Despite Nitish Rana’s brilliant 51 off 28 balls and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s steady 51 off 37 balls during the original chase of 189 runs against the Delhi Capitals, neither of the two was sent out to bat in the Super Over. Instead, Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag walked out to face Mitchell Starc.
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However, Hetmyer then hit a four on the second ball but could only manage a single on the third. On the other hand, Riyan Parag struck a boundary over the third man on a no-ball. However, when it seemed like RR was heading for a solid total, things quickly changed.
The management takes the call, not one person: Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana said at the post-match press conference, “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.
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The RR continued, “If the decision was in our favor, 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 short. We were targeting 15 runs in the Super Over.”
Nitish Rana hails Mitchell Starc's stunning bowling in the death overs
But Jurel was run out, and the match went into a Super Over to decide the winner. Rana signed off by saying, “I think we must give credit to Starc. After a long time, I saw someone bowl like this in the death overs, especially in the IPL.”
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