Nitish Rana, who has been in red-hot form in the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL), has revealed the reason behind his stunning batting display in the tournament.
Rana says he carries the Hanuman Chalisa in his pocket while batting and that he gets energy from it.
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Jeb mey lekar batting karta hoon (I keep it in my pocket while batting)," he told the media after the match.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Rana steered his team West Delhi Lions to the final of the DPL 2025 with a dominant eight-wicket win over the East Delhi Riders in Qualifier 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
Rana has amassed 314 runs 10 matches with a stunning strike rate of 188.02 in the tournament.
Chasing a modest 140-run target, the Lions crossed the finish line with ease in the 18th over, thanks to a composed knock from Ayush Doseja and yet another fluent innings from Nitish Rana.
The chase began on a shaky note when opener Ankit Kumar fell early to Rohit Yadav for 2. However, Krish Yadav (37 off 25) and Doseja steadied the innings with a 39-run stand for the second wicket. Krish looked in fine touch, striking boundaries with ease, before he was dismissed by Mayank Rawat, caught by Kavya Gupta.
From there, Doseja found strong company in Nitish Rana. The pair ensured there were no further slip-ups as they built a solid, unbeaten partnership.
Doseja remained unbeaten on 54 off 49 balls, anchoring the chase, while Rana (45 not out off 26) accelerated in trademark fashion to seal the win in style. Rawat was the standout bowler for East Delhi, returning 1/19 in his four overs.
Earlier, put in to bat, the East Delhi Riders struggled for momentum and could manage only 139/8 in their 20 overs.
West Delhi Lions set up a blockbuster title clash against the Central Delhi Kings in the DPL 2025 final, promising a fitting finale to the tournament.
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