After struggling consecutive defeats, Purani Dilli 6 made a powerful comeback by securing a seven-wicket victory over West Delhi Lions of their third match of the Delhi Premier League T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.
Purani Dilli 6’s bowlers, led by Laxman’s 3/41 and Aayush Singh Thakur’s 2/27, restricted West Delhi Lions to 141/9 of their 20 overs. Arpit Rana’s unbeaten 56 off 43 balls was pivotal in Purani Dilli 6’s profitable chase, reaching the goal in 17.1 overs.
Purani Dilli 6 adopted an aggressive method from the beginning of their chase. Rana was in fantastic type, delivering a sequence of fluent pictures, whereas Manjeet offered dependable assist. The pair maintained a speedy scoring price, averaging over 10 runs per over till Manjeet was out within the fourth over. By the tip of the powerplay, Purani Dilli 6 had been well-positioned at 56/1.
Regardless of the lack of Sanat Sangwan (22 off 25) and Lalit Yadav (7 off 9) in fast succession, Rana remained steadfast, reaching his fifty in 42 balls within the sixteenth over. At this level, Purani Dilli 6 wanted simply 16 runs from 24 balls.
Rana, together with Vansh Bedi, who contributed an unbeaten 30 off 18, comfortably guided Purani Dilli 6 to victory, clinching a decisive seven-wicket win.
Purani Dilli 6, who had misplaced their preliminary two matches, gained the toss and selected to bowl first. West Delhi Lions struggled early, with Lalit Yadav dismissing Ankit Kumar for a duck within the opening over. Anmol Sharma (1 off 2) adopted, getting out to an excellent catch by Keshav Dalal off Aayush Singh Thakur’s bowling.
Struggling to attain, West Delhi Lions confronted additional bother when Aryan Dalal (1 off 4) was run out within the third over, leaving them at a dismal 7/3.
Shivam Gupta (13 off 20) and Hrithik Shokeen briefly steadied the innings with a 27-run partnership from 33 balls, however Gupta fell to Laxman within the eighth over. Captain Hrithik continued to push the rating alongside, forming a fast 31-run partnership with Dev Lakra. Hrithik, who made 28 from 32 balls, together with three boundaries, was dismissed within the twelfth over.
Ekansh, persevering with his good type from the earlier match, struck 34 off simply 14 balls, whereas Lakra added 26 off 24 balls. Their efforts, together with Tishant Dabla’s late contribution of 23 from 9 balls, together with three sixes, helped West Delhi Lions to a complete of 141/9.
For Purani Dilli 6, Laxman was the standout bowler with figures of two/23 from three overs. Lalit Yadav, Aayush Singh Thakur, Shivam Sharma, and Prince every took one wicket.
Temporary Scores:
West Delhi Lions 141/9 in 20 overs (Ekansh Dobal 34 off 14, Hrithik Shokeen 28 off 32, Laxman 3/41)
Purani Delhi 6 146/3 in 17.1 overs (Arpit Rana 56* of 43, Vansh Bedi 30* off 18, Hritik Shokeen 2/21)
Purani Dilli 6 beat West Delhi Lions by seven wickets
