It took the magnificence of Mitchell Starc’s (4-40) bowling to keep alive Delhi Capitals’s hopes of making the Playoffs (12 points) with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals here on Sunday.

Starc’s three-wicket burst in the 15th over restricted RR to 193-8 in their allotted 20 overs, when they looked all set to cross the 200-run mark after being comfortably placed at 160-2 in 14 overs. RR managed just 33 runs in their last six overs, losing six wickets.