Tejasvi Dahiya's blitz powers South Delhi Superstarz; Joon-Dhull carnage helps Central Delhi Kings

New Delhi: South Delhi Superstarz and Central Delhi Kings produced contrasting but equally emphatic batting displays to register convincing victories in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, with Tejasvi Dahiya’s late assault and the explosive opening partnership of Siddharth Joon and Yash Dhull taking centre stage.

South Delhi Superstarz pulled off a stunning six-wicket win over New Delhi Tigers in Match 27 on August 15, chasing down a daunting 218-run target with two balls to spare.

Batting first after being asked to do so, the Tigers posted 217/7 in their 20 overs. After Dev Chaudhary departed for a duck and Keshav Dalal Singh made 17 off 10 balls, Vaibhav Rawal and Atulya Pandey steadied the innings with a 62-run partnership. Rawal scored 44 off 30 balls, while Pandey contributed 23 off 17.

Captain Himmat Singh then provided the acceleration, smashing 38 off just 19 deliveries, including three fours and three sixes. Manish Sehrawat added further impetus with a 42 off 20 balls, hitting three fours and four sixes, while Lakshay Thareja remained unbeaten on 30 off 16 to push the Tigers beyond 210.

Divansh Rawal was the pick of the South Delhi bowlers with 2/53, while Ankit Dabas was economical, returning 1/25 from his four overs.

The Superstarz responded aggressively, racing to 56 in the powerplay through Anmol Sharma’s 18 off eight and Sanat Sangwan’s 28 off 18. Captain Ayush Badoni and Pranav Pant then added 56 for the third wicket to keep the chase on course.

With 76 required from the final 30 balls, Tejasvi Dahiya changed the complexion of the contest. The wicketkeeper-batter smashed an unbeaten 60 off only 29 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes. Pranshu Vijayran’s unbeaten 26 off 13 provided the perfect support as the pair added 76 off just 28 balls to take South Delhi to 218/4 in 19.4 overs.

A day later, Central Delhi Kings delivered an even more ruthless performance, defeating North Delhi Strikers by eight wickets after restricting them to 150/9.

Tejas Baroka led a disciplined Central Delhi bowling attack with 2/17, while Gavnish Khurana, Aatrey Tripathi and Abhishek Kumar Yadav claimed two wickets each. Bharat Sindhwani top-scored for North Delhi with 34 off 27, while Arjun Rapria remained unbeaten on 28 off 17.

Central Delhi then produced a breathtaking chase, with Joon and captain Dhull tearing into the bowling attack. The opening pair added 140 runs in just 45 balls, including a staggering 112 runs in the powerplay.

Joon smashed 76 off 24 balls with six fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 316.67, while Dhull hammered 69 off 24, striking nine boundaries and four sixes.

Although both fell in quick succession, the damage was complete. Yugal Saini and Keshav Dabas finished the chase as Central Delhi reached 151/2 in only 9.3 overs, winning with 63 balls to spare.

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