The Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 saw Harshit Rana’s team stumble after a series of three wins. Despite the efforts of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s teammate, they couldn’t secure victory in their fourth match. The player’s strong performance seems to paradoxically hurt the team’s chances.
Arnav Bagga’s high scores have become a problem for North Delhi Strikers, who tend to lose whenever he scores more than 40 runs. This trend was evident in the 24th match of DPL 2025.
The 24th match of DPL 2025 featured a contest between Central Delhi Kings and North Delhi Strikers. Chasing a target of 197 runs, Delhi Strikers, led by opener Arnav Bagga, made a fiery start. Bagga and Sarthak Ranjan formed an 85-run partnership in just 29 balls.
Bagga’s innings ended after he scored 43 runs from 13 balls, which included 3 sixes and 5 fours, but he couldn’t lead his team to victory. The pattern of losses for North Delhi Strikers continues when Bagga scores above 40 runs.
In the season opener, Arnav Bagga scored 67 runs off 43 balls against Central Delhi Kings, including 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. The pattern continued against Purani Delhi 6; Bagga scored 39 runs off 26 balls, which is under 40, and Delhi Strikers won that match by 27 runs.
In the third match, Bagga made only 6 runs. Delhi Strikers then defeated West Delhi Lions by 11 runs, securing a hat-trick of wins. In the fifth match against Central Delhi Strikers, Bagga once again exceeded 40 runs, but Delhi Strikers lost by 15 runs, thus ending Harshit Rana’s team’s winning streak. Arnav Bagga, who is part of the India Under-19 team with Vaibhav Suryavanshi, has scored 158 runs in 5 matches, including one half-century.