Here are the Predictions for Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 - Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Delhi 6, to be played on the 31st of July at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.
Match Prediction - Central Delhi Kings v Purani Dilli 6Ground Stat:Average 1st innings Total atArun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi (Delhi Premier League) - 183Average 2nd innings Total atArun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi (Delhi Premier League) - 175Current Form Central Delhi Kings:Central Delhi Kings are the runners up of the Delhi Premier League.
The top run scorer for Central Delhi Kings in the last edition of Delhi Premier League was Yash Dhull with 435 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Central Delhi Kings in the last edition of Delhi Premier League was Money Grewal with 20 scalps under his belt.
Current Form Purani Delhi 6:Purani Delhi 6 performed terribly in the last edition of Delhi Premier League.
Here are the Predictions for Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 - Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Delhi 6, to be played on the 31st of July at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.
Match Prediction - Central Delhi Kings v Purani Dilli 6
Ground Stat:
Average 1st innings Total at
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi (Delhi Premier League) - 183
Average 2nd innings Total at
Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi (Delhi Premier League) - 175
Current Form Central Delhi Kings:
Central Delhi Kings are the runners up of the Delhi Premier League. They managed to qualify for the Final of the last edition but lost to West Delhi Lions.
The top run scorer for Central Delhi Kings in the last edition of Delhi Premier League was Yash Dhull with 435 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Central Delhi Kings in the last edition of Delhi Premier League was Money Grewal with 20 scalps under his belt.
Central Delhi Kings have talented players like Yash Dhull, Jonty Sidhu and Money Grewal in their squad but they lack firepower that the other teams have. They will have to play their A game in order to qualify for the Playoffs.
Players to look out for:
1. Yash Dhull - He is a highly talented top order batter, who architects his innings very well in the T20 format. Dhull is expected to be amongst the runs in upcoming matches.
2. Money Grewal - He looked in great form in the last edition of Delhi Premier League. Grewal has plenty of variations in his bowling arsenal and he will play a key role for Central Delhi Kings with the ball in hand.
Current Form Purani Delhi 6:
Purani Delhi 6 performed terribly in the last edition of Delhi Premier League. They managed to win only 2 games in the competition and finished at the bottom most position after league stages.
The top run scorer for Purani Delhi 6 in the last edition of Delhi Premier League was Samarth Seth with 239 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Purani Delhi 6 in the last edition of Delhi Premier League was Rajneesh Dadar with 19 scalps under his belt.
Purani Delhi 6 are one of the strongest sides taking part in the competition. They have match winners in their side including Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav and Anuj Rawat. They are expected to reach the Playoffs with ease.
Players to look out for:
1. Rishabh Pant - He doesn't need much introduction. Pant is one of the best wicket keeper batters in India, who is known for his power hitting potential in the short format. Pant is expected to score plenty of runs in the tournament.
2. Digvesh Rathi - He is an intelligent seamer, who doesn't leak runs and also provides breakthroughs at important junctures of a match.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Central Delhi Kings: Yash Dhull, Jonty Sidhu, Money Grewal, Yugal Saini, Aditya Bhandari, Siddharth Joon, Gavnish Khurana, Jasvir Sherawat, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Vansh Bedi, Divij Mehra, Aayush Kumar, Yatish Singh, Keshav Dabas, Aatrey Tripathi, Arun Pundir, Aryaveer Kohli, Samarth Singh, Ojasdeep Singh, Rahul Yadav, Abhishek Kr. Yadav, Jai Sharma, Prathmesh Singh, Vedant Sehwag.
Purani Delhi 6: Rishabh Pant, Lalit Yadav, Anuj Rawat, Digvesh Rathi, Rohan Rana, Samarth Seth, Dev Lakra, Kush Nagpal, Mohak Kumar, Rajneesh Dadar, Udhav Mohan, Prince Mishra, Yug Gupta, Aditya Malhotra, Ajay Ahlawat, Gaurav Saroha, Kabir Sachdeva, Pankaj Jaswal, Yash Kumar, Aryan Gaur, Aditya Verma, Ashwini Chillar, Lakshay Verma, Harshvardhan Phogat, Vanam Aggarwal, Arjun Rexwal.
Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Purani Delhi 6
Who will win? – Purani Delhi 6
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rishabh Pant (Purani Delhi 6), Yash Dhull (Central Delhi Kings)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Digvesh Rathi (Purani Delhi 6), Money Grewal (Central Delhi Kings)
Most Sixes – Anuj Rawat (Purani Delhi 6), Jonty Sidhu (Central Delhi Kings)
Player of the Match – Rishabh Pant (Purani Delhi 6)
Team Scores Batting first – Purani Delhi 6 180+, Central Delhi 175+
Match Handicap : Purani Delhi 6
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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