# Pappu Yadav’s son Sarthak Ranjan hits 6 sixes in DPL loss 2026-08-20T04:03:32+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Sarthak Ranjan, son of Purnia MP Pappu Yadav, hit 45 runs in 23 balls including six sixes for North Delhi Strikers in the Delhi Premier League on August 19. Despite his 195.65 strike rate and Yash Dabas's 78 off 38 balls, North Delhi posted 207/9 in 20 overs. South Delhi Superstars chased down the target in 19.3 overs, winning by four wickets. Captain Ayush Badoni led the chase with 90 runs in 47 balls, hitting four fours and eight sixes. Sanat Sangwan and Tejaswi Singh also contributed quick knocks. With this win, South Delhi moved to third in the eight-team table with five wins from nine matches. North Delhi slipped to sixth with three wins. Sarthak Ranjan remains the tournament's leading run-scorer with 473 runs in eight innings at an average of 59.13. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Led with the family connection and the sixes, not the loss or table position, drama-first framing This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ayush Badoni, Delhi Premier League, North Delhi Strikers, Pappu Yadav, Sarthak Ranjan, South Delhi Superstars Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pappu-yadavs-son-sarthak-ranjan-hits-6-sixes-in-dpl-loss/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pappu-yadavs-son-sarthak-ranjan-hits-6-sixes-in-dpl-loss/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/