Shubham dubey achieved a rare feat, which will be hard to match in the dc vs rr super over | Courtesy – BCCI/IPL
Key highlights
- Shubham dubey achieved a rare feat
- Dc beat rr in the super over
- Dubey replaced maheesh theekshana as the impact sub
In the super over, rr made 11 runs after two run-outs on the fourth and fifth ball In reply, DC Made No Mistakes as Kl Rahul Hit Two Boundaries (One Four, One Six) of Sandeep Sharma to Complete their Victory in Just Four Balls.
Shubham dubey’s unprecedented feat
As RR Had Alredy Batted In the Super Over, this meant dubey out not bat when he came on. However, if the super over ended in a tie, it would give the team a chance to use him with the bat.
As the royals were batting second and lost just three wickets, they decide against using using dubey as the impact sub-order the running.
This making makes dubey the first-evening player to be called upon as the impact sub in the super over. Not only does dubey go into the trivia books of the sport with the rare feat, but the 30-yar-old feat will be hard to match in the future in another super over, as it is extramely rare for a team to not us Impact Sub during the match.
On the other hand, the capitals had an introduced mukesh kumar as their impact sub in the innings break.
It is worth noting, this was the first super -over in the ipl since the introduction of the impact player rule in the 2023 season. The last tied match in the ipl before the epic clash in Delhi was in the 2021 season between sunrisers hyderabad (srh) and dc in Chennai.
