Rana remained unbeaten in the playoffs, scoring 134 not out vs South Delhi Superstarz in the Eliminator, 45 not out against East Delhi Riders in the Qualifier 1 and 79 not out on Sunday night in the final against Central Delhi Kings
The No Result match, where not a single ball was bowled and was abandoned at around 9 pm after the umpires deemed the Ferozeshah Kotla ground wet and unfit to play following rain in the afternoon, put the team led by Nitish Rana on 11 points
After Dhull’s century had helped the Kings to set a mammoth 198-run target, the Strikers got off to a great start as opening batters Sarthak Ranjan (52 off 26) and Arnav Bugga (43 off 13) stitched a 85-run partnership inside five overs
The going was not easy for New Delhi Tigers as they lost four wickets for just 17 by the end of the fourth over with Manan Bhardwaj becoming a menace, taking the first three wickets. He was supported by Anirudh Choudhary, who kept a lid on the Tigers’ scoring