Central Delhi Kings will clash against the Purani Dilli 6 in the first match of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday, July 31.
Central Delhi Kings were holding the pole position with seven wins in 10 games in the DPL 2025 season, but ended the season as the runners-up after losing to West Delhi Lions in the final. Meanwhile, Purani Dilli 6 held the wooden spoon with two wins in 10 games in the last season, bowing out of the league phase.
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 9:00 PM IST, Friday, July 31
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Central Delhi Kings
Yash Dhull, Siddharth Joon, Vedant Saini, Yugal Saini, Jonty Sidhu (c), Aditya Bhandari, Jasvir Sehrawat, Vansh Bedi (wk), Tejas Baroka, Money Grewal, Arun Pundir, Kuldip Yadav
Purani Dilli 6
Anuj Rawat (c) (wk), Samarth Seth, Rohan Rana, Dev Lakra, Lalit Yadav, Gaurav Saroha, Rajneesh Dadar, Yug Gupta, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Pankaj Jaiswal, Ajay Ahlawat
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first innings score being 172 from seven innings at this venue during the IPL 2026 season, we can expect batters to come out all guns blazing. Nevertheless, bowlers will also have their fair share.
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Money Grewal
CDK bowler Money Grewal scalped 20 wickets from 11 innings at an average of 14.7 in the DPL 2025 season.
Rajneesh Dadar
Purani Dilli 6 bowler racked up 19 wickets from nine innings at an average of 15.42 in the previous season.
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Yash Dhull
CDK top-order batter Yash Dhull has accumulated 435 runs from eight innings at an average of 87 and a strike rate of 167.31 with two centuries and three half-centuries in DPL 2025.
Anuj Rawat
Purani Dilli 6 skipper Anuj Rawat has scored 329 runs from 10 innings at an average of 41.13 with four half-centuries in the previous season.
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Yash Dhull (c), Siddharth Joon, Anuj Rawat, Samarth Seth, Lalit Yadav, Yugal Saini, Jonty Sidhu, Vansh Bedi, Tejas Baroka, Money Grewal (vc), Rajneesh Dadar
Central Delhi Kings vs Purani Dilli 6, Delhi Premier League 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Yash Dhull, Siddharth Joon, Anuj Rawat (c), Samarth Seth, Lalit Yadav, Yugal Saini, Jonty Sidhu, Vansh Bedi, Tejas Baroka, Money Grewal, Rajneesh Dadar (vc)
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