Harshit Rana’s team faced a setback in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025, failing to secure a ‘fourth’ win after a streak of three victories. Despite the efforts of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s teammate in the fourth match, the team couldn’t clinch the win. This player is in excellent form, accumulating significant runs. However, this very success appears to be the team’s biggest challenge. Whenever North Delhi Strikers’ opening batsman Arnav Bagga scores over 40 runs, his team encounters defeat. This pattern was evident in the 24th match of DPL 2025.
The 24th match of DPL 2025 saw Central Delhi Kings competing against North Delhi Strikers. Chasing a target of 197 runs, Delhi Strikers’ opener, Arnav Bagga, initiated a fiery start. He and his partner, Sarthak Ranjan, established an 85-run partnership in just 29 balls for the first wicket.
Bagga was later dismissed. He scored a quick 43 runs off 13 balls, including 3 sixes and 5 fours, but couldn’t secure a win for his team. In matches where Bagga scores above 40 runs, North Delhi Strikers often face a loss.
In the season opener against Central Delhi Kings, Arnav Bagga scored 67 runs off 43 balls, featuring 4 fours and 5 sixes, but North Delhi Strikers lost by 8 wickets. In their second match, Delhi Strikers won against Outer Delhi Warriors by 19 runs, with Bagga scoring only 3 runs. Similar results occurred against Purani Delhi 6, where Bagga scored 39 runs off 26 balls (less than 40 runs). Delhi Strikers won this match by 27 runs.
In the third match, Bagga scored only 6 runs. Delhi Strikers won this match against West Delhi Lions by 11 runs, completing a hat-trick of wins. When the team played against Central Delhi Strikers in the fifth match, Bagga again exceeded 40 runs. Despite this, Delhi Strikers lost the match by 15 runs, halting Harshit Rana’s team’s winning streak. Arnav Bagga, along with Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is also in the India Under-19 team, has scored 158 runs in 5 matches, including one half-century.
