- Saturday, April 19, 2025
The Australian pacer forced Rajasthan Royals to a tie in the last over and then bowled an economical super over that Delhi batters accomplished with ease
By: India Weekly
MITCHELL STARC, who bowled the crucial match-winning super over for Delhi Capitals against Rajasthan Royals said he “backed” himself to execute his plans.
The Australian pacer produced his magic not once but twice nailing blockhole deliveries at will.
Needing nine in six balls, Starc bowled his yorkers consistently in the last over and conceded just eight runs to end the match in a tie.
In the super over, the first one this season, he gave away only 11 runs, and Delhi batters K L Rahul and Tristan Stubbs accomplished it in four deliveries.
“Just backed my execution, running with a clear plan. Sometimes it comes off, a bit of luck goes a long way. It was a fantastic game, happy to get on the right side,” Starc said at the post-match presentation..
When asked if he thought about changing his plan, he said, “I’ve played long enough that everyone knows what I’m going to do. You can play that over ten more times and do ten different things and it can go different ways.”.
Batting first, Delhi scored 188 for five. In reply, Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 27 balls) and Nitish Rana (51 off 28 balls) scored brisk half-centuries to lead Rajasthan’s charge before a brilliant final over by Starc took the game to the super over with the visitors finishing at 188 for four in 20 overs.
On Rajasthan’s choice of batters for the super over, Starc said, “It was a bit of a surprise to see left-handers come in with my angle as the ball was tailing back in. Got one wrong there with the side line no ball, but we had the batting depth then to chase that down.”
Speaking about the team atmosphere, Starc said, “It’s a good mix of youth and experience. Axar is leading nicely, and we have Faf and KL and Stubbs who have been around for a while. Kuldeep has been fantastic. And success helps, and tonight will definitely help.”
