PD6 vs SDS Preview | South Delhi Superstarz aim playoff spot, set to take on Purani Delhi 6

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

Last Tuesday at 7:00 PM

South Delhi Superstarz will face the Purani Delhi 6 in their last league match in the ongoing Delhi Premier League 2025, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. SDS will aim to win this game and secure a place in the playoff stage, while PD6 will aim for a consolation win to end their campaign.

South Delhi Superstarz have been through a mixed run of form in the tournament’s current edition. Their campaign faced a severe blow in the beginning as they lost three matches in a row against East Delhi Riders, West Delhi Lions and Central Delhi Kings by the margins of five, eight and nine wickets. Their fourth game against the Riders was abandoned due to rain before they won against the New Delhi Tigers by three wickets. Furthermore, the Superstarz registered two more consecutive wins, defeating the Outer Delhi Warrios and Purani Delhi 6 by three wickets and 46 runs, respectively. their recent games against the Lions and the Strikers ended without any result due to rain. Now, they will aim to secure a spot in the playoffs with a win in their last league match against PD6.

On the other hand, Purani Delhi 6 have had a forgettable season so far. In their campaign opener against the Warriors, they faced a huge defeat by 82 runs before registering two wins in a row against the West Delhi Lions and New Delhi Tigers. But things went completely south for Purani Delhi in the games after these two wins. They faced four straight defeats before their fixture against the Lions was abandoned. In their recent game against the Central Delhi Kings, PD6 lost the game by a massive margin of 104 runs. Now, they will be eyeing an end to their campaign on a winning note.

Form Guide

PD6: L L L NR L

Purani Delhi 6 have been through a miserable run of form in their last five games in the tournament, with four defeats and a no-result game. They have won only two games in the tournament so far.

SDS: W W W NR NR

South Delhi Superstarz have made a significant comeback in the current season, with three wins in their last five games, including two no-result games in their last five matches. A win in this game will play a crucial role in confirming their place in the tournament’s playoff stage.

PD6 vs SDS Head-to-Head in T20S

Purani Delhi 6 and South Delhi Superstarz have faced each other on three occasions across both the seasons of DPL in 2024 and 2025. The Superstarz have completely dominated this head-to-head rivalry with the scoreline of 3-0 in their favour, winning all three games. In the tournament opener of DPL 2025, SDS defeated PD6 by three wickets, followed by an 88-run win in their second clash in DPL 2024’s 15th game. Recently, in the 25th game of the ongoing DPL 2025, the Superstarz defeated PD6 by 46 runs to keep their dominance in the head-to-head rivalry.

Pitch and Weather

The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to be a typical flat surface, assisting the batters in the second half of the game. The chasing side has dominated in most of the games of the tournament’s current edition. So, the toss-winning skipper will eye bowling first to chase the target in batting-friendly conditions.

The weather in Delhi on Wednesday will be partly cloudy, with the temperature hovering around 32 degrees Celsius. The dew factor might also come into play as the game progresses to the evening phase.

Team News

South Delhi Superstarz might field their winning combination from the last two games they won in the tournament, before their recent two games were washed off. So, no change is expected in the playing XI of the Superstarz in this game.

Considering their last league match and after getting eliminated from the tournament, Purani Delhi 6 might also go ahead with the unchanged playing XI in this game against Superstarz.

PD6 Probable XI: Vansh Bedi (w/c), Samarth Seth, Pranav Pant, Dev Lakra, Lalit Yadav, Gaurav Saroha, Udhav Mohan, Rajneesh Dadar, Rushal Saini, Yug Gupta, Ashish Chaurasiya.

SDS Probable XI: Anmol Sharma, Tejasvi Dahiya (w), Ankur Kaushik, Ayush Badoni (c), Vision Panchal, Sumit Kumar Beniwal, Sumit Mathur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Abhishek Khandelwal, Aman Bharti, Kunwar Bidhuri.

Broadcasting Platforms

DPL 2025’s 38th game, between Purani Delhi 6 and South Delhi Superstarz will be streamed live on the JioHotstar and FanCode apps. For Television viewers, it will be live on the Star Sports Network.