SDS vs EDR Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, DPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for DPL 2025

It will be a rematch from last season’s final, which the East Delhi Riders won by three runs.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 02 Aug 2025, 17:42 IST

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South Delhi Superstarz (SDS) will face East Delhi Riders (EDR) in the first match of the Delhi Premier League 2025 on Saturday, August 2, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. It will be a rematch from last season’s final, which the Delhi Riders won by three runs after posting a total of 183 runs for the loss of five wickets on the board.

The Delhi Riders decided to release their captain, Himmat Singh, before the auction and retained wicketkeeper-batter Anuj Rawat. Rawat will captain the side this year. Himmat will play for the newly introduced team, New Delhi Tigers, this season. The team spent INR 26 lakh on Mayank Rawat. He was the fifth-most expensive player in the auction. Sujal Singh was a big player for the team as well and was picked for INR 19 lakh. Navdeep Saini is there in the squad as well, and he is the only player with international experience in the squad.

The Superstarz retained their skipper, Ayush Badoni, from last season, and he will captain the team once again this season. The team bought Digvesh Rathi in the auction for INR 38 lakh, and he was the second-most expensive player in the auction. Both players played for the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL this year.

The Delhi Riders won seven out of 10 games last season and finished in first place. The Superstarz were in second position with six wins to their name in 10 matches. The Delhi Riders won both their matches against the Superstarz last season, while one of their matches was abandoned.

Match Information

South Delhi Superstarz vs East Delhi Riders, Match 1

Delhi Premier League, 2 Aug 2025, Sat, 8:00 PM IST ,Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Clouds

30.6°C

81% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

South Delhi Superstarz

L
NR
NR
L
W

East Delhi Riders

W
W
NR
NR
W

Probable Playing XI

South Delhi Superstarz

T Dahiya (wk), A Badoni (C), K Bidhuri, S Ray, Vision Panchal, A Sharma, Sumit Mathur, Yatish Singh, H Chauhan, D Rathi, Aman Bharti-I

Bench : S Gahlot, G Sandhu, A Kaushik, P Sehrawat, R Rana, A Khandelwal, A Sinha, S Kumar Beniwal, M Sehrawat, A Kohli

East Delhi Riders

Anuj Rawat (C), S Singh, Arpit Rana, Kunal Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Hardik Sharma, R Yadav, A Chaudhary, NA Saini, R Rana, R Waghela

Bench : S Malhotra, Y Rathi, K Gupta, V Jetly, Y Oberai, S Tripathi, V Baisal, R Rathi, A Ahlawat, A Meena, M Gulati

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium might have a lot to offer to the batters in the initial few matches. The average first innings score in the last 10 games here has been 196 runs. Pacers have picked 57% of wickets in the last 10 matches at this venue. Spinners might get a lot of support from the surface in the second innings. In seven out of the last 10 games here, the team batting first has scored more than 180 runs.

57%

Pace Bowling

43%

Spin Bowling

61%

Batting Pitch

196

Average Score

39%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Ayush Badoni SDS | ALL

Badoni scored 329 runs in 14 games in the IPL at an average of 32.90 and a strike rate of 148.19. He was the second-highest run-scorer last season and scored 522 runs.

6
C

Anuj Rawat EDR | WK

Anuj was the highest run-scorer for the Superstarz last season and made 356 runs in 10 matches at an average of 44.5 and a strike rate of 156.83. He was one of the five batters who scored a century last season.

8.5

Mayank Rawat EDR | ALL

Mayank won the Player of the Match award in the final last season. He took 11 wickets in 0 games at an average of 16.64 and made 289 runs at a strike rate of 190.13.

6.5

Digvesh Rathi SDS | BOWL

Rathi was the leading wicket-taker for the Superstarz last season and took 14 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 21.71. He was the leading wicket-taker for the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL this year.

7

Akhil Chaudhary EDR | ALL

Chaudhary played for the West Delhi Lions last season and was the leading wicket-taker for the team. He picked 10 wickets in six matches at an average of 20.3.

7.5

Himanshu Chauhan SDS | BOWL

Himanshu took six wickets in eight games last season at an average of 37, an economy of 10.09, and a strike rate of 22. In a match against the Central Delhi Kings, Himanshu took three wickets for 15 runs and won the Player of the Match award.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7

Anmol Sharma

SDS | ALL

He made just 73 runs in seven matches last season and can be left out of fantasy teams.

7.5

Tejaswi Dahiya

SDS | WK

He played just two games last season and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Aug 2 2025 5:42 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SDS

6 : 5

EDR

Credits Left
17/100

Head To Head
Anuj Rawat

6

Kunwar Bidhuri

8.5

Sarthak Ray

7

Hardik Sharma

8

Ayush Badoni
C

7

Arpit Rana

9

Mayank Rawat

8.5

Yatish Singh

8

Digvesh Rathi
VC

6.5

Himanshu Chauhan

7.5

Akhil Chaudhary

7

Players
11/11

Team 1

SDS

4 : 7

EDR

Credits Left
20.5/100

Mega League
Anuj Rawat
C

6

Sujal Singh

6.5

Ayush Badoni

7

Arpit Rana

9

Mayank Rawat
VC

8.5

Yatish Singh

8

Digvesh Rathi

6.5

Himanshu Chauhan

7.5

Akhil Chaudhary

7

Navdeep Saini

8

Rounak Waghela

5.5

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