Rajasthan Royals fans were left fuming after the team’s defeat to Delhi Capitals, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. The DC vs RR match was decided in the Super Over, and questionable strategical decisions by the hosts led to a defeat.
In the Super Over, RR were batting first, and decided to go with left-handers against DC pacer Mitchell Starc.
During the run-chase Starc was pivotal for DC, and when RR needed 31 off 18 balls, he conceded only eight runs in the 18th over and also got 50-up Nitish Rana, with a yorker. In the final over with RR needing nine runs, Starc’s heroics enforced a Super Over, and then once again, he came out on top, restricting them to only 11/2.
Speaking after the match, Starc revealed that he was surprised by RR’s decision to send left-handed batters against him in the Super Over. The home side and their head coach Rahul Dravid decided to go with Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal was the other left-handed batter. Starc only faced problems against Riyan Parag, who is right-handed, and Dravid’s plan didn’t work out.
