DPL 2025 Eliminator: WDL vs SDS head-to-head, pitch report & predicted playing XIs

The West Delhi Lions (WDL) face off against the South Delhi Superstarz (SDS) in the Eliminator of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on Friday, August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM (IST). WDL, led by their captain Nitish Rana, ended the league stage with four wins and three losses, with the final three matches providing no results. Before the rains interrupted WDL, they had won consecutive matches in the league, providing some momentum leading into this knockout match.

SDS also ended at the league stage with four wins, three losses, and three no results, finishing on the same points as WDL. However, their net run rate of -1.089 was much less than WDL's +0.501 net run rate. In their most recent match, SDS defeated Purani Dilli 6 by eight wickets in a curtailed seven-over match, showing they have enough composure under pressure in the shortened games.

WDL vs SDS: Head-to-Head

Match Played: 03 
Won by WDL: 02
Won by SDS: 01
No Results: 00

WDL has historical strength, winning two of the three matches between the two sides.

WDL vs SDS: Pitch Report

The Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch is likely to be relatively flat and conducive to high scoring, with a short boundary that will make it easier to score runs. Therefore, it will be difficult for bowlers to stop batters, although rain may play a role. Captains may opt to chase in rain-affected conditions.

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WDL vs SDS: Predicted Playing XIs

West Delhi Lions (WDL): Ankit Kumar, Krish Yadav (wk), Ayush Doseja, Nitish Rana (c), Ravneet Tanwar, Shivank Vashisht, Mayank Gusain, Manan Bhardwaj, Hrithik Shokeen, Anirudh Chowdhary, Shubham Dubey

South Delhi Superstarz (SDS): Kunwar Bidhuri, Anmol Sharma, Tejasvi Dahiya (c & wk), Vision Panchal, Sumit Kumar Beniwal, Manish Sehrawat, Sumit Mathur, Abhishek Khandelwal, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Aman Bharti, Divansh Rawat