2
1
0
0
1
0
= 4
Match Details
NDS vs WDL 3rd Match, DPL 2024
WDL
150-718.3
West Delhi Lions won by 3 wickets š
NDS
20.0144-8
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That is the coverage of the Delhi Premier League. For now, this is me Hrutuja Deshmukh signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Bishal Mandal brought you all the live action of this fixture. We will meet again. Until then, cheers!
Akhil Chaudhary (Player of the Match) - "It was important to bowl in the right direction and bowl on good spots, I was happy to be bowling and today my rhythm was good. I am grateful for my coaches and support staff for all."
Player of the Match: Akhil Chaudhary.
Hrithik Shokeen (West Delhi Lions Captain): "The experience was good. But we disappointed ourselves in the end and did not finish the way we wanted to. We need to be ruthless and we were not good enough today but still we won. Need to improve on certain areas."
Super Striker of the Match: Ankit Kumar.
Most Economical Bowler of the Match: Sasthik Singh.
Catch of the Match: Hrithik Shokeen.
Most Fours of the Match: Ankit Kumar.
Time for the presentations.
P Vijayran (North Delhi Strikers Captain): "I think we were short with the bat. We wanted to finish things off well but lost our way. We needed 170-175 on the board but we fought well with the ball after the powerplay. This is a great tournament and a platform for all of us to shine and for youngsters to showcase our talent. Plenty of positives for us today despite the loss and hope to do well tomorrow on Raksha Bandhan day. Thank You."
11:00 PM IST and Local Time: Ladies and gentlemen, what a match we've witnessed tonight in the third game of the Delhi Premier League! The West Delhi Lions have triumphed by three wickets in what turned out to be a nail-biting contest against the North Delhi Strikers.
Chasing a target of 144, the West Delhi Lions got off to a flying start, courtesy of Ankit Kumar, who smashed 39 off just 15 deliveries. His aggressive batting set the tone early on, putting the Strikers on the back foot. Anmol Sharma chipped in with 17 off 18 balls, while Ekansh Dobal steadied the ship in the middle with a crucial 27 off 24 deliveries.
But the drama didnāt end there! The Lions lost wickets at regular intervals, and it looked like the match could swing either way. But Deepak Punia held his nerve in the dying moments, blasting 18* off just 11 balls to take his team over the line in 18.3 overs.
On the bowling side, the Strikers fought valiantly. Suyash Sharma and Manan Bhardwaj each took a wicket, while Anirudh Chowdhary claimed three. But the star with the ball for the Strikers was Yatish Singh, who took three crucial wickets, keeping the game alive until the very end.
However, despite their efforts, the North Delhi Strikers just couldnāt pull it off today. They were good but not perfect in all three departments, and thatās where the Lions capitalized.
What a game it has been full of twists, turns, and brilliant individual performances. Congratulations to the West Delhi Lions for securing this thrilling victory! Thatās all from this match, folks. Stay tuned for more action from the Delhi Premier League!
18.3 M Bhardwaj to D Punia
6 SIX! Fuller length delivery and in the slot, Punia takes it on and lofts it straight down the ground over the bowler's head as the ball sails over the fence for the maximum.
18.2 M Bhardwaj to D Punia
0 Appeal and is not given out. Good length delivery angling into the stumps, Punia gets an inside edge back onto the pads. DRS was taken and we saw an inside edge onto the pads.
18.1 M Bhardwaj to D Punia
0 Fuller length around off, Punia defends it back to the bowler.
OVER 18
West Delhi Lions
144/7
Shivank Vashisht
0(1)
Deepak Punia
12(8)
Yatish Singh
3-14(3.0)
17.6 Y Singh to S Vashisht
0 A low full toss, Vashisht defends it to short mid-on to end the over.
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