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Ayush captains shine as West Delhi Lions, South Delhi Superstarz seal thrilling DPL wins
Doseja’s unbeaten 64 and Rana’s quickfire 50 power Lions past New Delhi Tigers, while Badoni’s 90 and Dabas’ late heroics help Superstarz chase down North Delhi’s 207. North Delhi Strikers are now out of the tournament
TDJ News Service
20 Aug, 2026
New Delhi: Ayush Doseja and Ayush Badoni produced match-winning knocks as West Delhi Lions and South Delhi Superstarz secured thrilling victories in high-scoring Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 encounters at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground of Arun Jaitley Stadium.
West Delhi Lions chased down 196 against New Delhi Tigers to register a convincing six-wicket win, with captain Doseja and Nitish Rana leading the charge. New Delhi Tigers had posted 195/6 after recovering from 63/4, with Himmat Singh (35 off 20) and Keshav Dalal (36 off 22) adding 48 for the fifth wicket. Parth Bali (35* off 13) and Manish Sehrawat (30* off eight) then added an unbeaten 57-run seventh-wicket stand, with Sehrawat smashing five sixes.
West Delhi began their chase with a 41-run opening stand between Krish Yadav and Aaryavir Sehwag, who made 22 off 14. Rana then smashed a quickfire 50 off 23 balls to put the Lions in control, before Doseja finished the job with an unbeaten 64 off 33 balls. Sehrawat was the Tigers' best bowler with 3/20. The win kept West Delhi Lions in contention for a place in the playoffs.
Earlier, South Delhi Superstarz pulled off a four-wicket win over North Delhi Strikers after another captain's masterclass from Badoni. North Delhi posted 207/9, with Yash Dabas scoring 78 off 38 and Sarthak Ranjan making 45 off 23. The opening pair added 107 runs before South Delhi fought back through Divansh Rawat (3/22) and Ankit Dabas (2/18).
South Delhi slipped to 50/3 in the chase before Badoni took control. He scored a superb 90 off 47 balls and shared a crucial stand with Tejasvi Dahiya, who made 28 off 19. Badoni's dismissal left South Delhi needing nine from the final over, but Dabas produced a stunning finish, hitting a six off the first ball and remaining unbeaten on 26 off 10 balls as the Superstarz reached the target with three balls to spare. The loss saw North Delhi Strikers crash out of the tournament. They are out of the race of the playoffs.
Tags : Ayush Badoni, Ayush Doseja, Nitish Rana, DPL 2026, Arun Jaitley Stadium, DPL
