“What Has He Done Wrong?” Rahul Dravid’s Rajasthan Royals Brutally Roasted For Super Over Call vs Delhi Capitals

Mitchell Starc produced a show of sensible tempo bowling as Delhi Capitals beat Rajasthan Royals in Super Over throughout their IPL 2025 encounter. Starc defended 9 runs within the last over of the match and within the Super Over, he conceded 11 runs to clinch the match for DC. While RR fell in need of the victory, their choice to not ship Nitish Rana for the Super Over was criticised closely by former Australia cricketer Shane Watson. Rana was the top-scorer for RR with a 28-ball-51 however his aspect opted for Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer for the Super Over. Watson was furious with the choice and went on to ask what was Rana’s fault that he was not given an opportunity to bat as soon as once more.

“There were some brainfade moments as there were couple of run-outs. We kept on saying what wrong has Nitish Rana done that he was not sent in the Super Over. You have a batter who is set and has scored runs. In that case, not sending him made no sense,” Watson mentioned after the encounter.

A Mitchell Starc-inspired Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals through the tremendous over of their Indian Premier League match on Wednesday.

Needing 12 runs within the tremendous over, DC obtained them in 4 balls.

Asked to bat first, Delhi Capitals scored 188 for 5.

In reply, Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 27 balls) and Nitish Rana (51 off 28 balls) scored brisk half-centuries to steer RR’s cost earlier than a superb last over by Starc took the sport to the tremendous over with the guests ending at 188 for 4 in 20 overs.

RR wanted 9 within the final over and Starc conceded solely eight to stretch the sport.

Earlier, the house crew effectively served by Abhishek Porel’s 37-ball 49 on the high of the order and though KL Rahul consumed 32 balls for his 38, skipper Axar Patel (34 off 14 balls) and Tristan Stubbs (34 not out off 18) switched to high gear to assist DC go previous the 185-run mark.

(With PTI inputs)