West Delhi Lions Win by 4 Runs Against South Delhi Superstarz in Rain-Interrupted Match
West Delhi Lions emerged victorious by four runs via the DLS method against South Delhi Superstarz in the 21st match of the Delhi Premier League T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.
Match Highlights
Krish Yadav’s remarkable 106 off 68 guided West Delhi Lions to a total of 178/5 in 20 overs. In reply, South Delhi Superstarz got off to a blistering start but were restricted to 123/5 in 15 overs, falling four runs short according to the DLS method as play could not resume within the cutoff time due to rain.
West Delhi Lions’ Innings
West Delhi Lions elected to bat first. Their openers, Ankit Kumar and Krish Yadav, got the team off to a flying start, amassing 61 runs in the Powerplay. Kumar was dismissed for 28 off 21 by Digvesh Rathi in the ninth over. Yadav brought up his fifty in 41 balls during the 12th over, helping the team cross the 100-run mark. By the end of the 14th over, the West Delhi Lions were at 120/1. Skipper Hritik Shokeen was dismissed in the 16th over after scoring 16 off 18. Yadav reached his century in 62 balls in the 18th over. South Delhi Superstarz bowled tightly in the last two overs, with Kuldip Yadav dismissing Krish Yadav for 106 off 68, while Raghav Singh took the wickets of Ekanksh Dobal (7 off 8) and Anmol Sharma (2 off 2) in the final over, restricting the West Delhi Lions to 178/5 in 20 overs.
South Delhi Superstarz’s Innings
South Delhi Superstarz came out all guns blazing to chase the target of 179. Priyansh Arya smashed 16 runs in the opening over, but his partner, Saurabh Deswal, was sent packing by Saksham Gahlot for a golden duck in the second over. Ayush Badoni then hammered four sixes in the same over, taking the team’s total to 40/2 after just two overs. Arya was the next to fall in the following over by Rohit Yadav after scoring 25 off 9 balls. Badoni, on the other hand, smashed his fifth six of the innings but was dismissed in the fourth over after scoring 30 off 7 balls. South Delhi Superstarz managed to score 70 runs in the powerplay with three wickets down, leaving them needing 109 off 84 balls. Tejasvi Dahiya (9 off 9) and Dhruv Singh (15 off 28) lost their wickets in quick succession, with South Delhi Superstarz reduced to 98/5 after 11 overs. Sumit Mathur and Vision Panchal then steadied the run chase with a cautious approach as they took the team’s total to 123/5 until rain halted play after 15 overs, with South Delhi Superstarz just four runs behind as per the DLS method.
Doubts Revealed
Rain-Interrupted Match -: This means that the match had to be stopped for some time because it started raining. In cricket, rain can stop the game, and sometimes the match is shortened because of it.
Delhi Premier League T20 -: This is a cricket tournament where teams from different parts of Delhi play against each other. T20 means each team gets to play 20 overs.
Arun Jaitley Stadium -: This is a famous cricket stadium in Delhi, named after Arun Jaitley, who was an important politician in India.
Krish Yadav -: Krish Yadav is a player for the West Delhi Lions team. He scored 106 runs in the match.
106 off 68 balls -: This means Krish Yadav scored 106 runs by hitting the ball 68 times.
178/5 -: This means the West Delhi Lions team scored 178 runs and lost 5 wickets.
DLS method -: DLS stands for Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. It’s a way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a rain-affected match.
Ayush Badoni -: Ayush Badoni is a player for the South Delhi Superstarz team. He scored 30 runs very quickly, in just 7 balls.
Priyansh Arya -: Priyansh Arya is another player for the South Delhi Superstarz team. He scored 25 runs in 9 balls.
