New Delhi, August 13(HS): Under the floodlights of the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday night, the East Delhi Riders pulled off a nail-biting five-wicket victory over Purani Dilli 6 in the second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL).

Chasing a challenging target of 183, the Riders got off to a flying start courtesy of a blistering 149-run opening stand between Arpit Rana and Sujal Singh. Arpit dazzled the crowd with a swashbuckling 87 off just 52 deliveries, while Sujal anchored the innings with a well-crafted 59 from 46 balls.

However, the match took a dramatic twist in the 17th over when Purani Dilli 6’s bowlers staged a fierce comeback, ripping through the top order to reduce the score from 149 without loss to 160 for 5. Just when the pressure was mounting, Mayank Rawat stepped up, smashing an unbeaten 22 off 10 balls to seal victory with two balls to spare.

Earlier, Purani Dilli 6 had posted a competitive 182 for 8, powered by Pranav Pant’s sparkling 64 (41 balls). Samarth Seth chipped in with a handy 35 (23 balls), and skipper Vansh Bedi added a quickfire 28 (11 balls) in the death overs. For the Riders, speedster Navdeep Saini was the pick of the bowlers, delivering a disciplined spell of 2 for 22 in his four overs.

Score Summary:

Purani Dilli 6: 182/8 in 20 overs (Pranav Pant 64, Samarth Seth 35, Vansh Bedi 28; Navdeep Saini 2/22)

East Delhi Riders: 183/5 in 19.4 overs (Arpit Rana 87, Sujal Singh 59, Mayank Rawat 22*)

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar