In the 35th match of Delhi Premier League 2025, Central Delhi Kings faced the team of Old Delhi 6. In this match, Kings defeated Old Delhi 6 by a huge margin of 104 runs under DLS rule and confirmed their place in the playoffs.

Central Delhi Kings' performance in Delhi Premier League (DPL) has been very strong. On Monday, the team also won a big victory against Old Delhi 6. In this rain-affected match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Kings defeated Old Delhi 6 by a huge margin of 104 runs under DLS rule. With this, Central Delhi Kings confirmed their place in the playoffs.

Explosive batting of Kings

Central Delhi Kings, who came to bat first, scored a big score of 197 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 18 overs. At the beginning of the innings, wicketkeeper Kaushal Suman was soon dismissed after scoring 5 runs, but after this Yash Dhul maintained his excellent form and scored a brilliant half-century. Dhul shared a 57-run partnership with Yugal Saini, which gave stability to the innings.

However, after Dhul and Saini were out, captain Jonty Sidhu and Aditya Bhandari scored runs quickly. At the same time, the real blast was done by Aryan Rana, who played a stormy innings of 42 runs not out in just 14 balls. His explosive batting put Kings in a strong position. On the other hand, Rajneesh Dadar took 3 wickets for 40 runs in 4 overs from Old Delhi 6. He was the most successful bowler of his team in this innings.

Old Delhi 6 team collapsed cheaply

Old Delhi 6 had a bad start while chasing the target. Kings bowlers kept the pressure from the beginning. Mani Grewal and Arun Pundir gave early blows, in which Rushal Saini (0) and Samarth Seth returned to the pavilion early. Captain Vansh Bedi played a quick innings of 14 runs in 6 balls, but Pundir dismissed him as well. Rain stopped the game at 44/3 in 6 overs, after which the target was reduced to 174 runs in 15 overs under DLS rules. After the rain, the batting of Old Delhi 6 completely collapsed. Simarjit Singh bowled brilliantly and dismissed Dev Lakra (6) and Aditya Malhotra (0) on consecutive balls. Pranav Pant played a short innings of 24 runs in 17 balls, but captain Jonty Sidhu dashed the hopes of Old Delhi by getting him caught by Tejas Barokha. The entire team of Old Delhi 6 was reduced to just 69 runs.