September 1, 2024

Purani Dilli 6 Defeats West Delhi Lions by 6 Wickets and Moves to 3rd Place in DPL

Purani Dilli 6 secured their fourth win in the Delhi Premier League by defeating West Delhi Lions by six wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. West Delhi Lions were bowled out for 139, and Purani Dilli 6 chased down the target with 11 balls to spare.

Kesha Dalal played a crucial role, scoring 47 runs off 30 balls, while Ayush Singh excelled with the ball, taking four wickets. Purani Dilli 6 started their chase well, with the openers adding 40 runs in four overs. Although they faced a few setbacks with key wickets falling, Keshav and Lalit Yadac’s unbeaten 59-run partnership ensured they reached the target comfortably.

Batting first, West Delhi Lions had a rough start. Opener Ankit Kumar was out in the fourth over, followed by Anmol Sharma, who also went out for a duck in the same over. Krish contributed 43 runs off 32 balls and formed two brief partnerships before getting out in the 13th over.

Wickets continued to fall, leaving West Delhi Lions at 93 for seven after 15 overs. Tishant Pawan Dabla and Shivank Vashisht hit some boundaries in the final overs to push their total to 139, but they were all out in 19.3 overs.

With this victory, Purani Dilli 6 moved up to third place on the points table. They will play against Central Delhi Kings on Monday.

Mehidy Takes 5 Wickets, but Bangladesh’s Poor Fielding Lets Pakistan Reach 274 in 2nd Test

Bangladesh is aiming for a rare away win in a bilateral Test series and leads 1-0 after their historic 10-wicket victory at the same venue last week. On Day 2 of the second and final Test, off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5 wickets for 61 runs, helping Bangladesh dismiss Pakistan for 274 runs.

Mehidy’s five-wicket haul, his 10th in Tests, was supported by Taskin Ahmed, who took 3 wickets for 57 runs in his return match from a shoulder injury. Despite this, Bangladesh’s fielding was poor, and they dropped at least four catches, which allowed Pakistan to recover. At stumps, Bangladesh was 10-0, trailing by 264 runs. Notably, Saud Shakeel missed a straightforward catch off Shadman Islam’s bat off the first ball from Mir Hamza.

Bangladesh is chasing a rare away win in a bilateral Test series and currently leads 1-0 after their historic 10-wicket victory at the same venue last week.

In the second Test, Bangladesh faced an injury scare when Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored 191 in the first Test, injured his shoulder while diving to stop the ball in the outfield and had to leave the field.

Bangladesh Takes Control as Pakistan Struggles with Bat and Ball

After rain washed out the opening day, Bangladesh put Pakistan in early trouble. Ahmed took advantage of the green-top wicket and bowled Abdullah Shafique out in the first over with a delivery that swung back into him.

Captain Shan Masood scored 57 off 69 balls, and Saim Ayub added 58. However, both were dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz after lunch, breaking a 107-run partnership. Bangladesh then took four more wickets in the session.

Shakeel fell to Ahmed’s short ball and chopped it onto his stumps, while Babar Azam continued his poor run in Test matches. Despite spending nearly two hours at the crease, Babar, who has not scored a half-century in his last 15 innings, was dismissed for 31 by Shakib Al Hasan, who trapped him leg before wicket.

Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 29, made an easy catch to captain Najmul Hossain Shanto in the first slip after being deceived by a bouncy delivery from tall fast bowler Nahid Rana. This dismissal left Pakistan at 211-6. Salman Ali Agha, who scored 54 off 95 balls, frustrated Bangladesh by taking advantage of a dropped catch early in his innings.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz completed his five-wicket haul by dismissing No. 10 batsman Abrar Ahmed, who was stumped. Mehidy and Ahmed used the second new ball to finish off Pakistan’s innings.

Pakistan made two bowling changes, bringing in specialist spinner Abrar Ahmed to replace the struggling Shaheen Shah Afridi. They also rested new-ball bowler Naseem Shah and included left-arm fast bowler Hamza on a green-top wicket.

Bangladesh made a change as well, bringing in Ahmed after Shoriful Islam was ruled out with a groin injury sustained during the first Test. Both teams are currently in the lower half of the World Test Championship standings, with Bangladesh at No. 7 and Pakistan at No. 8, just above the last-place West Indies.