The target of 192 runs was achieved in the 18th over, East Delhi’s blast, stormy innings of Sujal and Himmat

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New Delhi. There was a rain of fours and sixes in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) on Thursday. In this T20 match between East Delhi Riders and South Delhi Superstars, 384 runs were scored in 37.5 overs. South Delhi Superstars gave a target of 192 runs to East Delhi Riders, which they achieved in 17.5 overs.

East Delhi Riders defeated South Delhi Superstars by 7 wickets in the Delhi Premier League. Batting first, South Delhi Superstars scored 191 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Opener Priyansh Arya played a beautiful innings of 53 runs in 32 balls. Captain Ayush Badoni scored 32 and Tejaswi Dahiya scored 23 runs. At one time it seemed that South Delhi Superstars would not be able to go beyond 160-170 runs, but Dhruv Singh’s stormy innings brought it close to 200. Dhruv Singh played a stormy innings of 50 runs in 23 balls. He hit 4 sixes and a four in the last over.

The target of 192 runs was very difficult, but East Delhi Riders made it easy by batting brilliantly. Almost every batsman from their side batted brilliantly. Opener Sujal Singh and Anuj Rawat scored 86 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay of 6 overs. Sujal Singh scored the most runs for his team. He played an innings of 63 runs in 32 balls. Hardik Sharma scored 43 runs in 24 balls, Anuj Rawat scored 34 runs in 20 balls. Captain Himmat Singh scored 29 runs in just 11 balls. Samarth Seth returned unbeaten after scoring 19 runs in 20 balls.

This is East Delhi Riders’ third consecutive win. They remain unbeaten in the league and are at the top of the points table. This is South Delhi Superstars’ first defeat in three matches. They are at the second position in the points table.