Dev Lakra played a stormy innings in DPL (photo- Purani Dilli 6/ Instagram)
Old Delhi 6 lost by eight wickets against South Delhi Superstars in the league match of Delhi Premier League 2025. Old Delhi 6 batsmen played their role well but the bowlers bowled very poorly and that is why they had to face defeat. However, the good thing for the team was that the young batsman batted bang and completed his half -century on just 16 balls. He played a stormy knot of 85 runs in 23 balls with the help of 8 fours and 8 sixes. But, he failed to win his team. The name of this player is Dev Lakra.
22 -year -old young player batted with a bang
This match was played only 7-7 overs due to rain. In this match, Old Delhi 6 batted first and scored 133 runs losing three wickets in seven overs. The team had lost two wickets in the first over. After this, Dev Lakra, who came out to bat at number four, started playing aggressive cricket with the first ball and put a lot of pressure on the bowlers of South Delhi. Dev Lakra batted 85 runs while batting.
The 22 -year -old young player shared 117 runs off just 33 balls for the third wicket with Yug Gupta. Dev hit three fours and a six off four consecutive balls in one over of Digvesh Singh Rathi. Not only this, he scored 28 runs in Sumit Kumar Beniwal’s over. Even though Old Delhi has not been able to name this match in his name, Dev’s aggressive batting won everyone’s heart.
Who is Dev Lakra?
Dev Lakra was born on 27 June 2023. He started playing cricket from a very young age. His family also felt a lot of cricket game. During his early cricket days, he showed his power in batting as well as bowling. He is a right -hand fast bowler.
He has so far scored only 26 runs in 7 T20 matches in domestic cricket from Delhi and his best score has been 17 runs. Dev also has a wicket in his name. In the match played against South Delhi Superstars, he played a knot of 85 runs and this is his best score of this tournament so far.
Old Delhi 6 got defeat
Chasing the target, South Delhi Superstars, losing two wickets, won this match. For the team, captain Tejashwi Dahiya played a stormy innings of 69 runs off 21 balls. He hit three fours and 9 sixes during his innings. Apart from Tejashwi, Anmol Sharma played an unbeaten innings of 56 runs with the help of a fours and 8 sixes off 17 balls. Both these players added 122 runs for the first wicket. Due to this partnership, South Delhi won this match. He has won four in 10 matches so far, while the team has lost in three matches. Talking about Old Delhi, this is his seventh defeat in 10 matches.
