Who is Sahil Parakh: In the 39th league match of IPL 2026, the teams of Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore are on the field. For the match, Delhi has made a big change in the playing 11 and has given a chance to young batsman Sahil Parakh. Sri Lankan top order batsman Pathum Nissanka has been dropped from the team. But do you know that just a few days ago (April 24) Sahil was badly injured. Believe me, Sahil had defeated death. Now he has got a chance to make his IPL debut.

On April 24, news came that Sahil was injured on his face during practice at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. After this, an ambulance had to be called on the field to take him to the hospital. Now after just three days he has got a big responsibility. So let us know who Sahil Parakh is.

Who is Sahil Parakh?

Sahil comes from Nashik, Maharashtra. He was born on June 7, 2007. His age is 18 years. Sahil is a top order batsman. Sahil is a part of India’s Under-19 team. He played an inning of 109 runs in 75 balls against Australia Under-19 in 2024. Apart from this, Sahil had made headlines by his explosive batting in the Maharashtra Premier League.

Sahil’s brilliant performance in Maharashtra Premier League

Sahil was seen playing for Eagle Titans Nashik in the 2025 Maharashtra Premier League. He batted aggressively in the season and scored 202 runs at a strike rate of 177.19.

Sahil was bought by Delhi for a price of Rs 30 lakh in the mini auction held for IPL 2026.

Played only 2 T20s

Sahil, who is recorded in the record, has played only 2 T20 matches so far. He played this match for Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In this, one match was against Goa and one against UP. However, Sahil could not do anything special in both the matches. He scored a total of 24 runs in 2 matches, in which the high score was 18 runs.

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IPL 2026 DC vs RCB 1st Innings Highlights: Batting first against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 39th match of IPL 2026, Delhi Capitals got all out for just 75 runs in 16.3 overs. This was the smallest total of the season. Bengaluru’s bowlers wreaked havoc at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, reducing Delhi’s 6 wickets at the score of just 13 runs in the powerplay. This was the lowest score in IPL history in powerplay. Josh Hazlewood took maximum 4 wickets for RCB. Abhishek Porel, who came as an impact player for Delhi, played the biggest innings by scoring 30 runs in 33 balls.

In the match, Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl. After the first innings, this decision of RCB seemed to be successful to a great extent. In the run chase, the team will have to score 76 runs to win.

6 wickets had fallen for just 8 runs

Delhi had lost 6 wickets on the score of just 08 runs. The first blow to the team came in the form of debutant Sahil Parakh, who was out without opening the account. The second wicket came in the form of KL Rahul, who could score only 01 run. The third wicket went to Sameer Rizvi, who was out on a golden duck.

Similarly, the caravan of falling wickets moved forward and Delhi lost the fourth wicket in the form of Tristan Stubbs (05). The fifth blow came in the form of captain Akshar Patel. Akshar was out without opening the account. After this, the sixth wicket was taken in the form of Nitish Rana at the score of 8 runs. Nitish scored 01 run in 9 balls.

Runs scored for the seventh wicket, then the team scattered

David Miller and Abhishek Porel made a partnership of 35 runs (31 balls) for the seventh wicket, due to which the team could cross the 70-run mark. This partnership ended with the wicket of Miller. Miller scored 19 runs in 18 balls with 3 more fours. Then the team lost the eighth wicket in the form of Kyle Jameson (12). The ninth wicket fell in the form of Kuldeep Yadav (03). The tenth and final wicket fell in the form of Abhishek Porel on the score of 75 runs.

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Delhi Capitals Player Injured: Delhi Capitals has to play a match against Punjab Kings today (25 April). This match will be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. A day before the match, news of a serious injury came out from the Delhi camp. The injury was so serious that an ambulance had to be called on the field itself.

Actually, young Delhi player Sahil Parakh got hurt when he was hit on the face by a ball during practice. Sahil reportedly started bleeding as soon as the ball hit him. Before the ambulance arrived, the medical staff present on the field gave treatment to Sahil.

Video went viral

A video of Sahil Parakh also surfaced on social media, in which he is seen lying on a stretcher. Obviously he is looking in a lot of pain. It can be seen in the video that he is given treatment by the medical staff before the arrival of the ambulance. Then she takes Sahil away in an ambulance.

The thing to note is that at present no official statement of any kind has been issued by Delhi Capitals on Sahil’s injury, so that it can be known how serious the injury is.

A young Delhi Capitals player was hit hard on the face by the ball during practice, which caused a serious injury. An ambulance was called to the ground, and he was placed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital.

I hope he’s okay and hasn’t suffered any serious injury. pic.twitter.com/JX8Xjl6YOW

— ⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) April 24, 2026

Let us tell you that Sahil Parakh was bought by Delhi Capitals for a price of Rs 30 lakh in the mini auction held for the current season. 18 year old Sahil, who hails from Nashik, has not yet got a chance to make his IPL debut. Sahil, who played for Maharashtra, has now played only 2 T20 matches in his career. Sahil played this match in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Today Delhi will need to win

Today, Delhi Capitals will need to win in the match against Punjab. The team has played 6 matches so far in the season, winning 3 and losing the remaining 3. The team is at sixth position in the points table with 6 points and net run rate of -0.130. In such a situation, Delhi would definitely like to improve its position by winning today.

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