In a dramatic turn of events, Delhi Capitals edged past Rajasthan Royals in the first Super Over of IPL 2025, registering a thrilling win that exposed Rajasthan’s poor execution under pressure. The match at Delhi saw both teams finishing with 188 runs in their respective innings, leading to the tournament’s first Super Over — and a memorable one at that. Delhi, powered by key knocks from Abishek Porel (49 off 37), KL Rahul (38 off 32), and late cameos from Axar Patel (34 off 14) and Tristan Stubbs (34* off 18), posted a competitive 188/5. Their scoring rate of 9.4 was matched exactly by Rajasthan Royals, who, despite a solid platform built by Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 37) and Nitish Rana (51 off 28), couldn’t cross the finish line. Dhruv Jurel’s run-out on the final ball of the 20th over levelled the scores, dragging the contest into a Super Over. Rajasthan’s decision-making in crunch time was baffling. There are quite a good number of in-form batters like Dhruv Jurel or Nitish Rana, but they went with out-of-form Riyan Parag to face the Super Over alongside Shimran Hetmyer. And the move misfired, as Parag was run out after scoring just 4, while Yashasvi Jaiswal, too, was dismissed without facing a ball. Royals managed only 12/2, with Mitchell Starc conceding the runs but taking three wickets (two via run-outs) in just five balls. Read also: Karun Nair Furious After Run Out Without Facing a Ball vs RR Sandeep Sharma fails again for Rajasthan Delhi responded in style. KL Rahul (7*) and Tristan Stubbs (6*) chased the target in just four deliveries, sealing the game with a six off a Sandeep Sharma short ball. Choosing Sandeep as "the bowler" cannot be easily tagged as a wrong choice from Rajasthan's side, but his bowling choices might be debatable, as he delivered four short balls in the Super Over — despite Rahul clearly struggling against the lone yorker he faced earlier in the game. It wasn’t just poor bowling that hurt Rajasthan. Sandeep Sharma’s final over in regulation time included four wides and a no-ball, allowing Delhi to squeeze out crucial runs. Throughout the match, Rajasthan’s fielding was underwhelming. Even at a point when Maheesh Theekshana dropped Stubbs in the last ball, Sandeep's rage was understandable. Yes, DC's Mohit Sharma was spotted boiling out at Stubbs for missing Nitish Rana's ball at the boundary, but it was no doubt a tough one, and not a casual one. While Delhi celebrated a morale-boosting win, Rajasthan were left to reflect on what went wrong — from tactical misjudgments to execution errors under pressure. And keeping the colors aside, IPL has just started dropping bangers, be it a low scoring thriller or a Super Over!