Mitchell Starc: The Big Match Player Steps Up Again:-
It is a different thing that they stand silently but the big ones are really big and this is what 35-year-old Mitchell Starc has shown by bowling the 18th over, 20th over and the super over and making Delhi win a lost match. Ladies and gentlemen, really, a big player shows his worth in big matches and today when the super over took place, that too after 4 years in IPL, Mitchell Starc showed how big a player he is because Rajasthan had almost won the match against Delhi.
Pressure Cooker: 9 Runs to Defend, Starc Says No:-
If you need nine runs in the last over and you have lost only two or three wickets, then you consider the match won because the batsmen in front were strong players, there were batsmen like Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel and stopping the match in front of them, tying the knot and then showing your class in the super over, this is what Mitchell Starc can do, Mitchell Starc can do and maybe that is why Dale Steyn wrote as soon as the match ended that maybe this is the reason why so much money is given to big players because big players win big matches. He gives a great performance in the match and Mitchell Starc is known for it. Last year also when he was in KKR, he made them win the final and qualifier one and this time when he is in Delhi, Delhi has won five out of six matches and two of these matches were won by Mitchell Starc alone.
Super Over Madness: Four Years Later, Totally Worth the Wait:-
The super over, man, what an amazing match it was mean we were thinking when will the super over come, when will it come, it was not coming for the last three-four years but this time it came, Delhi needed 12 runs and KL Rahul scored seven runs in three balls by hitting an amazing shot, Tristan Neston hit a six on the first ball and said thank you so much, all’s well that ends well, a double on the first ball, a four on the second ball, a single on the third and after that Tristan Neston hit a six off Sandeep Sharma’s ball and Sandeep Sharma would like to forget today because he had bowled 11 balls, gave away 19 runs in the 20th over and because of that so much pressure was built and after that when the super over came, he made the team lose 12 runs in four balls.
Dramatic Super Over: Run Outs, No-Balls, and Chaos:-
So Sandeep would be sad today but happy KL Rahul is happy, Kristen Stuff is happy, Akshar Patel is happy who is saying that Bhai sahib, all is well that ends well because Delhi has become the number one team on the points table at the moment and the glory is tremendous, Delhi has won five out of six matches and this IPL has also become special because this time the thrilling matches have reached their peak in IPL, but before going towards the thrill.
The Rise of Delhi: Five Wins in Six Matches:-
About the power play because the power play started, Hitmyer came to bat from Rajasthan Royals, his player Riyan Parag was in front of him, so felt that was this the best choice, this question was because Hitmyer was standing in front of Mitchell Starc in the last over, who could not win the match and this is what happened, zero on the first ball, four on the second ball, single on the third ball, then got another chance, it was a no ball, four runs were scored, but one run on the next ball and a run out and after that again a run out, think the drama in the super over was surprising in itself and this became the reason for the defeat of Rajasthan Royals, if two wickets fall in the super over at any time, then that The chances of losing would have increased and there was pressure with Mitchell Starc because when Hetmyer plays a dot ball on the first ball, the pressure increases.
The second ball might have hit a four but the third ball goes as a single. There was a controversy about that no ball that the foot was outside, it was inside the line but again the wicket keeping was good and a run out was scored. The story of the match changed. One no ball, two run outs in a super over.
The IPL Gets Crazier Every Day: Peak Entertainment:-
The peak IPL is going on and again that the peak of IPL has arrived because you do not expect that IPL will go so well but if you look at the last one week, then IPL has been amazing. On 11th April, SRH, Mumbai, CSK, these were the teams that won only one match.
On the 12th, SRH beat Punjab for 245. On the 13th, Mumbai beat the number one team, Delhi. That match was also a thrilling match, it was a one-sided match. On the 14th, CSK won against Lucknow. After this On 15th April, there is a match of Punjab in which Punjab chases the lowest score against KKR and on 16th April you get a super over, that super over in which there is a no ball, there are two run outs, everything happens and this is the peak of IPL, in this peak IPL, did you win?
A team that has the power to defeat all other teams, if you had faith in Delhi, you would have won, if you did not have faith in Delhi, you will be disappointed today, but you do not need to be disappointed because you have a chance tomorrow as well, the match is between Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians and all you have to do is tell whether Mumbai Indians will defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad Mumbai is the team that defeated Delhi, Delhi has lost only one match against Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad is that team Which had defeated Punjab by 245 runs in the last match and Punjab is also a very strong team, in such a situation, the match between Mumbai and Sunrisers Hyderabad will also be cinematic.
Poor Selection by Rajasthan, Hetmyer’s Missed Opportunity:-
Rahul Dravid’s reaction was telling that what a fool our team is playing because actually Rajasthan Royals played very badly, played very badly and Delhi is winning this match even after losing this match to Delhi It will give confidence again and Delhi will be happy to have Mitchell Starc. Four overs, 36 runs, one wicket. He saved those nine runs in the last over.
Starc’s Magic: 8 Runs in the 18th, 20th, and Super Over:-
Saving nine runs is a big thing brother, there were 11 runs in the super over, Rajasthan had become very casual. 100 runs could have been easily made against Mitchell Starc, but it was played with fear and especially Dhruv Juddell made a mistake on the fifth ball where it was a double, he took a single and the match got stuck there.
Dhruv Juddell was also one of the reasons for this match getting stuck, but Mitchell Starc, what a man, what a man, saving nine runs against players like Juddell and Hetmyer, this is peak Australian mentality. Peak Australian mentality. Starc is ruling T20 cricket at the age of 35. It means it seems that man, what kind of bowling is this, even Hetmyer is scared in front of him, even Nitish Rana is scared in front of him and this is the specialty of Hetmyer, eight runs in the 18th over in the 20th over.
The Australian Mentality: Starc Still a T20 Beast at 35:-
Eight runs in an over and 11 runs in the super over, if you bowl like this, any team in the world can be destroyed and this is the beauty of Starc. Starc is amazing in himself, whether it is T20 format, it is amazing, ODI format, it is amazing, Test format, it is amazing, playing in Delhi, it is amazing here, bring the pink ball, it is amazing, in knockout matches finals it is even more amazing and if Delhi lifts the Star Trophy, Starc will have a very big role in it because some great person like you need had said that batsmen create the atmosphere, the real match is won by bowlers and the same thing remains, no matter how many runs you score, but if you give eight runs in the 20th over, then this is a match-winning story and this is the story of Mitchell Starc.
Delhi Capitals: A Real Contender for the Trophy:-
Mitchell Starc handles crucial matches very well, he handles the pressure very well and that is why the match was saved, otherwise the match was over in the last over, you think, Hetmyer was in front, but a single on the first ball, a single on the second ball, a double on the third and fourth ball. But double, then single and run out ends the story. Rajasthan Royals, however, has not had a very good record. They have played two matches in the Super Over and lost one. Delhi’s record has been good. Delhi has played six matches and won five. So they have always performed well and this season too, they are doing well. Their first match was against Lucknow in which they won by one wicket.
Missed Opportunities & Turning Points:-
The match against Ashutosh Sharma was an amazing match. It gave confidence to Delhi. After which they defeated Suresh by seven wickets. They defeated DC by 7 wickets. They defeated CSK by 25 runs. After that, they defeated RCB. Now they defeated RR by 6 wickets. So they are an amazing team. It remains to be seen how far they take this amazing performance.
But overall, what a match, what a match. 12 balls, 23 runs. At that time, it felt like the match was over. Dhruv Jaril dropped a catch of Dhruv Jaril which was dropped by Sameer Rivi. Even then, I felt that the match is stuck. Now the match is lost. Where is it going to go? But after that, the match turns around and an amazing atmosphere is created.
Although, Delhi could have scored 189 and many more. There were mistakes because when Abhishek Borel played for Delhi, there was a big issue there. He played fast in the beginning and then played slow. Sanju Samson getting injured was a big moment in this match. Sanju was playing fast. If Sanju had stayed, this match would have ended much earlier.
Axar Patel and Stubbs: Delhi’s Unsung Heroes:-
Sanju is only the second captain who retired due to injury. Kunal Pandya was the first from Lucknow in 2023 and this time Sanju Samson became that player. So this was a big movement. Let’s just hope that Sanju Samson is fit. He returns in the next match. Jaiswal was good. 350 in four matches, but he is not able to convert it, meaning centuries in big innings and this is a problem.
Nitish Rana was amazing. He scored a century in 26 balls, although he was missing in front of Starc’s speed. Ah Karun Nair flopped in this match. He got out on zero, maybe on zero. He was run out. That was a bad movement for him. Delhi played well in the last five overs, in which especially Axar Patel and Stuff batted well.
Final Take: A Match for the Ages:-
Axar Patel 34 off 14 balls, 34 off 18 and think that was the impact due to which the match was turned around, 111 runs in the first 15 overs, 77 in the last five overs and this comeback made the match for Delhi. In this, that last over of Sandeep Sharma which was bad, the one of 19 runs, that was also Kuldeep was brilliant.
Abhishek Poril will have to improve his batting after the power play because 24 runs in the first seven balls, then 25 runs in 30 balls, is a cause of worry. Kuldeep was outstanding. Often was outstanding. KL Rahul outstanding. In this match, first scored 32, 38 and then seven off three, outstanding.
Rajasthan, as a team and this is a cause of worry for them. Fraser McGarr is an only problem for Delhi at the moment, if that gets fine and Faf returns, then Delhi Daredevils or Delhi Capitals are fully entitled to win the trophy this year.