West Delhi Lions emerged as champions of the second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 defeating Central Delhi Kings in the final at Arun Jaitley Stadium on August 31. It turned out to be an emotional moment for the franchise owner Rajan Chopra as he coudln’t control his tears while hugging West Delhi captain Nitish Rana after the triumph.
In a viral video, Rajan Chopra can be seen hugging Nitish Rana after West Delhi Lions won the DPL 2025 title on Sunday. While hugging the captain, Chopra was seen teary eyed as he got emotional after his franchise won the championship.
Nitish Rana leads from the front as West Delhi Lions emerged as champions
Talking about the match, captain Nitish Rana led from the front with his match-winning knock of 79*(49) runs as West Delhi Lions defeated Central Delhi Kings by four wickets in the title clash of DPL 2025. Batting first, Central Delhi Kings posted 173 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their 20 overs. Yugal Saini top scored with 65(48) runs hitting four fours and three sixes while Pranshu Vijayran remained unbeaten on 50*(24) smashing three fours and four sixes. For West Delhi, Mana Bhardwaj and Shivank Vashisht took two wickets each while Nitish Rana, Shubham Dubey and Mayank Gusain scalped a wicket each.
Chasing the winning target, West Delhi Lions got a poor start as they were reduced to 15/2 after two overs. After that, skipper Nitish Rana took charge of the innings and went on to play a captain's knock of 79* runs off 49 balls hitting four fours and seven sixes. Rana also put up a partnership of 85 runs for the fifth wicket Hrithik Shokeen (42* off 27) as West Delhi Lions chased the winning target in 18 overs losing four wickets.
