East Delhi Riders vs Central Delhi Kings, DPLT20, Today Match Prediction

EDR vs CDK Match Prediction & Analysis

East Delhi Riders finally secured their first win of the season as they successfully defended 192 runs against New Delhi Tigers in the last match. With this win, the bottom-placed Riders climbed one position in the points table.

Will the recent 36-run win gear them for the big contest against the mighty table-topper CDK? Mayank Yadav, Ashish Meena, and skipper Simarjeet Singh shined with the ball as EDR bowled out the opposition for 156 runs in the second innings.

Central Delhi Kings are coming into this game on the back of three consecutive wins. The opening duo of Yash Dhull and Siddharth Joon are on fire. They have delivered 100+ runs partnerships in the last two consecutive games.

CDK’s recent win was exceptional in terms of the number of overs it took for the batters to chase down a 151-run target. Yugal Saini, Keshav Dabas, and Jonty Sidhu are other key players in the middle order.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

EDR

W L L L L

NDT

156/10 in 19.2 8.07

DPLT20

East Delhi Riders beat New Delhi Tigers by 36 runs 17 Aug 2026

EDR

192/7 in 20.0 9.6

EDR

191/6 in 20.0 9.55

DPLT20

South Delhi Superstarz beat East Delhi Riders by 9 wickets 12 Aug 2026

SD

194/1 in 16.5 11.52

WDL

58/2 in 4.1 13.92

DPLT20

West Delhi Lions beat East Delhi Riders by 8 wickets 10 Aug 2026

EDR

95/5 in 15.0 6.33

EDR

171/6 in 20.0 8.55

DPLT20

North Delhi Strikers beat East Delhi Riders by 6 wickets 05 Aug 2026

NDS

172/4 in 16.0 10.75

EDR

129/9 in 20.0 6.45

DPLT20

New Delhi Tigers beat East Delhi Riders by 49 runs 02 Aug 2026

NDT

178/8 in 20.0 8.9

CDK

W W W L W

NDS

150/9 in 20.0 7.5

DPLT20

Central Delhi Kings beat North Delhi Strikers by 8 wickets 16 Aug 2026

CDK

151/2 in 9.3 15.89

CDK

187/1 in 12.2 15.16

DPLT20

Central Delhi Kings beat New Delhi Tigers by 9 wickets 11 Aug 2026

NDT

185/8 in 18.0 10.28

SD

220/6 in 20.0 11

DPLT20

Central Delhi Kings beat South Delhi Superstarz by 4 wickets 09 Aug 2026

CDK

222/6 in 19.4 11.29

CDK

191/10 in 17.2 11.02

DPLT20

Outer Delhi Warriors beat Central Delhi Kings by 25 runs 08 Aug 2026

ODW

216/9 in 20.0 10.8

OD

140/7 in 15.0 9.33

DPLT20

Central Delhi Kings beat Purani Delhi 6 by 9 wickets 05 Aug 2026

CDK

141/1 in 13.2 10.57

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

East Delhi Riders Preview

Simarjeet Singh took over captaincy from Mayank Rawat in the last game and led the Riders to their first victory of DPL 2026. Though Sujal Singh didn’t come good at number 3, the openers Vansh Mehra and Arpit Rana delivered a strong start, and former captain Rawat played a fine knock at number 4.

The skipper was the top batter for EDR in the game, scoring 40 off 23 balls. 192 runs is not a very big total and can be easily chased down on this wicket at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

However, some brilliant bowling spells from the Riders helped them to a big victory over a struggling New Delhi Tigers. Just before this win, East Delhi Riders played SDS and posted a 191-run total batting first. And while defending the score, the bowlers found only one breakthrough and EDR lost by 9 wickets.

The bowling performances had been very poor in the previous two outings, including their loss against West Delhi while defending a revised total. Ashish Meena and Simarjeet Singh are among the leading wicket-takers in this bowling attack, but the latter has a very poor bowling average.

The middle order features promising players such as Sujal Singh, Mayank Yadav, and Suryansh Raina. We expect another strong batting performance from the Riders considering the in-form players in the lineup.

Interesting Stats

Arpit Rana has scored 30+ in each of the last 3 innings, but has failed to convert it into something bigger

Ashish Meena has picked up 9 wickets so far at an average of 14.00, which is the second-best bowling average in the tournament

East Delhi Riders Predicted Playing XI:

Arpit Rana, Vansh Mehra, Sujal Singh, Mayank Rawat, Suryansh Raina (wk), Kavya Gupta, Vaibhav Baisla, Deepak Punia, Rounak Waghela, Simarjeet Singh (c), Mayank Yadav

East Delhi Riders Actual Playing XI:

Arpit Rana , Sujal Singh, Mayank Rawat, Rounak Waghela, Rohit Yadav, Simarjeet Singh, Mayank Yadav, Ashish Meena, Ankit Kumar, Suryansh Raina, Vansh Mehra, Uday Chawla

Central Delhi Kings Preview

The Kings have won all but one game this season. The only game they lost came while defending a total. Can they continue their dominance if they lose another toss?

Or will the batting momentum of the hosts crush the Kings? Even if they bat first, we expect CDK to post a massive total. Considering their recent batting performances, one could easily predict a 200+ run total is on the cards if the Kings were to lose the toss and bat first.

Siddarth Joon and skipper Yash Dhull are in sublime form at the top while Yugal Saini and Keshav Dabas have also been impactful in the middle order. Overall, the Kings are moving from strength to strength with the bat, and we expect them to get past the 200-run mark in the first innings.

Furthermore, the bowling has improved in recent outings, making it more likely that CDK can defend a total. They restricted the Strikers to 150 for 9 in the last outing while picking up 8 wickets for 185 runs against New Delhi before that. Gavnish Khurana and Money Grewal are the key wicket-takers to watch in this bowling attack.

Interesting Stats

Grewal hasn’t been wicketless once in the last three innings and, with 12 wickets in the season so far, is the second-highest wicket-taker

Khurana is just one spot behind in the wicket-takers chart with 11 wickets from 7 innings

Skipper Yash Dhull is the leading run-scorer in DPL 2026 with 410 runs at a strike rate of 216

Central Delhi Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Yash Dhull (c), Siddharth Joon (wk), Yugal Saini, Aditya Bhandari, Keshav Dabas, Vansh Bedi, Money Grewal, Aatrey Tripathi, Tejas Baroka, Gavnish Khurana, Abhishek Kumar Yada

Central Delhi Kings Actual Playing XI:

Yash Dhull, Yugal Saini, Vansh Bedi, Siddharth Joon, Jonty Sidhu, Aditya Bhandari, Keshav Dabas, Arun Pundir, Tejas Baroka, Money Grewal, Gavnish Khurana, Abhishek Kumar Yadav

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

There is a forecast of light rain around the time of the game and into the late night, with a high of 31 degrees Celsius. This could potentially result in the abandonment of the game if rain persists. There is also a chance of playing under revised conditions if the showers pass early. There will be high humidity, making it difficult to spin the ball in the second half of the match.

EDR vs CDK Pitch Report

It is a great wicket to bat on. Despite the Strikers holing out against EDR in the recent run chase, we continue to back the chasing team for any target under 200 runs. The average first innings score in the last 5 DPL 2026 matches played at this venue is 193 runs. The team batting first has crossed the 210-run mark twice in the last 5 games and defended the total successfully on one occasion. 200+ should be an ideal total in the first innings to put the team in a winning position in this game.

Toss: To Bowl

Though the bowlers seem to have fought their way back into the competition on this pitch, chasing a total still remains the popular choice. Despite a few games going in favour of the team batting first recently, an overwhelming majority of matches, 8 of the last 10 games, to be precise, were won by the chasing team. Though the Riders successfully defended a 192-run total in their last outing here, we reckon they would still prefer to bowl first in this game.