In the 24th match of the second edition of the Delhi Premier League, Arjun Rapadia created history by taking a hat -trick against Central Delhi Kings. In this match played on Saturday, North Delhi Strikers player Arjun took 3 wickets in 2 overs, he proved to be quite expensive in the first over. In his spell, he conceded a total of 30 runs. In DPL 2025, it is the second hat -trick in 5 days, before Rahul Chaudhary took a hat -trick.

Harshit Rana, captain of North Delhi Strikers, won the toss and decided to bowl first. Central Delhi Kings opener Yash Dhul played a brilliant century, he scored 105 runs in 51 balls at a strike rate of more than 205. Couple Saini then played an explosive innings of 63 runs in 28 balls, in the 15th over, Arjun Rapadia took a hat -trick and managed to stop Central Delhi’s score at less than 200.

Arjun Rapadia gave 25 runs in the first over

Arjun was bowled in the 9th over of the match, when he proved to be very expensive. He ate 3 fours and 2 sixes in this over, in this over, he scored a total of 25 runs. After this, he was given his second over in the 15th over, on its fourth, fifth and sixth balls, he dismissed Aditya Bhandari, Pranshu Vijayan and Simarjit Singh respectively. This is the second hat -trick of Delhi Premier League season 2.

Hat-Trick Hero! Arjun Rapria Wreaks Havoc on Central Delhi Kings!

Arjun Rapria | Central Delhi Kings | North Delhi Strikers | #DANIDPL2025 #DPL2025 #DPL #Cricket #T20 pic.twitter.com/j50zn7m4oh

– Delhi Premier League T20 (@delhiiplt20) August 16, 2025

Central Delhi Kings won the match

This match affected by rain was 16–16 overs, in which Central Delhi Kings scored 197 runs while batting first. Yash Dhul (105) and couple Saini (63) played a brilliant innings. North Delhi strikers could only manage 182 runs in 16 overs and Central Delhi won this match by 15 runs. However, North Delhi’s openers Sarthak Ranjan (52) and Arnav Bagga (43) got a good start.

Harshit Rana will be seen captaining in Delhi Premier League Season 2. He has been elected as its captain by the North Delhi Striker team. Right -arm fast bowlers will be seen in the role of captain for the first time, this is also a big responsibility for him. Harshit has recently returned from England, he was also part of the squad as a backup in the first Test but returned after that.

What is the price of DPL 2025 Harshit Rana?

Harshit, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has replaced Pranshu Vijayran as captain. Harshit was retained by North Delhi Strikers for Rs 21 lakh. The players for DPL season 2 were auctioned on 6 July. Harshit had impressed a lot while playing for KKR in IPL 2024, KKR won the title this season and Rana took a total of 19 wickets.

The Rise of a New Leader! Harshit Rana to Captain North Delhi! #DPL2025 pic.twitter.com/khojygmcsy

– kolkataknightriders (@kkriders) July 21, 2025

Harshit Rana, who has been playing for KKR since 2022, has played a total of 34 matches in the IPL, in which he has taken 40 wickets. With this, Harshit has taken 59 wickets in a total of 39 T20 matches. He has made her three format debut for India. See how many wickets he took in the list in which format.

• Test- 4 wickets in 2 matches
• ODI- 10 wickets in 5 matches
• T20- 3 wickets in 1 match

North Delhi Striker Squad 2025

Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Sarthak Ranjan, Vaibhav Kandpal, Paranav Rajvanshi, Gagan Vats, Yash Bhatia, Yash Dabas, Arnav Bugga, Yajas Sharma, Dipanshu Gulia, Deepak Khatri, Vikas Dixit, Samyak Jain, Siddharth Solanki, Noor Elahi, Arjuna Raparia, Siddharth Solanki, Noor Elahi, Arjun Raparia, Dhyan Nakar, Prabhu, Prabhu, Prabhu, Bansal, Arayan.

8 teams will take part in DPL 2025

A total of 8 teams will participate in the second edition of Delhi Premier League (2025). The DDCA had announced on 1 July that 2 more new teams would play in the second season. A total of 6 teams played in the first season. The first title of the season was won by the East Delhi Riders, defeating South Delhi Superstar by 3 runs in the final.

• Central Delhi kings
• East Delhi Riders
• New Delhi Tigers
• North Delhi Strikers
• Outer Delhi Warriors
• South Delhi Superstar
• West Delhi Lions