West Delhi Lions claimed the Delhi Premier League 2025 with a six -dollar victory over the central Delhi Kings in the final at ARUN Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Captain Nitish Rana played a brilliant undefeated 79 to lead his team in successful persecution of the target 174 runs and limit the star tournament performance. But Chase did not start smoothly for the lions. Soon breakthroughs from the Kings Simarjeet Singh and ARUn Pundir Central Delhi have reduced the lions to 48/3 in the fifth. Rana, as he had during the tournament, anchored shifts. He shared a 42-run partnership with Mayank Gusain, who contributed 15 before the fall, stabilized the chase after premature losses. Hrithik Shokeen then walked and joined the early in the uninterrupted partnership that looked at the lions. Shokeen played Fluent 42 of 27 balls, while Rana continued to control the bowling attack and showed his aggressiveness of the trademark and peace under pressure.
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Previously, the Kings of Central Delh, after being reduced to 78/6, were revived by a vital seventh branch. Yugal Saini and Pranshu Vijayran added 78 runs together, with Saini recorded 65 out of 48 balls and Vijayran remained undefeated for 50 of only 24 supplies. Their partnership brought the respect of Kings a total of 173/7 in 20 breaks, which gave the Lions a challenging but achievable goal. The bowlers of the lions were just as impressive. Manan Bhardwaj led the attack with characters 2/11 at 3 breaks, supported by 2/12 Shivank Vashisht in 2 overs. Rana also contributed with the ball and lifted 1/16 in its full quota. Rana’s consistency during the play -off was remarkable. In the final he scored 134* in the eliminator, 45* in qualifying 2 and 79*. His versatile leadership, both as a captain and player, was the key to the triumphs of the West Delhi Lions, which made Standout artist Delhi Premier League 2025.
