The Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals match scorecard from IPL 2025 Match 32 tells the story of one of the most dramatic finishes of the season -a tie, a Super Over, and a win sealed in just four deliveries. Played on April 16, 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, this match ended with both teams scoring 188 runs each in 20 overs, before DC chased down 12 in the Super Over off just 4 balls. Mitchell Starc was the Player of the Match.

Match Summary: DC vs RR IPL 2025

The Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match 32 was the first Super Over of IPL 2025. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl, but despite conceding 188, they nearly pulled off a chase that seemed destined for their column -until Mitchell Starc’s composure in the final over forced a tie and DC’s batters finished it off in the Super Over.

Detail	Info
Match	IPL 2025, Match 32
Date	April 16, 2025
Venue	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Toss	Rajasthan Royals -elected to bowl
DC Score (Regulation)	188/5 (20 overs)
RR Score (Regulation)	188/4 (20 overs)
Super Over -RR	11/2 (5 balls)
Super Over -DC	13/0 (4 balls)
Result	Match Tied, DC won Super Over by 2 wickets
Player of the Match	Mitchell Starc (DC)
Super Striker Award	Axar Patel (DC) -SR 242.86

Delhi Capitals Batting Scorecard: 188/5 in 20 Overs

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Delhi Capitals posted 188/5 in 20 overs, built on a composed middle-order platform and a devastating death-overs assault from Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs. The innings was rocked early –two wickets fell at the same score of 34 -but KL Rahul and Abishek Porel steadied the ship before the real damage was done in the final four overs.

DC Batting Card

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jake Fraser-McGurk	c Jaiswal b Archer	9	6	2	0	150.00
Abishek Porel	c Parag b Hasaranga	49	37	5	1	132.43
Karun Nair	run out (Hasaranga)	0	3	0	0	0.00
KL Rahul (wk)	c Hetmyer b Archer	38	32	2	2	118.75
Tristan Stubbs	not out	34	18	2	2	188.89
Axar Patel (c)*	c Jurel b Theekshana	34	14	4	2	242.86
Ashutosh Sharma	not out	15	11	2	0	136.36
Extras	lb 1, nb 1, w 7	9
Total		188/5	(20 Ov)

DC Fall of Wickets

The DC innings was defined by an early collapse and a late recovery. Two wickets fell at the same score without a single run added in between -a precarious position from which Porel and Rahul rescued the innings.

Wkt	Score	Batter	Over
1st	34-1	Jake Fraser-McGurk	2.3
2nd	34-2	Karun Nair	3.1
3rd	97-3	KL Rahul	12.4
4th	105-4	Abishek Porel	13.5
5th	146-5	Axar Patel	16.6

RR Bowling vs DC

Jofra Archer was the standout bowler for Rajasthan Royals, picking up both early wickets and keeping his economy in check. Maheesh Theekshana dismissed Axar Patel but struggled at the death, while Sandeep Sharma‘s 19th over -an 11-ball delivery with 4 wides and 1 no-ball -gifted DC 19 runs and effectively handed them a total beyond what the scorecard deserved at the 18-over mark.

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Jofra Archer	4	32	2	8.00
Tushar Deshpande	3	38	0	12.66
Sandeep Sharma	4	52*	0	—
Maheesh Theekshana	4	40	1	10.00
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	38	1	9.50
Riyan Parag	1	6	0	6.00

*Sandeep Sharma’s 4th over was an 11-ball delivery due to 4 wides and 1 no-ball, costing 19 runs alone

Rajasthan Royals Batting Scorecard: 188/4 in 20 Overs

Rajasthan Royals came agonisingly close to chasing 189 -two half-centuries, a blazing opening stand, and a near-perfect platform all built towards a win that ultimately slipped away on the final ball. The story of RR’s innings is inseparable from Sanju Samson’s retirement hurt, which removed their most experienced death-overs batter at the worst possible time.

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RR Batting Card

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	caught	51	37	3	4	137.83
Sanju Samson (wk, c)*	retired hurt	31	19	2	3	163.15
Riyan Parag	bowled	8	11	1	0	72.72
Nitish Rana	lbw b Kuldeep	51	28	6	2	182.14
Dhruv Jurel	run out	26	17	0	2	152.94
Shimron Hetmyer	not out	15	9	1	0	166.66
Extras	b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 3	6
Total		188/4	(20 Ov)

RR Fall of Wickets

The loss of Sanju Samson to a retirement hurt -at 31 off 19 balls, mid-innings -fundamentally altered the equation. After that, RR’s batting became increasingly reliant on one player carrying the load into the death overs.

Wkt	Score	Batter	Over	Note
—	76	Sanju Samson	—	Retired hurt (non-dismissal)
1st	~91	Riyan Parag	~8.x	Bowled
2nd	~127	Yashasvi Jaiswal	~14.x	Caught
3rd	~176	Nitish Rana	~18.x	LBW b Kuldeep Yadav
4th	188	Dhruv Jurel	20.0	Run out -last ball

DC Bowling vs RR

Mitchell Starc’s economy of 9.00 doesn’t reflect his match-changing value. His 20th over -conceding only 8 legal runs with RR needing 9 -was the passage of play that forced the Super Over. Kuldeep Yadav’s dismissal of Nitish Rana (the match’s key wicket) was the tactical turn of the innings.

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	4	36	1	9.00
Mukesh Kumar	3	31	0	10.33
Mohit Sharma	4	38	0	9.50
Vipraj Nigam	1	13	0	13.00
Axar Patel	3	23	1	7.66
Kuldeep Yadav	4	33	1	8.25
Tristan Stubbs	1	12	0	12.00

Super Over Scorecard: DC vs RR IPL 2025

The Super Over was decided in five balls -and it wasn’t close. RR sent Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag to open. DC bowled Mitchell Starc. The result: two run-outs in consecutive deliveries, leaving Rajasthan Royals on 11/2 with no batting left.

RR Super Over Innings (vs Mitchell Starc)

Ball	Event
Ball 1	Boundary -Hetmyer
Ball 2	Boundary -Parag
Ball 3	Single
Ball 4	Parag -Run Out
Ball 5	Jaiswal -Run Out

RR: 11/2 (5 balls) -Target set for DC: 12 runs

DC Super Over Innings (vs Sandeep Sharma)

Ball	Event
Ball 1	Double -KL Rahul
Ball 2	Four -KL Rahul
Ball 3	Single
Ball 4	SIX -Tristan Stubbs (match won)

DC: 13/0 (4 balls) -DC win Super Over by 2 wickets

Both Hetmyer and Parag were run out in the 4th and 5th deliveries respectively. RR lost both Super Over batters without reaching the target, handing DC an unassailable position. Tristan Stubbs sealed the win with a six off Sandeep Sharma on the fourth ball, making the delhi capitals vs rajasthan royals match scorecard one of the most dramatic in the 2025 season.

Key Partnerships

Partnership analysis is essential to understanding this delhi capitals vs rajasthan royals match scorecard -the surface-level numbers don’t reveal how each partnership either built pressure or released it.

DC Partnerships

Partnership	Batters	Runs
1st Wicket	Fraser-McGurk & Porel	34
3rd Wicket (rebuilt)	Porel & KL Rahul	63
5th Wicket	Axar Patel & Stubbs	41
Last Wicket (unbroken)	Stubbs & Ashutosh Sharma	42*

The Stubbs-Ashutosh partnership of 42* off the last 3+ overs was the match-winning stand in DC’s innings. It converted a competitive 146 into an imposing 188.

RR Partnerships

Partnership	Batters	Runs
1st (Samson + Jaiswal)	Pre-retirement opening stand	~61
Post-retirement 1st	Parag + Jaiswal	~15
3rd (Rana + Jurel)	Core chase partnership	~49
4th (Hetmyer + Jurel)	Final push -came up short	~27

Nitish Rana and Dhruv Jurel’s partnership of ~49 gave RR a genuine shot at the title -but Rana’s dismissal to Kuldeep Yadav in the 18th over, when RR were 176/3, changed the match’s final arithmetic.

Match Timeline: Over-by-Over Progression

A phase-wise look at the delhi capitals vs rajasthan royals match scorecard reveals exactly where each side gained and lost control.

DC Innings Timeline

Over	Score	Key Moment
2.3	34/1	Fraser-McGurk dismissed by Archer
3.1	34/2	Nair run out -two down, same score
10	~78/2	Porel-Rahul rebuilding
12.4	97/3	Rahul dismissed -DC under pressure
13.5	105/4	Porel out for 49
16.6	146/5	Axar dismissed -Stubbs + Ashutosh remain
Over 19	+19 runs	Sandeep Sharma’s 11-ball over -4 wides, 1 no-ball, dropped catch
20	188/5	Stubbs finishes with a six

RR Chase Timeline

Over	Score	Key Moment
~5–6	76/0*	Samson retires hurt -changes RR’s balance
~8	~91/1	Parag bowled -Rana arrives
~14	~127/2	Jaiswal dismissed -Rana-Jurel take over
~18	~176/3	Rana run out -match’s decisive moment
20.0	188/4	Jurel run out on last ball -match tied
Super Over	11/2	Two run-outs in 5 balls -DC win

*Samson’s retirement is recorded as non-dismissal in official scorecards

Match Statistics: DC vs RR Head-to-Head This Match

Metric	DC	RR
Total Runs	188/5	188/4
Fours	17	13
Sixes	7	11
Extras	9 (1lb, 1nb, 7w)	6 (1b, 1lb, 1nb, 3w)
Highest SR (Bat)	Axar Patel –242.86	Nitish Rana –182.14
Most Economical Bowler	Axar Patel -1/23	Jofra Archer -2/32
Super Over Bowler	Mitchell Starc (vs RR)	Sandeep Sharma (vs DC)
Player of the Match	Mitchell Starc	—

Tactical Breakdown: What the Numbers Don’t Show

Reviewing the delhi capitals vs rajasthan royals match scorecard at face value misses the match’s three defining tactical decisions. Here’s what actually shaped the result.

Sandeep Sharma’s 11-Ball Over -The Match’s True Turning Point

Sandeep Sharma had been RR’s most controlled bowler for three overs -14 runs conceded at 4.66 an over heading into the 19th. Then came the collapse: four wides, one no-ball, and a dropped catch from Theekshana that would have ended Stubbs’ innings at 146/5 with DC going nowhere fast. The over cost 19 runs and gifted DC a 33-run final two overs -a number that turned a gettable 170 into an uncomfortable 188.

Kuldeep Yadav’s Dismissal of Nitish Rana

Rana’s 51 off 28 balls (SR 182.14) was the innings RR’s chase was built around. He absorbed the middle-overs pressure, targeted the gaps, and put RR in a position where 9 off the final over seemed straightforward. Kuldeep Yadav’s dismissal of Rana in the 18th over -LBW, angling in -removed RR’s structural support with 12 balls and 12 runs still required. The maths looked fine, the batting resources suddenly did not.

Mitchell Starc’s 20th Over -Bowling at Death Under Maximum Pressure

With nine needed off the last over and six wickets in hand, Rajasthan Royals had the game in their hands. Starc conceded only 8 legal runs -forcing a tie on the last ball as Jurel was run out attempting the winning single. That over didn’t just keep the game alive, it set the platform for DC’s Super Over. Starc’s ability to execute yorkers at 143kph with the match on the line was the difference between a loss and a Super Over win.

Points Table Impact After DC vs RR IPL 2025 Match 32

Delhi Capitals’ Super Over win had an immediate and significant impact on the IPL 2025 standings. This was DC’s fifth win in six games -their strongest run of form at any point in the season.

	Before Match 32	After Match 32
DC Position	2nd	1st
DC Points	8	10
DC Form	W W W W L	W W W W L W
RR Position	7th	7th
RR Points	6	6 (no points for Super Over loss)

For Rajasthan Royals, the failure to close out a match they controlled from the 15th over onwards raised serious questions about their death-overs batting depth -particularly with their captain unavailable in the final phase.

DC vs RR Head-to-Head Record in IPL

The history between these two sides adds context to this Delhi capitals vs rajasthan royals match scorecard. Since the Delhi Daredevils era, this rivalry has been closely contested -and IPL 2025 produced the first-ever Super Over between them.

Stat	Figure
Total IPL Meetings	32
DC / DD Wins	17
RR Wins	15
First Super Over (DC vs RR)	April 16, 2025 -this match

Upcoming Fixtures After Match 32

Team	Next Match	Opponent	Venue
Delhi Capitals	Match 35	Gujarat Titans	Ahmedabad
Rajasthan Royals	Match 34	Mumbai Indians	Jaipur

Delhi Capitals headed to Ahmedabad as table-toppers with the best NRR in the competition and the psychological edge of winning IPL 2025’s first Super Over. For Rajasthan Royals, a must-win situation against Mumbai Indians was the immediate 

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