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Delhi Capitals Girls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Girls,
Delhi Capitals Girls,
Royal Challengers Bangalore Girls
Revealed on: Mar 14, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) succumbed to their fifth defeat in as many matches within the Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2023. They went right down to Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets in match quantity 11 on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday, March 13.
Delhi inserted Bangalore into bat after profitable the toss. Nonetheless, skipper Smriti Mandhana fell cheaply once more as she was dismissed for 8 off 15 balls. Sophie Devine (21 off 19) and Heather Knight (11) had been additionally again within the hut with out making an excessive amount of of a contribution. At 63/3 within the thirteenth over, it appeared the identical outdated story yet again.
Ellyse Perry (67 off 52) and Richa Ghosh (37 off 16) ensured it wasn’t. They added 74 for the fourth wicket in tremendous fast time to provide RCB a raise. Perry hit 4 fours and 5 sixes, whereas Ghosh struck three fours and as many sixes. Seventy runs got here off the final 5 overs and Bangalore went from 80/3 to 150/4.
RCB’s complete, nonetheless, wasn’t sufficient to cease Delhi Capitals from marching to a different victory. Delhi misplaced Shafali Verma for a golden duck as she was bowled by Megan Schutt for a golden duck. Delhi captain Meg Lanning (15 off 18) additionally struggled for a change. Alice Capsey’s 38 off 24 balls stored DC within the hunt.
Jemimah Rodrigues (32 off 28) and Marizanne Kapp (32 not out off 32) performed good palms, however it was Jess Jonassen (29 not out off 15) who lifted Delhi to victory. The facet wanted 9 within the final over and Jonassen smashed Renuka Singh for a six and a 4 to substantiate victory for Delhi.
Talking after the win DC captain Lanning admitted that issues acquired shut in the long run. She stated, “JJ and Kappy did a wonderful job to maintain their composure. We acquired forward and RCB bowled properly to come back again, good to recover from the road. It might have been good to complete it earlier however the wicket acquired slower. Having two skilled batters on the finish helped.”
Praising the crew’s effort, she added, “We simply executed rather well, when you hit an excellent size, that is the simplest option to bowl. Lots to be taught from this sport. To get a win below strain will do wonders for our crew.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
