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West Delhi Lions have won two matches in their last three matches but lost the last game to Purani Delhi 6 by 15 runs. Ayush Doseja showed his strength in the chase by scoring a brilliant 87(46) for the team but did not get much support from the middle and lower order. In bowling, Shubham Dubey and Hrithik Shokeen bowled economical spells but in some overs, too many runs were scored which was a loss. WDL's batting top-order is strong but maintaining the run pace in the death overs is still a challenge.
East Delhi Riders have won three of their last four matches and their form is looking quite strong. In the last match they chased a huge target of 232 and won by 5 wickets, in which Arpit Rana (79) and Anuj Rawat (84) made the most of the wickets. Bowling was a bit difficult to get wickets but the batting handled the match. EDR's middle order is expert in power-hitting and their confidence in chasing is also high. If the bowling becomes a little tight, the team can become even more dangerous.
Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium is a batting paradise in T20 cricket. Stroke play is easy on the pitch here because the ball bounces evenly. Due to small boundaries, there is a rain of fours and sixes here. It is easy to score runs in the initial overs of the match but later the chalky surface becomes slow which helps the spinners.
If we look at the record of IPL 2024, the average has been more than 235 runs in the first innings. Therefore, making a big score by batting first is a good option. But if there is a chance of Dev coming then the chasing team gets an advantage. Pace bowlers take wickets here but it is difficult for medium pacers to save runs. Spinners can change the game by bowling tight.
The head-to-head record of West Delhi Lions and East Delhi Riders has been quite interesting so far. In total 3 matches, East Delhi Riders have won 2 and West Delhi Lions one. In 2024, there was a clash between the two times in which East Delhi Riders won first by 52 runs and then by 5 wickets. At that time the batting order of Riders was in full form and they put the Lions under pressure. But the picture changed in 2025 when West Delhi Lions won their first match and that too in a very dominating style.
In this match of 2025, East Delhi Riders scored 208 runs while batting first in which Anuj Rawat raised the score for the team by scoring 73* runs. But in the chase, the top order of West Delhi Lions was full of explosion. Krish Yadav scored 62 runs in the powerplay itself and then Ayush Doseja finished the match by scoring 84*. WDL surprised everyone by chasing the target in just 17.3 overs. Now when both the teams will be face to face again, then this rivalry can become even more intense because now Lions have also tasted victory against Riders.
Krish Yadav (wk), Ankit Kumar, Nitish Rana (c), Ayush Doseja, Mayank Gusain, Tishant Dabla, Hrithik Shokeen, Bhangwan Singh, Anirudh Chowdhary, Manan Bhardwaj, Shubham Dubey
Injury Update: None
Sujal Singh, Arpit Rana, Hardik Sharma, Anuj Rawat (c & wk), Mayank Rawat, Rohan Rathi, Rounak Waghela, Navdeep Saini, Akhil Chaudhary, Ashish Meena, Rohit Yadav
Injury Updates: None
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