CDK vs WDL Preview | Kings and Lions to lock horns in 29th game of DPL 2025

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

08/21/2025

Central Delhi Kings will take on the West Delhi Lions in the 29th game of the ongoing Delhi Premier League 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday, August 21. The Kings will aim for the top spot in the tournament’s points table with a win in this game against the Lions.

Central Delhi Kings have been one of the top-performing teams in the tournament’s current edition. They are currently placed in the second spot in the tournament standings. Their campaign started with a brilliant eight-wicket win over North Delhi Strikers in their first game, followed by another massive nine-wicket win against New Delhi Tigers. Later in their third game, the Kings defeated South Delhi Superstarz by a huge margin of nine wickets before their game against the Warriors was abandoned due to rain. Furthermore, in their fourth game in the tournament and second game against the Warriors, the Kings registered a 12-run win before they defeated the North Delhi Strikers by 15 runs in a rain-affected game. Now, they will be eyeing the top spot in the points tally with a win in this game against West Delhi Lions.

On the other hand, West Delhi Lions started their campaign in a brilliant style, registering two consecutive wins against East Delhi Riders and South Delhi Superstarz by the margins of seven and eight wickets, respectively. But their campaign faced a big dent as they faced three straight defeats against Purani Delhi 6, East Delhi Riders, and North Delhi Strikers. However, they managed to get back into the top four teams with a 15-run win against the New Delhi Tigers in a rain-affected game.

Form Guide

CDK: W W NR W W

The Central Delhi Kings have been in a brilliant run of form in the current edition; they are the only unbeaten team in the tournament, with five wins and a no-result game in their six matches. They will eye to continue their winning streak in the tournament with success against the Lions.

WDL: W L L L W

The West Delhi Lions’ campaign has been a roller coaster journey, with three wins and three defeats in the six games of their campaign in the tournament’s current edition.

CDK vs WDL Head-to-Head in T20S

The Central Delhi Kings and West Delhi Lions faced each other on two occasions last year in the Delhi Premier League 2024. In both matches, the Kings defeated the Lions by big margins of 10 wickets and 58 runs, respectively.

Pitch and Weather

The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to be flat, favouring the batters in the second half of the game. The chasing side has won more games compared to the team batting first, so the toss-winning captain will look forward to bowling first and chasing the target in the batting-friendly conditions.

The weather in Delhi on Thursday will be quite hot and humid, with the temperature hovering around 33 degrees Celsius. The dew factor might also come into the picture, favouring the team batting second.

Team News

Both Central Delhi Kings and West Delhi Lions are coming off wins in their previous games. So, they will look forward to going ahead with their winning combination, without changing the playing XI for this game.

CDK Probable XI: Yash Dhull, Siddharth Joon (w), Yugal Saini, Jonty Sidhu (c), Aditya Bhandari, Sumit Chhikara, Jasvir Sehrawat, Pranshu Vijayran, Tejas Baroka, Simarjeet Singh, Money Grewal.

WDL Probable XI: Krish Yadav (w), Ankit Kumar, Ayush Doseja, Nitish Rana (c), Ravneet Tanwan, Mayank Gusain, Shivank Vashisht, Manan Bhardwaj, Hrithik Shokeen, Anirudh Chowdhary, Shubham Dubey.

Broadcasting Platforms

DPL 2025’s 29th game, between Central Delhi Kings and West Delhi Lions, will be streamed live on JioHotstar and FanCode apps. For TV viewers, it will be live on the Star Sports Network.