NEW DELHI: Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya went on a rampage at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Saturday afternoon and brought the Delhi Premier League T20 to life.
Opening the innings for South Delhi Superstarz, Arya hit six sixes in an over off North Delhi Strikers left-arm spinner Manan Bhardwaj even as Badoni amassed 165 off just 55 balls. Arya finished with 120 off 50 balls as Superstarz posted 308/5 in their 20 overs to set up a 112-run win.
The duo put together a stand of 286 runs for the third wicket. The left-handed Arya has been identified by head coach Devang Gandhi as one for the future. His knock contained 10 sixes.
The 24-year-old Badoni, meanwhile, meant business in an innings where hit 19 crisp sixes against an attack which had Delhi's premier allrounder Pranshu Vijayran and KKR's leg-spinner Suyash Sharma.
A fairly established name in the IPL, Badoni has battled perceptions in Delhi cricket which have affected his consistency.
"I've set a bar DPL T20 for myself. I need to absolutely dominate this level if I want to succeed at the next level. If I want to be Delhi's best batter, then I must dominate. Captaining the Superstarz has made me responsible and it's bringing the best out of me," Badoni told TOI.
