East Delhi Riders (EDR) registered their fourth consecutive win in the inaugural season of the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL) on August 23 (Friday). EDR, led by Himmat Singh, defeated Hrithik Shokeen-led West Delhi Lions (WDL) by five wickets to strengthen their top position in the DPL 2024 points table. EDR have won all their four encounters of the season so far whereas WDL, with the defeat, now have two losses in three games.
WDL now find themselves on the fifth spot in the DPL 2024 points table with the net run rate (NRR) of -0.336.
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Here’s a look at the updated DPL 2024 points table after the CDK vs PD match:
DPL 2024 Updated Points Table After EDR vs WDL Match
Pos |
Teams |
P |
W |
L |
N/R |
PTS |
NRR |
1 |
East Delhi Riders (EDR) |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1.757 |
2 |
South Delhi Superstars (SDS) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
-0.084 |
3 |
Central Delhi Kings (CDK) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0.465 |
4 |
North Delhi Strikers (NDS) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-0.031 |
5 |
West Delhi Lions (WDL) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-0.336 |
6 |
Purani Dilli 6 (PD) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-1.437 |
Coming to the EDR vs WDL DPL 2024 match, Himmat Singhwon the toss and elected to field first, sending in WDL to bat first. Opener Ankit Kumar's 44-ball 73 runs knock helped West Delhi Lions to post the score of 182-9 in 20 overs. In the chase, East Delhi Riders faced a rocky start as they lost both their openers early on but the captain, Himmat Singh, played a crucial 47-ball 65 runs anchoring knock and along with the contributions from Samarth Seth and Mayank Rawat, EDR chased the target with one over remaining and five wickets still in hand.
Here are the squads for EDR and WDL:
East Delhi Riders: Anuj Rawat, Simarjeet Singh, Himmat Singh, Himanshu Chauhan, Harsh Tyagi, Vaibhav Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Samarth Seth, Pranav Pant, Sujal Singh, Hardik Sharma, Raunak Waghela, Agrim Sharma, Shantanu Yadav, Bhagwan Singh, Ansh Choudhary, Sagar Khatri, Shivam Kumar Tripathi, Rishabh Rana, Lakshaya Sangwan.
West Delhi Lions: Hrithik Shokeen, Navdeep Saini, Dev Lakra, Deepak Punia, Shivank Vashisth, Akhil Chaudhary, Ayush Doseja, Krish Yadav, Anmol Sharma, Yugal Saini, Ankit Rajesh Kumar, Vivek Yadav, Aryan Dalal, Masab Alam, Ekansh Dobal, Shivam Gupta, Yogesh Kumar, Suryakant Chauhan, Tishant Dabla, Ibrahim Ahmad Masoodi.