Rana leads from front, West Delhi win DDCA’s DPL title

All eyes were on Nitish Rana on the nightof the final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Itwasa bit ofa homecoming for him, after all. West Delhi Lions beat Central Delhi Kings by six wickets to be crowned champions as a successful second season of DPL came to an end in the presence of over 10,000 spectators.

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“It’s a project of the entire association — it’s every administrator, every cricketer, every member of the apex council. The project is as important to the administrators as the players because it’s a platform where they can perform,” said Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rohan Jaitley.

Inattendance at the final were also former India and Delhi cricket stars Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag.

Jaitley added: “It’s a concerted effort of everyone. The players’ commitment, the administration, franchises, my colleagues on the board of the association, and most importantly, the spectators. It’s been a good season and it'sa good match. We'll have an even better season three next year.”