DPL T20: Yuvraj Singh's die-hard fan lost despite scoring 608 runs, Dhoni's 'disciple' made the team champion
East Delhi has won the first title of Delhi Premier League T20. In the final, South Delhi lost by 3 runs. Along with this, Yuvraj Singh's die-hard fan Priyansh Arya could not make his team win the title despite scoring the highest 608 runs in the league, while on the other hand Dhoni's disciple and bowler Simarjit Singh, who plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL, was the top wicket-taker of the tournament and he made East Delhi the champion.
Talking about East Delhi Riders' fast bowler Simarjit Singh, he took 18 wickets in 10 matches. His best bowling performance was 3 wickets for 18 runs. The economy rate of this player was 8.88 runs per over. This performance of Simarjit ultimately proved to make East Delhi the champion. Like Simarjit, Ayush Singh Thakur also took 18 wickets in 10 matches but the economy rate of this player was 9 runs per over.
Priyansh Arya was the best batsman in the Delhi Premier League. This player scored 608 runs in 10 matches. Priyansh's batting average was 67.56. He scored 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries in the tournament. Priyansh is a big fan of Yuvraj Singh. He told this in a recent interview. Priyansh hits long sixes just like Yuvraj. He hit 43 sixes in the tournament.
Mayank Rawat proved to be the best all-rounder in Delhi Premier League. This player took 11 wickets in bowling. His economy rate was also only 7.04 runs per over. In batting, he scored 289 runs at an average of 72.25 and hit 18 sixes. Due to this strong performance of Mayank, the East Delhi team became the champion.