In the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026, Sartak Ranjan, son of MP Pappu Yadav, continued to demonstrate outstanding results with his bat. In the match held on Wednesday, August 19, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, he played brilliantly.
North Delhi Strikers captain, Sartak Ranjan, scored 45 runs off just 23 balls. This impressive innings included 1 boundary and 6 sixes. His average strike rate was 195.65. Additionally, another player from North Delhi, Yash Dabas, scored 78 runs off 38 balls. At the end of the match, Arjun Raparia added 27 runs off 11 balls. Thanks to the performances of these three batsmen, North Delhi managed to score 207/9 in 20 overs.
Nevertheless, the South Delhi Superstars won this match, scoring 208/6 in 19.3 overs. Ayush Badoni's innings served as a counterattack to the achievements of Sartak and Yash Dabas. Ayush scored 90 runs off 47 balls, utilizing 4 boundaries and 8 powerful sixes. Sanat Sangwan (21 runs off 9 balls) and Tejashwi Singh (28 runs off 19 balls) also performed excellently for South Delhi.
With this victory, the South Delhi team climbed to third position in the table, having secured 5 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw in 9 matches. Meanwhile, North Delhi Strikers ranks sixth out of eight teams, with 3 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.
Despite North Delhi being in the lower half of the table, Sartak's personal achievements in this league look magnificent. His performance in the DPL confirms that his level of play is different from his level in the IPL, where he played for Kolkata Knight Riders. At 29 years old, Sartak is the player who has scored the most runs in DPL 2026. He has accumulated 473 runs in 8 matches, playing 8 innings, with an average batting score of 59.13.