The Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in an exciting Super Over match in IPL 2025 Match No. 32. Shimron Hetmyer was sent to bat in the Super Over before Nitish Rana, which was a mistake made by RR, according to several former cricket players. Nevertheless, Rana has defended the management, stating that although it was ultimately the “right” choice, it ultimately did not work out.
Sending Shimron Hetmyer indicated that RR was anticipating some significant hits from the player, who has finished last in the event.
That didn’t go as planned, though. He was run out later in the Super Over after he was only able to strike a boundary. RR only managed to score 12 runs, which they were unable to defend against Tristan Stubbs and KL Rahul of DC.
The Delhi native had previously amassed 51 runs off 28 balls, including two sixes and six boundaries, in the gane. Despite having a strike rate of 182.14, he was not picked to bat in the Super Over. He continued by saying that in addition to the RR management, the captain and two senior players made the choice.
“No one answers the phone but the management. Two more senior players and coaches are present, in addition to the captain. This question wouldn’t be raised if Shimron Hetmyer had hit two sixes. I’ll respond in the same manner. I have no alternative response. Whatever we decided, it was the right one. We are all aware that Hetmyer is our finisher. “He has previously delivered,” Nitish Rana stated during the news conference held after the game.
The Super Over was brought on by RR’s failure to score nine runs in the final over against Mitchell Starc while chasing a target of 189 runs. By conserving Starc’s over until the final over and then deploying him again in the Super Over, Axar Patel demonstrated excellent captaincy. After five victories in six games, DC became the first team to earn 10 points in the competition, putting them back at the top.
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