"One Person Never...": Nitish Rana Breaks Silence On Not Being Sent By RR For Super Over vs DC In IPL 2025

IPL 2025 witnessed its first Super Over during the Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals match at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday. DC batted first to score 188/5, later RR also managed to reach 188/4 in 20 overs. After RR wobbled a bit in middle overs, Nitish Rana's 51 off 28 balls put them back on track. However, the match went into Super Over after the scores were tied. Interestingly, RR sent Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the Super Over. They could not even complete the six ball as they lost two wickets and scored 11. DC chased own the Super Over target of 12 runs in four balls. 

Nitish Rana was asked about him being not sent for Soper Over.

"The management takes the call, not one person. The captain is there along with two other senior players and coaches. If Shimron Hetmyer had hit two sixes, then you wouldn't be asking this question. I will give the same answer. I don't have any other answer. Whatever decisions we took was absolutely right. Hetmyer is our finisher, that everyone knows. He has delivered in the past," Rana said in the press conference.

"One person never takes such calls. Management and support staff is there to discuss such things. If the decision was in our favour then your question would have been different. Cricket is a result-oriented sport. If Sandeep Sharma had bowled well in the Super Over, which he has done in the past. In this situation, he was most likely the bowler for us. We were one big shot less. We were targeting 15 runs in the Super Over."

In a match that had its ebbs and flows, Delhi Capitals (DC) held their nerve to emerge victorious over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a thrilling Super Over and climb atop the points table at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on