IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Beat Rajasthan Royals in Super Over Thriller, Rise to the Top

Match Overview

• Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

• Date: April 17, 2025

• Result: Match tied (188/5 each), Delhi Capitals won the Super Over

• Super Over Result: RR – 12/2 | DC – 13/0

DC’s Late Fightback with the Bat

Delhi Capitals posted 188/5 in 20 overs after a slow start:

• Axar Patel: 34 (14)

• Tristan Stubbs: 34 (18)

• Ashutosh Sharma: 15*

• Final 5 overs yielded 77 runs for DC

• Porel and Rahul gave a steady start; Fraser-McGurk and Karun Nair failed early

• RR bowlers Sandeep, Hasaranga, and Archer kept things tight in the middle overs

RR's Power-Packed Chase

Rajasthan Royals responded with 188/4 in 20 overs:

• Yashasvi Jaiswal: 51 (34)

• Nitish Rana: 51 (26)

• Sanju Samson: 31

• Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel got crucial breakthroughs

• Starc’s final over heroics took the match into a Super Over

Super Over Drama

• RR Innings:
  Hetmyer and Parag hit boundaries but both got run out – 12/2

• DC Chase:
  KL Rahul & Stubbs chased it in 4 balls

  • Rahul: 2, 4, 1

  • Stubbs: 6 over mid-wicket to seal the win

This was DC’s first home win of the season and 4th Super Over win in IPL history.

Key Performers

Delhi Capitals

• Axar Patel – 34 (14) & 1/23

• Tristan Stubbs – 34 (18)

• Mitchell Starc – 5 pinpoint yorkers in final over, match-turner

Rajasthan Royals

• Yashasvi Jaiswal – 51

• Nitish Rana – 51

• Jofra Archer – 2/32