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DPL 2024 was a very disappointing season for West Delhi Lions. The team managed to win only 2 out of 8 matches and finished the season at the bottom of the points table. Their last match was against Central Delhi Kings where they suffered a crushing defeat by 58 runs. Deepak Punia and Akhil Chaudhary did show some fight with the ball, but the batting unit fell apart in pursuit of 179. Shivank Vashisht and Ekansh Dobal did fight, but their innings also could not take WDL to victory. The team's batting order is lacking consistency. Wickets fell in the powerplay and the middle order also crumbled under pressure. If WDL has to come back on the winning path, they will have to bring stability in their batting order. Impactful players like Krish Yadav will have to perform again like he scored a century against SDS. This match can be a new start for them if the team plays as a unit.
The start of the new season for South Delhi Superstarz has also not been as good as they had expected. They played their first match of 2025 against East Delhi Riders – the same team they played their final against in 2024 – and this time too the result was the same: another defeat. Sarthak Ray and Abhishek Khandelwal gave a late flourish but could not prevent a total of 169 from being chased. The bowlers made some breakthroughs in the middle but Anuj Rawat's composed fifty game flow took it out of their hands. Talking about the last season, SDS played well overall but their momentum also dropped a bit in the last few matches. Out of the last 5 matches, 3 matches were result-oriented and they lost in all of them. The team has potential - there are match-winners like Badoni, Panchal and Khandelwal - but they will have to give a collective effort. If SDS focus on their strengths and gain control in the middle overs, this team can become dangerous again.
The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium is quite friendly for batting. The pitch is flat and hard in which the ball comes on the bat well. Due to small boundaries, one gets to watch high scoring matches here. In IPL 2024, the average first innings score was more than 235. Batting is easy in the initial overs and one gets full benefit of the powerplay.
But as the match progresses, the pitch slows down and spinners get help. In some recent matches of DPL 2025, the team batting first has won more matches. Earlier chasing was an advantageous deal, but now according to the conditions the team winning the toss can also bat. Pacers have taken more wickets so far, but the role of spinners can be important in the second innings.
The clash between West Delhi Lions and South Delhi Superstarz has become one of the most interesting rivalries in DPL. So far both the teams have won once each, and both the matches took place in the 2024 season. The first encounter was in the name of SDS where they defeated WDL by 69 runs – a one-sided domination. But when these teams clashed for the second time, West Delhi Lions settled the old score – that too in style! On the back of Krish Yadav's explosive century, they defeated South by 55 runs via DLS method, the mood of the match had changed. Both matches showed that when these teams clash, fireworks are guaranteed. South Delhi has explosive starters like Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya, who can turn the match around, while players like West Delhi's Krish Yadav dictate the flow of the entire innings. The head-to-head is now at 1-1, and it will be decided in the next match who moves ahead in this rivalry. This clash of DPL is not just a match, it has become a score-settlement.
Ankit Kumar, Krish Yadav(w), Ayush Doseja, Nitish Rana(c), Hrithik Shokeen, Mayank Gusain, Tishant Dabla, Manan Bhardwaj, Bhangwan Singh, Anirudh Chowdhary, Shubham Dubey
Injury Update: None
Sarthak Ray, Kunwar Bidhuri, Ayush Badoni(c), Tejasvi Dahiya(w), Anmol Sharma, Sumit Mathur, Vision Panchal, Manish Sehrawat, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Abhishek Khandelwal, Himanshu Chauhan
Injury Updates: None
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