Resilient east delhi riders

Adani Delhi Premier League T20: A late onslaught from Harsh Tyagi and Kavya Gupta powered East Delhi Riders to a four-wicket victory over North Delhi Strikers in a rain-shortened semifinal of the Adani Delhi Premier League T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. East Delhi Riders will now face the winners of the second semifinal between South Delhi Superstarz and Purani Dilli 6 in the summit clash on Sunday.

A one-and-a-half-hour delay reduced the game to 18 overs per side, and North Delhi Strikers put up 173/4. In reply, East Delhi Riders chased down the target in 17.3 overs, courtesy of Harsh Tyagi's unbeaten 43 off 17.

East Delhi Riders began their chase of 174 runs at a blistering pace. Anuj Rawat, after a promising start, was dismissed for 18 off 9 in the second over. Sujal Singh (13 off 11) followed him back to the pavilion in the fifth over, leaving East Delhi Riders at 54/2 by the end of the Powerplay. Siddhartha Solanki, who dismissed Singh, went on to claim two more wickets in the following overs. He removed skipper Himmat Singh (27 off 18) and Hardik Sharma (14 off 13) in quick succession to reduce East Delhi Riders to 91/4 after 10 overs.