In their last league stage game, Purani Dilli 6 defeated Central Delhi Kings by 33 runs and advanced to the Delhi Premier League T20 playoffs thanks to Lalit Yadav’s undefeated 46 off 29 balls and Prince Yadav’s 3/15.
After being put to bat, Purani Dilli 6 scored 173 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs. On Monday night, they bowled brilliantly to limit Central Delhi Kings to 140 for 8.
They limited Central Delhi Kings to 39 for 2 inside Powerplay by taking advantage of the early swing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
After Dhruv Kaushik was removed by Prince Yadav, a run-out claimed the second wicket.
Lakshay Thareja, who appeared to be in fantastic form, was removed for 34 off 26 in the ninth over, unable to build on his strong start. The Central Delhi Kings were down to 57 for 3 at the interval.
After that, in the 14th over, Shivam Sharma dismissed Hiten Dalal (27 off 25), raising the needed run rate above 12.
In the fifteenth over, Central Delhi Kings reached 100 runs, but they found it difficult to quicken their pace in the run chase.
In the 17th over, Prince Yadav secured his second wicket of the game by dismissing impact substitute Aryan Rana (8 off 10) to put Purani Dilli 6 well in charge.
In the 19th over, Jonty Sidhu reached his fifty runs in thirty-one balls; however, Prince Yadav caught and bowled him the same over.
In the last over, Ayush Singh Thakur claimed two wickets to guarantee Purani Dilli 6’s historic victory and a trip to the playoffs.
Prior to this, Purani Dilli 6 had a difficult start to their innings, losing three wickets with just 38 runs scored at the end of the Powerplay.
With timely boundaries, Keshav Dalal and Yug Gupta steadied the ship. However, in the 11th over, Jonty Sidhu gave Central Delhi Kings a breakthrough by dismissing Dalal for 28 off 20 balls.
Gupta, on the other hand, reached 100 runs for the side in 12.2 overs, however after hitting 44 off 30 balls, he was removed in the very next ball.
In the sixteenth over, Mayank Gusain (13 off 12) again fell cheaply to Dadar, leaving Purani Dilli 6 at 131 for 6.
Subsequently, Purani Dilli 6 reached a competitive total of 173 for 6, led by Lalit Yadav’s unbeaten 46 off 29 balls and Sumit Chhikara’s 19 not out off 10 balls.
Dadar was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with 2/29 in his four overs.
Brief Scores:
Purani Dilli 6: 173/6 in 20 overs (Lalit Yadav 46 not out, Yug Gupta 44; Rajneesh Dadar 2/29) beat Central Delhi Kings: 140/8 in 20 overs (Jonty Sidhu 52, Lakshay Thareja 34; Prince Yadav 3/15) by 33 runs.
