Updated On: 01 September, 2025 09:45 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Skipper Rana delivered a match-winning knock of 79 runs in 49 balls, including four boundaries and seven maximums. Accompanying him was Hrithik Shokeen, who scored an unbeaten 42 runs off 27 balls, including five boundaries and two maximums. With this, Nitish Rana-led West Delhi Lions clinched the Delhi Premier League`s title

Nitish Rana-led West Delhi Lions celebrate their Delhi Premier League triumph (Pic: X/@DelhiPLT20)
In the final of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025, riding on the unbeaten knock of skipper Nitish Rana, West Delhi Lions came victorious by six wickets against Central Delhi Kings.
Batting first in the title clash, Central Delhi Kings posted a total of 173 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Opening the innings, Siddharth Joon scored just 10 runs in seven balls, including a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Aryan Rana accumulated 21 runs off 12 deliveries, including four boundaries.