winning, needed 9 runs in the last over. While bowling, Starc conceded 6 runs in the first four balls. However, he tied the match by trapping Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel for 1 run in the fifth ball and Dhruv Jurel in the sixth ball.
Then, the game went to the Super Over, where Starc gave away 11 runs with the ball. Rajasthan were left with 5 balls after two consecutive run outs. After that, Rahul and Stubbs batted well off the ball of Sandeep.
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