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Toss Winner - Purani Delhi 6 won the toss and choose to bowl first
Purani Delhi 6 beat North Delhi Strikers by 4 wickets
North and Purani Delhi lock horns for the second spot
North Delhi Strikers to win
| Tournament: | Delhi Premier League , 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Central Delhi, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 36.6°C|Sunny |
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North Delhi Strikers and Purani Dilli 6 are two in-form teams fighting it out for the 2nd spot in the points table. NDS are at number 2 while PD6 trail them at 3 with the same number of points.
The Strikers were off to a losing start in the tournament. They bounced back with 3 consecutive wins. Can Purani Dilli end North Delhi’s winning run? NDS skipper Sarthan Ranjan is in sublime form, scoring brilliant knocks in every one of the last 4 innings.
Vaibhav Kandpal and Yash Bhatia are others in the top 3 who have played a big role in their recent wins. Pankaj Jaiswal and Rajneesh Dadar of Purani Dilli 6 must get these top-order batters out early to put their side on top.
If they go wicketless in their first spell, it would mean big trouble ahead for the side as these three can turn the game away from them. Nevertheless, Purani Dilli also have some promising batters in Aryan Gaur and skipper Anuj Rawat, and should back themselves to chase a big total.
NDS
171/6 in 20.0 8.55
172/4 in 16.0 10.75
199/6 in 20.0 9.95
200/4 in 20.0 10
194/3 in 18.0 10.78
DPLT20
Outer Delhi Warriors beat North Delhi Strikers by 7 wickets
193/10 in 20.0 9.65
OD
169/3 in 15.2 11.02
165/10 in 19.1 8.61
140/7 in 15.0 9.33
141/1 in 13.2 10.57
204/6 in 19.1 10.64
195/4 in 19.0 10.26
NDS will come into this match looking to turn a 3-match winning streak into a 4-match winning streak. Can Sarthan Ranjan get to his 5th straight 50+ score, and will the law of averages catch up with him?
However, he won’t be so worried about the batting order if he goes back to the hut early in the powerplay. His opening partner, Vaibhav Kandpal, and the middle-order batter, Yash Bhatia, have shown great promise and are in good form.
They can lead the side to a flying start, even with the captain back in the dugout cheaply. Saurabh Deswal, Bharat Sindhwani, and Yash Dabas are others who have featured in the top 5 and failed to get going.
If both openers are dismissed early in the game, it will open up a new possibility for the opposition. With others not having been exposed much in the season so far, NDS could be in uncharted territory.
The bowlers are in great form and have delivered brilliant performances in recent wins. Mayank Dagar and Vikas Dixit are the key wicket-takers to watch in this bowling attack.
Sarthan Ranjan’s scores in the last 4 innings - 57, 65, 95, 65
Yash Bhatia, who scored an unbeaten 21 off 11 in the last game, was unbeaten in his first two outings, scoring 90 and 53 runs.
Sarthak Ranjan (c), Vaibhav Kandpal, Yash Bhatia, Bharat Sindhwani, Saurabh Deswal, Pranav Rajvanshi (wk), Arjun Rapria, Vikas Dixit, Mayank Dagar, Ajay Yadav, Aayush Singh
Sarthak Ranjan, Vaibhav Kandpal, Arjun Rapria, Aayush Singh, Yash Bhatia , Vikas Dixit, Yash Dabas , Mayank Dagar, Pranav Rajvanshi, Bharat Sindhwani, Ajay Yadav , Anant Jain
Purani Dilli 6 have been inconsistent overall. Though they are coming into this match on the back of two consecutive wins, PD6 suffered two losses in their first three matches of the Delhi Premier League 2026.
They played Central Delhi Kings twice in their first three outings, and ended up on the losing side on both occasions. PD6 posted a total of 202 in their first game, and when they met the Kings for the second time, they finished with 140 runs in a 15-over-per-side rain-reduced game.
Of their 3 wins so far this season, Purani Dilli 6 won two while chasing a total. Their only win while defending a total came against New Delhi Tigers, where they posted a 177-run total in the first innings, led by a 91-run knock from opener Aryan Gaur.
The right-handed batter continued his form in the next game, scoring a steady and unbeaten 57 off 40 balls to lead PD6 to a 7-wicket win over ODW. The best performance of the run chase came from skipper Arjun Rawat, who scored 92 off 38 balls at number 4.
Dev Lakra and Dhananjaya Singh are others in the top 4 who must step up and deliver impactful knocks to avoid overreliance on Gaur and Rawat. All-rounder Lalit Yadav is one to watch in the lower order. While Digvesh Singh Rathi is the star bowler in this squad, the likes of Pankaj Jaiswal, Rajneesh Dadar, and Udhav Mohan have shined with the ball in recent outings.
Rajneesh Dadar has picked up 5 wickets in the last 2 games, while Jaiswal and Mohan have picked 4 scalps each
Aryan Gaur has been part of two major partnerships in the last two outings - a 151-run stand with Rawat and a 79-run stand with Lakra.
Dhananjai Singh, Dev Lakra, Ashwini Chillar, Anuj Rawat (c) (wk), Lalit Yadav, Rohan Rathi, Pankaj Jaswal, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Rajneesh Dadar, Ajay Ahlawat, Udhav Mohan
Lalit Yadav, Dev Lakra, Anuj Rawat, Digvesh Rathi, Rajneesh Dadar, Udhav Mohan, Aditya Malhotra, Ajay Ahlawat, Pankaj Jaswal, Rohan Rathi, Ashwini Chillar, Aryan Gaur
It will be cloudy in Delhi around game time with a high of 32 degrees Celsius and 75% humidity. There is very little chance of rain, and we expect some showers earlier in the day before this game kicks off. The weather could help seamers through the air, but for spin bowlers, gripping the ball would only get more difficult if dew comes in later at night.
Pitch Condition
BattingBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Minimal Turn
It is a batting paradise at the Arun Jaitley Stadium with batters finding great help from the surface in both innings. Though the recent first innings totals on this ground have been inconsistent and not as high as one would expect, the second innings has consistently been dominated by the batters. The average first innings score in the last few games of DPL 2026 played here is 175 runs. For a winning score, the team batting first should aim for 195 or more in this match.
Bowling first has been the preferred choice of every captain winning the toss at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi this season. The shorter boundaries and the dew factor help batters in the second innings and make things difficult for the bowlers. The chasing team has won the last 6 games in a row, and we reckon this could very well be the 8th, considering there’s an afternoon game before this match.
It is a neck-and-neck contest between the two teams. There is plenty of firepower in both lineups at key positions in the batting order. The Strikers have a solid top 4 with plenty of in-form batters, though the unexposed middle order can be a vulnerability. Nevertheless, their bowling strength and variety give them a slight edge over Purani Dilli 6 in our match prediction. As a result, NDS will start as favourites in our match prediction.
North Delhi Strikers to win
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