DC vs RR: Sanju Samson doffs his hat to Mitchell Starc’s genius after losing Super Over

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson was left in awe of Delhi Capitals speedster Mitchell Starc following their loss in the super over in Match 32 of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025).

In Short

· Mitchell Starc gave away just eight runs in last over

· He further restricted RR to 11 in Super over

· DC chased down the target in just 4 balls and won the match

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson admitted being undone by the genius of Delhi Capitals (DC) speedster Mitchell Starc following their loss in the super over on Wednesday, April 16 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Starc bowled a phenomenal last over for Delhi as Rajasthan required nine runs to win. However, the veteran seamer used all his experience bowling against Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel as he managed to take the game into a super over, giving away just eight runs.

The left-arm seamer finished the match with figures of 1/36 in four overs. Starc once again came on to bowl the super over and gave away 11 runs against Hetmyer and Riyan Parag. In the end, DC managed to successfully chased down the target in four balls and registered their fourth win of the season. Following his team’s loss, Samson was left in awe of Starc and admitted that it was his genius that took the game away from them.

“I think as we all saw some fantastic bowling by Starcy. He is one of the best guys around in the world. I would like to give it to Starcy. He won them the game in the 20th over. Plan was to swing hard. Starcy took it away. A win today could have created some positivity in the dressing room,” said Samson in his post-match chat.

Furthermore, Samson gave an update on his injury and revealed that he was alright and didn’t feel ready to come out to bat again. The RR skipper got retired hurt the on 31 (19) as Rajasthan tied with Delhi’s first innings score of 188.

“It feels alright. I wasn’t just ready to come back and bat. It feels alright now. We will observe it tomorrow and see how it is. We bowled really well. There were phases when they came hard at us. I would like to give credit to our bowlers and fielders. The energy on the ground was fantastic. I thought that score was chaseable given the batting line up which we had. The start which we got in the PP. I felt it was definitely a chaseable score,” he added.

Meanwhile, following their loss, Rajasthan have slipped to eighth spot on points table with two wins from seven matches having four points to their name. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals (DC) climbed to the top of the table with five wins from six matches, having ten points to their name.

DC vs RR: Sanju Samson Doffs His Hat to Mitchell Starc’s Genius After Super Over Thriller

In a nail-biting IPL 2025 clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the match went down to the wire and into a Super Over, where Mitchell Starc’s brilliance shone through. Despite Rajasthan Royals putting up a solid fight, Starc’s pinpoint yorkers and calm under pressure ensured a narrow win for DC.

After the match, RR captain Sanju Samson humbly praised the Australian pace ace. “Mitchell Starc was just too good in the Super Over,” Samson said in the post-match interview. “Credit to him — he nailed those yorkers and made it really tough for our batters.”