Delhi Capitals (DC) held their nerves to edge out Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a thrilling encounter decided in the Super Over at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
SRH could score only seven runs off DC spinner Axar Patel in the Super Over. In reply, DC captain Rishabh Pant reverse-swept Rashid Khan for a boundary on the third ball leaving two in two. Pant and Shikhar Dhawan scra🐻mbled through for leg-byes on lasꦰt two balls to secure a win for their side.
Earlier, after electing to bat first, DC riding on an 81-run opening partnership between Prithvi Shaw (53 off 39) and Dhawan (28 off 26) posted a competitive totalꦚ of 159/4 in their stipulated 20 overs.
In reply, Jonny Bairstow (38, 18b) gave SRH an encouraging start and No. 3 Kane Williamson looked to shepherd a fragile batting unit.
Williamson completed his half-century in 42 balls. At that moment, SRH still needed 43 off 24 balls. But, Patel gave the Orange Army twin blows in the 17th over as he trapped Abhishek Sharma and Rashid leg-before off back-to-back deliver💃ies.
However, Williamson and Jagadeesha Suchith (15* off 6) took the match to the Super Over.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
The first Super Over-thriller of goes way! 👌👌 & Co. secured their fourth win of th💃e season after edging ou꧃t . 👏👏
Scorecard 👉
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Unless Bairstow was in toilet, can't get why would he not be your first choice in a when he scored 38 of 18 in the main innings and looked the cleanest hitter. Baffling, Hyderabad fought well but have only themselves to blame for strange decisions.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Hahahah what a match
Congratulations 😎— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Why is Bairstow not batting in this super over 𒅌♌for !! Best top order batter in the world at the moment
— Nick Compton (@thecompdog)
Williamson's master class in vain. But, credit to for taking the lead in Super over. What a finish!
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Super win 😉
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)
The decision to not put Jonny Bairstow forward for the Super Over arguably cost Sunrisers that match. In the real-time game Bairstow hit a boundary every 2.6 deliveries – only the cameo of Suchith saw a better record.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
Game of inches.. run short will give a few sleepless nigꦉhts
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Super Overs and Kane Williamson don't go well together 💔
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia)
42 Overs later 💙
A🎃 thrilling win against in the Super✅ Over makes it 2 in 2 for us in Chepauk 🔥
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
is so pleasing to the eyes. It seems li𝔉ke he is doing nothing🅷 but his impact is enormous!
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
David wanrn💦er short run made the DC to win today.
Kane Williamson knock is remarkable.
Great knock by— sunnyxsanketh (@sunnysanketh78)
Feeling sad for her and Kane Williamson 😢
— Nawada wasi 🕉 (@TrendsAkki)
Being is not so 𒈔easy. No matter you give 100% in ꦗfield your teammates make you as too feel choker. A player with zero haters. You deserve our respect champ 🧡
— Sᴀᴄʜɪɴ'✰ (@SarcastxSachin)
Super-Overs in :
2008 – 0
2009 – 1
2010 – 1
2011 – 0
2012 – 0
2013 – 2
2014 – 1
2015 – 1
2016 – 0
2017 – 1
2018 – 0
2019 – 2
2020 – 5 (twice in one match!)
2021 – 1— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket)
