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In match number eight of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025,  New Delhi Tigers (NDT) will take on East Delhi Riders (EDR). The match will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on August 6. Both the teams have played two matches each in the ongoing season winning a game each and will be looking to get their second win of the season.

New Delhi Tigers are placed at the third spot in the points table with a win and a loss each, while East Delhi Riders are just behind them with a win and a loss in two matches so far. It is expected to be a thrilling contest between the two teams. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the NDT versus EDR DPL 2025 eighth match.

NDT vs EDR Match Details

Match Number

8

Teams

New Delhi Tigers vs East Delhi Riders

Venue

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Time

2:00 PM (IST)

NDT vs EDR Head-to-Head Stats & Records

This will be the first time that New Delhi Tigers and East Delhi Riders will face each other in the Delhi Premier League.

NDT vs EDR Pitch Report

The surface of the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi turned out to be a paradise for the batters in the last few years and we see several high scoring encounters at this ground. Out of 120 T20 matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 62 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 68 occasions

NDT vs EDR Probable Playing XIs

New Delhi Tigers: Shivam Gupta, Dhruv Kaushik, Himmat Singh (c), Vaibhav Rawal, Keshav Dalal (wk), Parth Bali, Deepak Punia, Rahul Dagar, Pankaj Jaswal, Prince Yadav, Aatrey Tripathi

East Delhi Riders: Sujal Singh, Arpit Rana, Hardik Sharma, Anuj Rawat (c & wk), Mayank Rawat, Kavya Gupta, Rohan Rathi, Rounak Waghela, Navdeep Saini, Akhil Chaudhary, Ashish Meena

NDT vs EDR DPL 2025 Full Squads

New Delhi Tigers: Shivam Gupta, Dhruv Kaushik, Himmat Singh (c), Vaibhav Rawal, Keshav Dalal (wk), Parth Bali, Deepak Punia, Rahul Dagar, Pankaj Jaswal, Prince Yadav, Aatrey Tripathi, Aryan Dalal, Ajay Rana, Aayush Kumar, Piyash Chhikara, Ruveer Kheterpal, Nitesh Sharma, Rahul Chaudhary, Varun Vanjani, Pratap Basista, Pradyuman Sanan, Parikshit Bhati, Hiten Dalal

East Delhi Riders: Sujal Singh, Arpit Rana, Hardik Sharma, Anuj Rawat (c & wk), Mayank Rawat, Kavya Gupta, Rohan Rathi, Rounak Waghela, Navdeep Saini, Akhil Chaudhary, Ashish Meena, Ajay Ahlawat, Salil Malhotra, Vansh Jetly, Shivam Tripathi, Vaibhav Baisla, Mrinal Gulati, Kunal Sharma, Yashwardhan Oberai, Yuvraaj Rathi, Rohit Yadav

NDT vs EDR, Match 8: Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks

Anuj Rawat

Last 5 T20 innings

Runs

Average

Highest score

283

141.5

73*

Himmat Singh

Last 5 T20 innings

Runs

Average

Highest score

117

29.25

69

NDT vs EDR, DPL 2025 Match 8: Top Players to pick

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Anuj Rawat: East Delhi Riders captain Anuj Rawat is among the leading run scorers of DPL 2025 and is coming after smashing back to back fifties in the first two matches of the season so far. The wicket-keeper batter has amassed 128 runs from two matches at a strike rate of 175.34.

Himmat Singh: Captain of New Delhi Tigers, Himmat Singh has looked in great touch in the first two games of DPL 2025 so far and will be looking to get a big knock in the upcoming match. He has amassed 97 runs from two matches so far at an average of 48.5.

Aatrey Tripathi: New Delhi Tigers spinner Aatrey Tripathi is looking in good touch in the ongoing season of DPL and can turn out to be a key player in the upcoming match against East Delhi Riders. The left-arm spinner has taken two wickets from two matches so far at an economy rate of 7.

NDT vs EDR, DPL 2025 Match 8: Players to avoid

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Hardik Sharma: East Delhi Riders batter Hardik Sharma is unlikely to make an impact in the upcoming match against New Delhi Tigers.

NDT vs EDR Fantasy Team 1 (Grand League)

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Wicketkeepers: Anuj Rawat (C)Shivam Gupta

Batters: Hardik Sharma, Rohan Rathi, Himmat Singh, Akash Dalal

All-Rounders: Deepak Punia, Aatrey

Bowlers: Anil Chaudhary, Navdeep Saini, Prince Yadav

NDT vs EDR Fantasy Team 2 (Head-To-Head)

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Wicketkeepers: Anuj Rawat (C)

Batters: Hardik Sharma, Himmat Singh, Aryan Dalal, Sujal Singh, Parth Bali

All-Rounders: Aatrey Tripathi, Dhruv Kaushik,

Bowlers: Navdeep Saini, Ashish Meena, Pankaj Jaiswal

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