Delhi Capitals all-rounder Kyle Jamieson admitted he was “full of fears” when he had to bowl to 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the IPL 2026 clash against the Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Friday night. After Jamieson entered the attack in the second over, the crowd was braced for a big statement from the left-handed teenager, and Sooryavanshi immediately delivered — driving the first ball straight back past mid-off and seemingly setting up another tough spell for Delhi’s bowlers. It also appeared to echo Delhi’s recent struggles, with the franchise having failed to defend 264 against Punjab Kings a few days earlier.
Jamieson’s “fears” moment vs Sooryavanshi
Everything changed quickly. From out of nowhere, Jamieson produced a yorker that struck the toe-end of Sooryavanshi’s bat, then deflected off the back pad as the ball found its way to the stumps. The Jaipur crowd fell silent in an instant, and Jamieson later described the mental state he was in before delivering that spell.
“I don’t think I have ever been so fearful of a 15-year-old kid in my life. But, yeah, we had obviously done a bit of planning leading into the game, and it was just nice that it paid off,” Jamieson said after DC’s seven-wicket win.
Starc got the early breakthrough — Jamieson backed it up
Jamieson linked the impact of his own dismissal to the rhythm created earlier in the innings by Mitchell Starc. Starc, playing his first IPL match of the season, had already struck in the previous over, removing Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Jamieson explained the thinking behind the early wickets: “For most teams, looking at the Rajasthan side, it’s their top-two especially, they’ve got them off to fliers. Starcy got one with the old high full joss, and I got one with the yorker, so it was nice to get away early, and sort of, I guess, stem the flow a little bit in the Powerplay.”
- Mitchell Starc was the first to make an impact, dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal in the prior over.
- Kyle Jamieson then struck with a yorker to remove Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the second over.
- The duo’s early blows helped Delhi check Rajasthan’s momentum in the Powerplay.
Delhi’s bowling returns: Starc’s spell and Jamieson’s praise
Starc stood out as the leading performer for Delhi Capitals. He returned to action for the first time in over three months after recovering from shoulder and elbow injuries, and immediately made his presence felt. In his spell, Starc dismissed Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja and Riyan Parag — with Parag noted as Rajasthan’s top scorer on the day, making 90.
Jamieson also lavished praise on the left-arm pacer, calling him “world-class” and highlighting how valuable it is to have such a bowler in the side. He added that Starc’s arrival came at the right time as Delhi looked to make progress in the points race.
- Starc took the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja and Riyan Parag.
- Riyan Parag, who scored 90, was Rajasthan’s highest scorer.
- Starc’s return came after more than three months out following shoulder and elbow injury recoveries.
Jamieson concluded with his thoughts on sharing the new ball and having Starc in the XI: “He’s world-class, right? So whenever you have one of those guys in your side, it’s, you know, a huge benefit. He came at the right time; we sort of needed to get a bit of a move on, um, on the points table. Nice to have him in, yeah, nice to share a new ball with him. It’s pretty surreal.”
