Nitish Rana Responds to Super Over Snub in Thrilling IPL Match
On Nitish Rana not being sent to bat in the Super Over in the thrilling match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals in the Super Over, he said that it was the decision of the management and if Hetmyer had hit two sixes, then this question would not have arisen. Delhi achieved the target of 12 runs in the Super Over in 4 balls.
The first Super Over of IPL 2025 was witnessed during the match played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Batting first, Delhi scored 188. Chasing the target, Rajasthan's team could only score 188 runs in 20 overs. When Rajasthan was a bit wobbly in the middle overs, Nitish Rana scored 51 runs off 28 balls to get the team back on track. However, after the score was equalized, the match went to the Super Over. Rajasthan sent Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer to bat in the Super Over. Yashasvi Jaiswal came in to bat after Riyan Parag's dismissal. The team could not even play six balls as they lost 2 wickets and scored only 11 runs. Delhi achieved the target of 12 runs in 4 balls.
After the match, when Nitish Rana was asked why he was not sent for the Super Over, he said in the press conference, "It is the management who takes the decision, not one person. The captain is accompanied by two other senior players and a coach. If Shimron Hetmyer had hit two sixes, you wouldn't have asked this question. I will also give the same answer. I don't have any other answers. Whatever decision we made was absolutely right. Hetmyer is our finisher, everyone knows that. He has done well in the past. "
On Wednesday, Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling super over, after which they reached the top spot in the points table. On a slow pitch, the excellent batting of captain Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma took Delhi out of a difficult situation and brought them to a strong score of 188. In reply, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Rana scored 51-51 runs.
But in the last over, Mitchell Starc saved runs and took the match to the Super Over. Starc also performed well in the Super Over and restricted Rajasthan to 12 runs. KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs, who came out to chase the target, gave Delhi a spectacular win.