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Ranjan's 95 Powers North Delhi Strikers to Six-Wicket Win
Two cricket teams played a game in Delhi on a Wednesday night.
The East Delhi Riders batted first and scored 171 runs.
A player named Sujal Singh scored 82 runs to help his team.
Then the North Delhi Strikers came to bat and needed 172 runs to win.
They got off to a bad start and lost two quick wickets.
Their captain Sarthak Ranjan and teammate Yash Bhatia then teamed up to score 113 runs together.
Ranjan hit the ball very hard, scoring 95 runs with eight sixes and seven fours.
He was out just five runs short of a hundred.
His strong batting helped the North Delhi Strikers win the game by six wickets.
North Delhi Strikers beat East Delhi Riders by six wickets in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday night.
East Delhi Riders posted 171/6 in 20 overs, anchored by Sujal Singh's unbeaten 82 off 50 balls with six fours and four sixes.
Vikas Dixit was North Delhi Strikers' standout bowler, returning figures of 1/19 from four overs.
Captain Sarthak Ranjan smashed 95 off 50 balls, including eight sixes and seven fours, after a 113-run third-wicket stand with Yash Bhatia.
Ranjan hammered 29 runs off Simarjeet Singh in the 14th over before falling just short of a century.
- Who
- North Delhi Strikers, led by captain Sarthak Ranjan, and East Delhi Riders, anchored by Sujal Singh's unbeaten 82.
- What
- A Delhi Premier League 2026 match in which North Delhi Strikers successfully chased 172 to win by six wickets.
- Where
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.
- When
- Wednesday night, August 6, during the DPL 2026 season.
- Why
- Sarthak Ranjan's 95-run knock and a 113-run third-wicket partnership with Yash Bhatia powered the successful chase.
Key facts
- League
- Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026
- Match
- North Delhi Strikers vs East Delhi Riders
- Result
- North Delhi Strikers won by 6 wickets
- Venue
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
- East Delhi Riders total
- 171/6 in 20 overs
- Sujal Singh
- 82 not out off 50 balls (6 fours, 4 sixes)
- Sarthak Ranjan
- 95 off 50 balls (8 sixes, 7 fours)
- Best bowling figures
- Vikas Dixit, 1/19 in 4 overs
Sources
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