Delhi: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Delhi Capitals (DC) won the very exciting match played against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on its home ground and won its fifth win this season by winning in the super over. After going to the super over in this match, Rajasthan gave Delhi a target of 12 runs, which Delhi achieved in only 4 balls.
If we talk about the entire match, Delhi batted first and scored 188 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in the prescribed 20 overs. In response, Rajasthan’s team also could score as many runs after losing 4 wickets in 20 overs and the match was tied.
Rajasthan all out in super over
In the super over, Rajasthan played only 5 balls and lost both their wickets as Ryan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal on the score of 11 runs. After this, KL Rahul and Triston Stabs landed on the ground to chase the target from Delhi and both of them together won the team in just 4 balls.
Talking after winning the match, Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel said that the team started a bit slow, especially in Powerplay. During the first strategic timeout, there was a conversation with the batsmen, then they told that it is not easy for new batsmen to stay on the pitch. Akshar asked him to play with intentions. He admitted that after the 12th or 13th over, the team got a rhythm in batting.
The ball was getting spin
Akshar told that the ball was coming on the pitch and it was difficult for new batsmen to score runs. Only the set batsmen were able to score runs. He said that when the wickets fall, the team gets nervous under pressure.
Strategy changed after timeout
After the timeout during the bowling, Akshar told the team that the real game now starts. It will not be easy to hit the boundary in the middle overs, so the bowlers will have to work hard. He emphasized that to get something out of the pitch, it is necessary to put the ball on the right length.
Returned to rhythm again after recovering from injury
Akshar told that he was hurt during the Champions Trophy and due to this he was not in the rhythm. But as the team wins, confidence also increased. Being a captain, he wanted to be an example for the team and in this match he contributed well with both bat and ball.
Before the last over, trust was on Stark
Akshar said that when the match went in the last over, he thought that if Mitchell Starc was able to bowl according to his plan, then the team will remain in the match. Stark threw around 12 yorkers and missed only one ball. He said that this is the reason why Stark is counted among the legendary bowlers of Australia.
Strengthen the team
Akshar Patel admitted that the defeat of the first match was necessary for the team. This gave the team an opportunity to improve and inspired for better performance in further matches.
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