Opener ankit kumar

The Central Delhi Kings defeated West Delhi Lions by 58 runs to retain their hopes of a semifinal berth at the ongoing Adani Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday. Shaurya Malik sizzled with figures of 3/13 along with Money Grewal’s 3/30 to help Central Delhi Kings defend their strong total of 179/7.

Earlier in the fixture, Vishant Bhati (42 off 31) and Dhruv Kaushik (26 off 19) set a solid foundation for Central Delhi Kings. A key 76-run partnership between Jonty Sidhu (37 off 25) and Aryan Rana (39 off 25) bolstered the innings despite a late stutter.