Top 3 reasons why East Delhi Riders Women lost to North Delhi Strikers Women in the WDPL 2025 match 6

East Delhi Riders Women just missed winning by 2 runs against North Delhi Strikers Women in Match 6 of the WDPL 2025. WEDR looked good to win when Aarna Dudeja scored a lovely half century but it turned out that late wickets and disciplined bowling took away the control of the game from them. The Strikers’ middle order took the game deep and the hard hitting at the death overs helped them win the game. Eventually, the Riders were at 116/4 in 17 overs and just 3 runs behind the target. Here are the top reasons why East Delhi Riders Women lost the match.

1. Exceptional middle-order resistance by NDS-W powered by Laxmi Yadav and Ayushi Soni

The Strikers bounced back from early losses with a key partnership between Ayushi Soni (40 off 31) and Laxmi Yadav (48* off 34). The made some vitally-run runs at a healthy run rate, to finish on a total of 118/5. This partnership swung momentum to NDS-W at the halfway mark. 

2. Tight, disciplined bowling—especially Shivani Jangid at the death overs

The Strikers bowled very disciplined, particularly in the last few overs when pressure was required. The spell from Shivani Jangid (2/19) was huge, while Nazma Khan's 1/11 from three overs kept things tight. This bowling has slowed the Riders' run rate to bring pressure just when they needed to accelerate. 

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3. Pressure-induced misplays at the crease under crunch situations

Although Aarna Dudeja made 56, the Riders lost wickets at key moments. The run-out of Urvashi Gupta and the loss of Purva Siwach, in quick succession, shrunk their target. Those misplays, spawned from pressure, meant EDR-W lost the match in tight circumstances.