New Delhi. On the basis of the brilliant innings of Dhruv Kaushik and Lakshya Thareeja, Central Delhi Kings defeated West Delhi Lions by 10 wickets. In the match played on Saturday at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Central Delhi team, chasing the target of 124 runs, won the match in 14.5 overs without losing any wicket on the basis of the brilliant batting of both its openers. With this victory, Central Delhi Kings have 4 points in 5 matches and they have reached the second position in the points table of six teams. This is the third defeat of West Delhi Lions in four matches and the team is at the bottom with 2 points. East Delhi Riders is at the top with 8 points after winning all its four matches.
West Delhi Lions batted first and scored 123 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. From their side, Tishant Dabla played an unbeaten innings of 27 runs while Aryan Dala scored 22 runs in 12 balls. From Central Delhi Kings, Sumit Kumar took 2 wickets for 18 runs while Yogesh Sharma sent 2 players to the pavilion for 12 runs. Prince Chaudhary also took two wickets.
Chasing the target, Central Delhi Kings got off to a great start with the opening pair of Dhruv Kaushik and Lakshya Thareeja. Kaushik scored 68 runs off 52 balls while Lakshya scored an unbeaten 46 off 37 balls. Central Delhi won the match by scoring 124 runs in 14.5 overs without losing any wicket.
In the first match of the day, Old Delhi 6 defeated North Delhi Strikers by 6 wickets and registered their second win. Old Delhi has played 5 matches. North Delhi Strikers batted first and scored 130 runs for 7 wickets in 18 overs. Sarthak Ranjan played an innings of 56 runs in 40 balls while Pranav Rajvanshi was dismissed after scoring 41 runs in 35 balls. Ayush Singh took 3 wickets for Old Delhi. Old Delhi won the match by scoring 136 runs for 4 wickets in 14.2 overs. Keshav Dayal scored 59 runs while Lalit Yadav returned unbeaten after scoring 44 runs in 31 balls. Anirudh Chaudhary took 4 wickets for North Delhi.
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 24, 2024, 23:02 IST