East Delhi Riders produced a brilliant all-round performance to defeat Outer Delhi Warriors by seven wickets in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026. After the team’s victory, captain Simarjit Singh spoke openly about the team’s changed attitude, learning from the slow start of the tournament and his bowling partnership with fast bowler Mayank Yadav.
After the match, Simarjeet said that we just tried to give our best as players and come back with a strong mindset. Instead of playing every match with a lot of pressure or worrying about whether we were in or out of the tournament, we focused on playing good cricket and showing the coaching staff, management and fans what we can do.
He further said that we are not thinking about other teams. We are focusing on our game and learning for the future. He said that we want to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes that we made earlier. The aim now is to perform well individually and finish the tournament strong as a team.
Simarjeet also praised Mayank Yadav a lot. He said, “In my opinion Mayank is the fastest bowler in India.” He said that Mayank is associated with Delhi cricket and along with inspiring young players, he also shares his Indian team experiences. Simarjeet described bowling with Mayank as a great experience personally.
Talking about the match, the bowlers of East Delhi Riders played brilliantly on Friday night and bowled out Outer Delhi Warriors for just 134 runs in 19.1 overs. The Warriors team had lost seven wickets for 68 runs, but Harsh Tyagi managed the team to some extent by scoring 36 runs in 33 balls. Mayank Yadav of East Delhi took three wickets for 22 runs, while Ashish Meena took three wickets for 25 runs and Simarjeet Singh took two wickets for 20 runs.
Chasing the target of 135 runs, East Delhi Riders won easily despite initial setbacks. Kavya Gupta scored 48 not out and Vaibhav Baisla scored 32 not out. Both of them made an unbroken partnership of 71 runs for the fourth wicket and gave the team victory by seven wickets.