EDL vs WDL Preview | East Delhi Riders eye second successive win, set to face West Delhi Lions

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

08/04/2025

East Delhi Riders to face West Delhi Lions in their second DPL 2025 game

The defending champions, the East Delhi Riders, led by Anuj Rawat, will take on the West Delhi Lions in the fourth game of the ongoing Delhi Premier League 2025. The Riders will aim to register their second consecutive win in the tournament, while WDL will play their first match this season.

After defeating the South Delhi Superstarz in their previous game, the holders, East Delhi Riders, will face the West Delhi Lions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on August 4. They will aim to secure a second consecutive win to continue the winning momentum in their journey of title defence.

On the other hand, West Delhi Lions will be playing their first game in the tournament’s current edition. Nitish Rana’s men will look forward to starting their campaign on a winning note with a success against the Riders in this game.

Form Guide

EDR: W

East Delhi Riders seem to be in brilliant form this season, as they started their campaign with an amazing five-wicket win against the last edition’s runners-up, South Delhi Superstarz.

WDL:

West Delhi Lions didn’t have an expected outing in the last season of DPL, as they were knocked out of the tournament in the league stage. So, they will aim to start their DPL 2025 campaign with a win and move forward with momentum.

EDR vs WDL Head-to-Head in T20S

East Delhi Riders and West Delhi Lions faced each other in two games in DPL 2024 last year. The Riders won both games by margins of five wickets and 52 runs, respectively. So, the Lions will eye ending the dominance of the Riders in this head-to-head battle in the Delhi Premier League.

Pitch and Weather

The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi provides good support for the batters, followed by a bit of assistance for the bowlers as the game progresses to the second half. The average score here has been 171, which is quite enough to convince the toss-winning skipper to bat first.

The weather in Delhi on Monday will be quite cloudy and humid, with a minimum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius. There will be a negligible rain threat during the game, providing a good battle between bat and ball.

Team News

East Delhi Riders might opt to go ahead with their winning combination from the last game. So, there might be no change in their playing XI for this game against the Lions.

West Delhi Lions will be playing their first game in the tournament. They will plan to pick their best playing XI for success in their campaign opener against the Riders.

EDR Probable XI: Arpit Rana, Sujal Singh, Hardik Sharma, Anuj Rawat (C & WK), Mayank Rawat, Rohan Rathi, Kavya Gupta, Rounak Waghela, Navdeep Saini, Akhil Chaudhary, Ajay Ahlawat, Ashish Meena.

WDL Probable XI: Manan Bhardwaj, Ankit Kumar, Nitish Rana (C), Vikas Rana, Vedant Sehwag, Ayush Doesja, Hrithik Shokeen, Vishal Abhua (WK), Ishant Sharma, Shantanu Yadav, Trishant Dabla.

Broadcasting Platforms

Delhi Premier League 2025’s fourth game between East Delhi Riders and West Delhi Lions will be streamed on JioHotstar and the FanCode app. For TV viewers, it will be live on the Star Sports Network.