Delhi Premier League 2025

DPL 2025 : Updated points table and Key player stats after match-20

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:45:38 GMT

Match Info

Match: Outer Delhi Warriors vs Central Delhi Kings
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Toss: Outer Delhi Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Result: Central Delhi Kings won by 12 runs

In a match on Wednesday, the Central Delhi Kings ran their unbeaten record after defeating the Outer Delhi Warriors by 12 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Batting first, the CDK scored 161/8, with Aditya Bhandari scoring 41 runs off 27 balls, setting the total for CDK. Siddhant Sharma of ODW bowled well for them, taking 3/33 and keeping ODW in the contest for a while. ODW got off to a shaky start, but Keshav Dabas eventually calmed those fears and gave the innings a little jolt, scoring 64 runs off 45 balls. Money Grewal (3/28) and Simarjeet Singh (2/27) had fantastic spells to help keep them to a total of 149/8. The victory for CDK puts them level with East Delhi Riders with 9 points for both teams.

DPL 2025 Points Table

Team	P	W	L	NR	NRR	Pts
Central Delhi Kings	5	4	0	1	+3.059	9
East Delhi Riders	6	4	1	1	+0.045	9
North Delhi Strikers	4	3	1	0	+0.422	6
West Delhi Lions	5	2	3	0	+0.468	4
Purani Delhi-6	4	2	2	0	-1.050	4
Outer Delhi Warriors	6	1	4	1	+0.013	3
South Delhi Superstarz	5	1	3	1	-2.462	3
New Delhi Tigers	5	1	4	0	-0.602	2

Key Stats

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Most Runs	A Rana	East Delhi Riders	277 Runs
Most Wickets	U Mohan	Purani Delhi-6	10 Wkts
Most Sixes	A Rawat	East Delhi Riders	17 Sixes
Best Strike Rate	A K I	West Delhi Lions	215.49

DPL 2025 : Full match highlights and top performers—match 20

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:27:04 GMT

Match Info

Match: Outer Delhi Warriors vs Central Delhi Kings
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Toss: Outer Delhi Warriors won the toss and elected to bowl
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Result: Central Delhi Kings won by 12 runs

Central Delhi Kings held the nerve to beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 12 runs in Match 20 of the Delhi Premier League 2025. Batting first, CDK posted a total of 161/8 in their 20 overs, with Aditya Bhandari top-scoring with a fine 41 off 27 balls. The chase by ODW fell short despite a blistering 64 off 45 balls by Keshav Dabas, and disciplined bowling saw CDK home victorious.

Central Delhi Kings Innings: 161/8 (20 overs)

Having lost Yash Dhull (2) and Yugal Saini (1) early, Siddharth Joon (32 off 23) and captain Jonty Sidhu (29 off 22) took charge of stabilizing the innings. Aditya Bhandari then moved forward with an aggressive knock, scoring 41 off 27 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. Towards the end of the innings, Pranshu Vijayran added 15 runs, and Jasvir Sehrawat scored a brisk 7* off 5 balls to push the total to beyond 160.

Batting Highlights – CDK:

Aditya Bhandari – 41 (27)
Siddharth Joon – 32 (23)
Jonty Sidhu – 29 (22)

Bowling Highlights – ODW:

Siddhant Sharma – 3/33 (4)
Shivam Sharma – 2/20 (4)
Shaurya Malik – 1/30 (4)

Outer Delhi Warriors Innings: 149/8 (20 overs)

ODW got off to a really bad start, as they lost three wickets in their very first three overs. Keshav Dabas provided a brilliant counterattack with a score of 64 runs off 45 balls (6 fours / 2 sixes); however, he didn’t get any help from the middle order. Harsh Tyagi maintained the scoring pace with a score of 31 runs off 29 balls; however, with wickets consistently falling, ODW kept being held back. The bowling attack from CDK held hard and restricted ODW to a score of 149 runs for 8 wickets down.

Batting Highlights – ODW:

Keshav Dabas – 64 runs (45 balls)
Harsh Tyagi – 31 runs (29 balls)
Siddhant Sharma – 4 runs (4 balls)

Bowling Highlights – CDK:

Simarjeet Singh - 2 wickets / 27 runs (4 overs)
Pranshu Vijayran - 2 wickets / 37 runs (4 overs)
Money Grewal - 3 wickets / 28 runs (4 overs)

Match Summary

Team	Score	Overs	Result
Central Delhi Kings	161/8	20	Won by 12 runs
Outer Delhi Warriors	149/8	20	Lost by 12 runs

Top Performers

Player of the Match: Aditya Bhandari – 41 (27)
Best Batter: Keshav Dabas – 64 (45)
Best Bowler: Siddhant Sharma – 3/33 (4)

"Jeet bhi hui, andaaz bhi laajawaab tha"- Purani Delhi-6 Crush New Delhi Tigers by 10 runs

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:56:41 GMT

Purani Dilli 6 (PD) kept their winning run going in the Delhi Premier League 2025 with a close 10-run win over New Delhi Tigers (NDT) in a high-scoring game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Both teams crossed 200 runs, but PD’s tight bowling helps to win the match.

PD started scored with Samarth Seth smashing 80 off 46 balls, hitting 5 fours and 6 sixes. Pranav Pant added 46 off 36 to keep the scoreboard ticking, and late big hits from Aarush Malhotra (15 off 12), Lalit Yadav (10 off 8), and V. Bedi (31 off 9) pushed the total past 200. For NDT, Pankaj Jaswal was the best bowler, taking 3/28 in his 4 overs. The chase started badly for NDT as Dhruv Kaushik was run out without facing a ball.

But Shivam Gupta (39 off 24) and captain Himmat Singh (30 off 17) hit back hard in the powerplay. Vaibhav Rawal kept their hopes alive with a quick 62 off 35 balls, but his wicket in the 19th over proved costly. PD’s bowlers stayed calm under pressure. Udhav Mohan (2/29) and Pardeep Parashar (1/34) took key wickets, while Yug Gupta’s brilliant spell of 1/3 in the powerplay slowed things down and gave PD control early on.

ALSO READ: DPL 2025 : Updated points table and Key player stats after match-13

Twitter reactions after PD wins 13th match of DPL 2025

New Delhi Tigers Vs Purani Delhi 6 | DPL 2025 🏏#DPL2025 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/cr1zlivxaB
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) August 8, 2025

DPL 2025: All-round brilliance powers Purani Dilli 6 to 10-run win over New Delhi Tigers

· Purani Dilli 6 delivered a commanding all-round performance to secure a thrilling 10-run victory over New Delhi Tigers in a high-scoring match in Season 2 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL)… pic.twitter.com/oigk4o8NBx
— IANS (@ians_india) August 8, 2025

Purani Dilli-6 won the nail-biting thriller against New Delhi Tigers in the 13th match of the Adani Delhi Premier League 2025! 🏏

New Delhi Tigers | Purani Dilli-6 | Vansh Bedi | Himmat Singh | DPL 2025 | #Delhi #DPL #AdaniDPL2025 #Cricket #T20 pic.twitter.com/YvAFcxvnpN
— Delhi Premier League T20 (@DelhiPLT20) August 8, 2025

AI Simulation, PD6 vs NDS । Purani Delhi 6 beat North Delhi Strikers by five wickets in DPL 2025 pic.twitter.com/9LqLHAQmTZ
— SportsCafe (@IndiaSportscafe) August 8, 2025

New Delhi Tigers take on Purani Dilli-6 in the 13th thrilling clash of the Adani Delhi Premier League 2025! Who will roar the loudest tonight? 🏏⚔️

Get ready for fierce battles, big hits, and unforgettable moments! 💥

New Delhi Tigers | Purani Dilli-6 | Vansh Bedi | Himmat… pic.twitter.com/uCsHstrcH9
— Delhi Premier League T20 (@DelhiPLT20) August 8, 2025

Purani Dilli-6 batters posted a strong total against New Delhi Tigers! 🏏

Can New Delhi Tigers chase it down? 🤔

Samarth Seth | New Delhi Tigers | Purani Dilli-6 | Vansh Bedi | Himmat Singh | DPL 2025 | #Delhi #DPL #AdaniDPL2025 #Cricket #T20 pic.twitter.com/akurfkxsjl
— Delhi Premier League T20 (@DelhiPLT20) August 8, 2025

[WATCH] Priyansh Arya smashes 111 for Outer Delhi Warriors in ongoing DPL 2025

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:39:22 GMT

It is the 12th encounter of the ongoing 2025 season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) between the East Delhi Riders and the Outer Delhi Warriors at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The former side, in the first three games, faced a couple of wins with a net run rate of -0.138, while Outer Delhi are in the fourth position with one solitary win in three fixtures.

East Delhi captain, Anuj Rawat, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface which was expected to get better under lights in the second innings. The batting side lost their opener, Sanat Sangwan, on the last ball of the opening over for 10 runs in five balls. However, Priyansh Arya was in a different mood.

The southpaw carried the responsibility of the batting side. Karan Garg, at number three, drilled 43 runs in 24 balls at a strike rate of around 180. But Arya continued his brutal hitting around the park as the opposition bowlers didn’t have many plans to stop the fiery batting.

Watch: Priyansh Arya smashes century for Outer Delhi Warriors in ongoing DPL 2025

The DPL event has shared a video showing the left-handed batter was seen to tackle the ball into the leg side for a single to complete his century. He raised his bat to the crowd, who stood on their feet and applauded the fine knock. Arya smacked 111 runs in 56 deliveries at a strike rate of 198.21, thanks to seven boundaries and nine sixes.

Pure class, pure dominance — Priyansh Arya smashed a century against the East Delhi Riders! 🏏✨
@_arya_priyansh

Priyansh Arya | East Delhi Riders | Outer Delhi Warriors | Adani Delhi Premier League 2025 | #DPL #DPL2025 #Cricket #Delhi #T20 pic.twitter.com/tdMfz6Rr83
— Delhi Premier League T20 (@DelhiPLT20) August 8, 2025

The 23-year-old featured for the Punjab Kings during the IPL 2025 and smashed 475 runs in 17 innings at an average of just under 28 and a strike rate of nearly 180 with two fifties and one century at the best score of 103 runs. Overall, in T20s, the Delhi batter has cracked 1048 runs in 35 innings at an average of 30.82 with a strike rate of 172.08.

Thanks to his knock, Outer Delhi Warriors posted 231/7 in their allotted 20 overs as Akhil Chaudhry ended with damaging figures of 1/63 in four overs. In reply, East Delhi was in a good situation of 161/3 as Rawat was on 74 runs in just 28 balls, smashing eight sixes and a couple of boundaries.

Delhi T20 Premier League 2025: PD vs WDL Prediction– 10th Match, Who will win today?

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:23:11 GMT

Purani Dilli 6 went down by a big margin against the Outer Delhi Warriors in the last game. They will look to make a strong comeback in this game. The West Delhi Lions defeated the South Delhi Superstarz in the last game and look in good form.

The West Delhi Lions have won both games by big margins. The batting lineup is in good form and destroying bowling attacks. The team will be confident heading into this contest and looks to deliver a good performance.

PD vs WDL Match Details

Date: August 7th, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM IST

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Live Streaming: Fancode

PD vs WDL Weather Report

Clear weather

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Top Batters PD vs WDL

Krish Yadav (WDL) - 129 runs in this tournament
Ankit Kumar (WDL) - 108 runs in this tournament
Ayush Doseja (WDL) - 88 runs this tournament

Top Bowler PD vs WDL

Udhav Mohan (PD) - 5 wickets in this tournament
Anirudh Chowdhary (WDL) - 4 wickets in this tournament
Manan Bhardwaj (WDL) - 3 wickets in this tournament

PD vs WDL Recent Performance

WDL	W	W	L	L	L
PD	L	W	W	L	W

PD vs WDL Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If WDL bats first

First Innings score prediction- WDL is expected to score 180-185 runs
Result prediction- WDL will win the match by 30-40 Runs

Scenario 2- If PD bats first

First Innings score prediction- PD is expected to score 145-155 runs.
Result prediction- WDL will win the match by 6 wickets

PD vs WDL Predicted Playing XI

Purani Dilli 6 (PD) Playing XI

Vansh Bedi (c), Aarush Malhotra (wk), Samarth Seth, Dev Lakra, Lalit Yadav, Pranav Pant, Udhav Mohan, Aayush Singh, Pardeep Parashar, Ekansh Dobal, Rajneesh Dadar, Yug Gupta (Impact Player)

West Delhi Lions (WDL) Playing XI

Nitish Rana (c), Krish Yadav (wk), Ankit Kumar, Ayush Doseja, Mayank Gusain, Hrithik Shokeen, Tishant Dabla, Manan Bhardwaj, Bhangwan Singh, Anirudh Chowdhary, Shubham Dubey, Ravneet Tanwan (Impact Player)

PD vs WDL Complete Squad

Purani Dilli 6 -

Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav, Vansh Bedi, Aayush Singh, Samrth Seth, Aarush Malhotra, Sarthak Pal, Vivek Yadav, Yug Gupta, Agrim Sharma, Udhav Mohan, Prince Mishra, Aryan Kapoor, Pardeep Parahar, Manjeet, Ekansh Dobai, Rushal Saini, Aditya Malhotra, Rajneeh Dadar, Ashish Chaurasiya, Gaurav Saroha, Pranav Pant, Kush Nagpal, Dhruv Chauhan.

West Delhi Lions -

Ayush Doseja (Retained), Nitish Rana, Ishant Sharma, Hritik Shokeen, Mayank Gusain, Shivank Vashisth, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Laxman, Shubham Dubey, Krish Yadav, Manan Bhardwaj, Shantanu Yadav, Tishant Dabla, Vishal Abhua, Vikas Rana, Anirudh Chowdhary, Akshay Kapoor, Ravneet Tanwan, Naman Tiwari, Bhagwan Singh, Rishabh Rana, Kabir Sachdeva, Vedant Sehwag.

PD vs WDL Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?

West Delhi Lions To win

We predict that West Delhi Lions will be winning this Delhi T20 Premier League match. The likes of Krish Yadav, Ankit Kumar and Anirudh Chowdhary will be key players to watch out for.

Exclusive!! Chetan Sharma shares views on ENG vs IND 2025 Tests and DPL youngsters

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:16:25 GMT

The former Indian pacer, Chetan Sharma, was present during the auction of the first season of the CLT10 league. He achieved the first-ever World Cup hat-trick in October 1987 against New Zealand, when he dismissed Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith, and Ewen Chatfield on three successive balls.

The 59-year-old, who picked up 61 Test wickets in 39 innings at an average of 35.45 and had bagged 67 ODI wickets in 63 innings @34.86 at 34.86, has shared his views on the England vs India Test series and the second season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) during an exclusive interview with the website.

Exclusive!! Chetan Sharma shares views on ENG vs IND 2025 Tests and DPL youngsters

The Punjab-born spoke about the importance of sports and how they want to grow the new CLT10 league, which will excite the kids, in the future.

Reporter: A new season of the Champions T10 League is starting. You have added cricketers, entertainers, and influencers to it. Please share something on this.

Chetan Sharma: See, I always encourage people to play sports, irrespective of which mode you are playing, whether it’s Tennis or hardball, hockey, or football. But kids should play sports. And if everyone comes to support them, then what will be better than that? Few people from the film and music industry have come to support the indoor CL10 game. You can see the excitement of the kids and the franchise. It’s good to see everyone supporting the sport.

Reporter: India is playing the Test series against England. Shubman Gill has done really well as the leader and with the bat. India can’t win the series, but what’s your takeaway on it?

Chetan Sharma: I think we fought well. We had almost won the Lord’s Test. The fortune was with them. The last Test, which we drew, was excellent. We have won one Test match. They are ahead by 2-1. I hope, in this Oval Test, we hit them hard and come back with 2-2. If we go outside and come back with a two-all margin, then it’s a huge achievement.

Reporter: Season two of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) is starting. They have already experienced international players in the IPL and will come back with it. Digvesh Rathi, Priyansh Arya, and Himmat Singh were good. How do you see it?

Chetan Sharma: See, they have come with international experiences. Once they come into the dressing room, they can share the experience with the youngsters. But once you come from the highest level in season two, the pressure remains on you. Now, you have to perform. The new bowlers and batters will want to do well against them. The previous season was excellent, and I hope this season also hits the same level.

Star KKR player appointed as skipper of North Delhi Strikers for Delhi Premier League 2025

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:47:43 GMT

In a significant update prior to the second season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL), Harshit Rana has been named the new Captain of the North Delhi Strikers, an Indian pacer who plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League, who is taking over from Pranshu Vijayran who captained them in the first season.

Rana's promotion to captaincy comes after the DPL 2025 auction yesterday on July 6. It is considered a part of the franchise's move to provide a more aggressive, experienced leadership for the group. Since he was retained before the auction, Rana was still considered the team's plans heading into next season.

The 22-year-old fast bowler has made good strides in the past couple of years. He burst onto the scene in the IPL 2024 season with 19 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 20.15 and helped KKR grab their third IPL trophy. He did serve a one-match suspension for a Code of Conduct breach during the season, but he definitely had a number of people talk about him with respect to his competitive nature.

Rana’s Rise Continues as He Takes Charge of North Delhi Strikers

After winning over fans of the IPL, Rana received his national call-up and played two Test matches on the tour of Australia, taking four wickets. He did, however, miss out on selection in the series against England where India instead called up Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Prasidh Krishna.

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In T20 cricket, Rana has featured in 39 matches and taken 46 wickets averaging 24.84 with an economy of 9.36. Given his aggressive bowling and ability to take wickets, Rana is clearly an exciting prospect for North Delhi as a captain.

The DPL 2025 season, set to begin in the first week of August, will feature eight teams, two more than last season. All matches will be played at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. North Delhi Strikers, who made it to the semi-finals last year, will be hoping that Rana’s appointment can take them one step further this time around.

[WATCH] Virat Kohli's Nephew trains ahead of Delhi Premier League 2025

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:33:22 GMT

Just five weeks after the retirement of Virat Kohli from the longest format of the game, a new Kohli has emerged in the town. The former Indian captain’s nephew, Aryaveer Kohli, is training with ‘no baggage’ of famed surname as he looks to be known for his skills. Unlike his uncle, Aryaveer wants to be a lethal leg spinner for the national side in the future.

The first step of any goal is to sweat in the nets, irrespective of batting and bowling, under the coaches. And Aryaveer is doing the same under the guidance of the former Indian players and the current Delhi coach, Sarandeep Singh. He is the son of Virat’s elder brother, Vikas, and was bought by the South Delhi Superstarz, as one of the highest-paid players of the league alongside IPL's Digvesh Rathi for a price of INR 38 lakh.

Aryaveer Kohli is a rising star. He’s quite young. There’s no baggage of the surname on the young lad. He’s a really good and talented kid. He’s been practicing and putting in the hard work.’ Sarandeep expressed regarding the young leg-spinner, who was seen to be bowling at a right-handed batter in the training session.

Watch: Virat Kohli’s nephew trains before the Delhi Premier League 2025

Aryaveer is a young spinner who can catch the eyes of the IPL scouts if he does well in the Delhi Premier League (DPL). It’s a platform where the likes of Rathi and Priyansh Arya got into the scenes before leading the IPL contracts. It’s a great opportunity for the spinner to do well, and besides that, he will also have the guidance of his uncle to keep doing well in domestic cricket.

VIDEO | Virat Kohli's nephew, Aryaveer Kohli, trained with "no baggage" of his famed last name in the training session of the South Delhi Superstarz ahead of the second edition of the Delhi Premier League.

Budding leg-spinner Aryaveer Kohli, son of Virat's elder brother Vikas,… pic.twitter.com/HYu2U39qqJ
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 17, 2025

Kohli, on the other hand, has already retired from the T20Is and Tests, but he remains available for the ODIs, keeping an eye on the upcoming 2027 ODI World Cup. He is currently in London with his family. There was a scheduled Bangladesh tour of three ODIs, which has now been canceled. Hence, the fans will need to wait longer to see their favorite batter in the field.

However, there are talks going between the BCCI and the Sri Lanka cricket board for a proposal of a short-white-ball series in August. If the Indian board accepts it and everything goes as planned, then Kohli can return to the India colours for the first time since the Champions Trophy 2025 final.

DPL 2025: Purani Dilli 6 full list of players in squad after auction

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:48:26 GMT

The Purani Dilli 6 franchise went into the DPL 2025 auction with a major advantage the retention of Indian star Rishabh Pant for ₹21 lakh. With one of the league’s biggest names as their face, the team focused on building a youthful, dynamic, and versatile squad around him.

The most expensive signing for Purani Dilli 6 was pacer Rajneesh Dadar, snapped up for ₹19 lakh. His recent performances in local and zonal cricket have earned him a reputation as a breakthrough artist with the ball. The addition of experienced all-rounder Lalit Yadav for ₹10 lakh adds solidity in the middle order and control with the ball.

The franchise made strong acquisitions in the ₹14-16 lakh range, like Vansh Bedi (₹16 lakh) - an experienced top-order batter - and Dev Lakra (₹14 lakh); an intelligent left-arm spinner and lower-order hitting option. The two notable players together have the dual effect where the team can be flexible with both batting and bowling.

Emerging Talent and Bench Strength Highlight Squad Depth

A solid core has been established at the top end of the market, with promising names from the domestic circuit: Samarth Seth (₹9 lakh), Aayush Singh (₹9 lakh), Pranav Pant (₹6 lakh), and Udhav Mohan (₹6.50 lakh). Each of these players has either depth in the form of Delhi cricket pedigree or has displayed promising form in the domestic circuit.

ALSO SEE: DPL 2025: West Delhi Lions full list of players in squad after auction

Fresh emerging names like Yug Gupta, Vivek Yadav, and Ekansh Dobal were selected for under ₹5 lakh, which shows the franchise is investing strongly in raw, upcoming talent's potential. And the group is rounded off by versatile bowlers such as Agrim Sharma, Prince Mishra, and Rushal Saini.

Lastly, to manage and have options for policy rotation to build more depth in their squad, they added several players at base price-with players like Aryan Kapoor, Pardeep Parashar, Manjeet, Ashish Chaurasiya, Gaurav Saroha, Aditya Malhotra, and Dhruv Chauhan potentially making that 25-player pool stronger. These names may be a bit left (or right) of the center; however, they are elite reserve bench players.

Full Squad – Purani Dilli 6 (DPL 2025)

Retained: Rishabh Pant (₹21 Lakh)

Auction Buys: Lalit Yadav (₹10 Lakh), Vansh Bedi (₹16 Lakh), Dev Lakra (₹14 Lakh), Aayush Singh (₹9 Lakh), Samarth Seth (₹9 Lakh), Aarush Malhotra (₹3 Lakh), Sarthak Pal (₹3 Lakh), Vivek Yadav (₹3.40 Lakh), Yug Gupta (₹4.20 Lakh), Agrim Sharma (₹3 Lakh), Udhav Mohan (₹6.50 Lakh), Prince Mishra (₹3 Lakh), Aryan Kapoor (₹1 Lakh), Pardeep Parashar (₹1 Lakh), Manjeet (₹1 Lakh), Ekansh Dobal (₹3.80 Lakh), Rushal Saini (₹3 Lakh), Aditya Malhotra (₹1 Lakh), Rajneeh Dadar (₹19 Lakh), Ashish Chaurasiya (₹1 Lakh), Gaurav Saroha (₹1 Lakh), Pranav Pant (₹6 Lakh), Kush Nagpal (₹3 Lakh), Dhruv Chauhan (₹1 Lakh)

DPL 2025: West Delhi Lions full list of players in squad after auction

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:38:39 GMT

The West Delhi Lions came into the DPL 2025 auction with a clear goal a well-developed squad surrounding a strong retained core. With Ayush Doseja (₹10 lakh) as the team's only retention, the Lions had the budget and freedom to make big moves, and they did by acquiring some of the biggest domestic names available.

The headline-grabbing signing was Nitish Rana, the seasoned IPL campaigner and aggressive top-order batter, bought for ₹34 lakh. His leadership credentials and ability to anchor innings or accelerate make him a cornerstone of the Lions’ campaign. Joining him is veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma (₹13 lakh), whose experience will be invaluable in guiding the younger bowlers. His addition adds gravitas and firepower to the bowling attack, especially in the powerplay and at the death.

Smart Buys and Youthful Flair

The Lions showed great tactical awareness by picking up spin-bowling all-rounder Hritik Shokeen (₹5 lakh) and pace-bowling all-rounder Mayank Gusain (₹17 lakh), both of whom offer balance and versatility.

Shivank Vashisth (₹5 lakh), Ankit Rajesh Kumar (₹10 lakh), and Laxman (₹5.50 lakh) were sharp mid-tier selections that all had solid domestic resumes. Promising youngsters Krish Yadav (₹7 lakh) and Manan Bhardwaj (₹6.50 lakh) provided an injection of youth to the squad, while Shubham Dubey (₹6 lakh) and Anirudh Chowdhary (₹6.25 lakh) carried finishing skills and experience.

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West Delhi finalized their squad by adding many low-cost, high-upside players, namely Tishant Dabla, Vishal Abhua, Vikas Rana, Akshay Kapoor, Kabir Sachdeva, and Rishabh Rana, each for ₹1 lakh. The players will not be first-choice starters at the beginning, but they can develop into solid/competent depth players and provide the flexibility to run deep into the season.

Full Squad – West Delhi Lions (DPL 2025)

Retained: Ayush Doseja (₹10 Lakh)

Auction Buys: Nitish Rana (₹34 Lakh), Ishant Sharma (₹13 Lakh), Hritik Shokeen (₹5 Lakh), Mayank Gusain (₹17 Lakh), Shivank Vashisth (₹5 Lakh), Ankit Rajesh Kumar (₹10 Lakh), Laxman (₹5.50 Lakh), Shubham Dubey (₹6 Lakh), Krish Yadav (₹7 Lakh), Manan Bhardwaj (₹6.50 Lakh), Shantanu Yadav (₹3 Lakh), Tishant Dabla (₹1 Lakh), Vishal Abhua (₹1 Lakh), Vikas Rana (₹1 Lakh), Anirudh Chowdhary (₹6.25 Lakh), Akshay Kapoor (₹1 Lakh), Ravneet Tanwan (₹1 Lakh), Naman Tiwari (₹2.60 Lakh), Bhagwan Singh (₹2.10 Lakh), Rishabh Rana (₹1 Lakh), Kabir Sachdeva (₹1 Lakh), Vedant Sehwag (₹4 Lakh)