New Delhi, May 18 -- Following his side's loss to Delhi Capitals (DC), Rajasthan Royals (RR) batting coach Vikram Rathour admitted that Mitchell Starc's three-wicket over turned the game in favour of the hosts.

Continuing their downward slide in the tournament, the Royals suffered their fourth defeat in their previous six matches, with a four-wicket haul from Starc sending RR on the back foot and leaving them seven runs short of the 200-run mark, which looked easy at one point. Half-centuries from Abhisek Porel and KL Rahul and a solid finish by skipper Axar Patel and Ashutosh Sharma helped DC sail to an easy five-wicket win to keep their playoff chances alive.

RR were cruising at 162/2 with Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag in the 15th over,...