South Delhi Superstars performed brilliantly in the Delhi Premier League 2026, defeating New Delhi Tigers by five wickets on Monday night. South Delhi Superstars achieved the target of 169 runs in the 18th over itself.
Batting first, New Delhi Tigers scored 168 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Lakshya Thareja led the team’s innings by playing a brilliant inning of 62 runs in 47 balls.
In the last overs, Naman Tiwari scored 10 runs in two balls and Revan Rakyan scored 17 runs in six balls to take the team to a strong score.
For South Delhi Superstars, Ankit Dabas took two wickets for 16 runs in four overs. Divansh Rawat, despite conceding 25 runs in two overs, performed effectively by taking four wickets.
Chasing the target, South Delhi Superstars made a good start. Anmol Sharma continued his excellent form and scored another half-century and gave a strong base to the team. He was out in the 16th over, but at the other end, Ekansh Dobal kept the innings under control.
After this, Ankit turned the match completely in favor of South Delhi Superstars by hitting three consecutive sixes off Parth’s balls in the 18th over. He was out after scoring 18 runs in five balls.
Ekansh remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs on 18 balls. South Delhi Superstars achieved the target in the 18th over and registered a spectacular victory by five wickets.