DPL 2025 : Full match highlights and top performers—match 40

Match Details

• Match: North Delhi Strikers vs New Delhi Tigers, 40th Match of the Delhi Premier League 2025
• Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025
• Toss: New Delhi Tigers won the toss and chose to bowl
• Result: New Delhi Tigers won by 6 wickets

Match Summary

New Delhi Tigers eased their way to a difficult chase in a superb innings, including a brilliant century from Sarthak Ranjan (100 runs from 58 balls), to beat North Delhi Strikers by 6 wickets in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The Strikers finished their innings on 199/6 (20 overs). In response, the Tigers showed their batting quality, led by Lakshay Thareja's (80 runs from 48 balls)* and Dhruv Kaushik's (41 runs from 25 balls) performance, finishing the match with 4 balls to spare.

North Delhi Strikers Innings – 199/6 (20 Overs)

North Delhi Strikers delivered a strong batting display, led by opener Sarthak Ranjan's superb 100 runs from 58 balls (7 sixes, 8 fours) and with the support of Arjun Rapria's 47* runs from 23 balls at a rapid pace late in the innings. Strikers captain Vaibhav Kandpal (14 runs) and Yash Dabas (7 runs) both failed to capitalize on their early starts. The Tigers bowlers struggled against an in-form batting side, with Prince Yadav (2/38) and Himmat Singh (2/40) picking up the important wickets.

Batting Highlights:

• Sarthak Ranjan – 100 runs from 58 balls
• Arjun Rapria – 47* runs from 23 balls
• Pranav Rajuvanshi – 5 runs from 5 balls

Bowling Highlights:

• Prince Yadav – 2 wickets for 38 runs 
• Himmat Singh – 2 wickets for 40 runs 
• Aatrey Tripathi – 1 wicket for 27 runs 

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New Delhi Tigers Innings – 200/4 (19.2 Overs)

Chasing a total of 200, the New Delhi Tigers made a good start with Shivam Gupta (31 off 18) hitting the first two balls for boundaries to set the tone. The skipper, Himmat Singh (34 off 22), kept the momentum going before the innings was given its backbone by Lakshay Thareja scoring 80* runs off 48 balls. Dhruv Kaushik played the role of the finisher with a blistering innings of 41 runs off 25 balls, which allowed the Tigers to chase down the target with plenty of time to spare, completing the chase in 19.2 overs. 

Batting Highlights:

• Lakshay Thareja – 80* (48)
• Dhruv Kaushik – 41 (25)
• Shivam Gupta – 31 (18)

Bowling Highlights:

• Vaibhav Kandpal – 2/19 (4)
• Prabhjot Singh – 1/38 (4)
• Siddhartha Solanki – 1/48 (4)

Match Summary

Top Performers

• Player of the Match: Lakshay Thareja – 80* (48)
• Best Batter: Sarthak Ranjan – 100 (58)
• Best Bowler: Vaibhav Kandpal – 2/19 (4)