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Delhi Capitals registers second win in WPL 2024
RCB got its first defeat in the current season
Bengaluru. On the basis of Jess Jonassen’s all-round play and Shefali Verma’s brilliant fifty, Delhi Capitals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 25 runs and registered their second win in the Women’s Premier League 2024. This is RCB’s first defeat in 3 matches in the current season. With this win, Delhi has gained 4 points and the team has reached the top in the table of 5 teams. Captain Smriti Mandhana left no stone unturned to ensure victory for RCB but even her captaincy innings could not lead the team to victory.
With a quick half-century by explosive opener Shefali Verma (50 runs), Delhi Capitals scored 194 runs for 5 wickets. After this, Smriti Mandhana played a quick inning of 74 runs in 43 balls in which 10 fours and three sixes were hit, but despite her half-century, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team could only score 169 runs for 9 wickets. In this way, the victory chariot of RCB, which had won the first two matches, came to a halt. Apart from Mandhana, other batsmen could not play big innings despite a good start.
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Smriti Mandhana and Devine gave a blazing start to RCB
Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine (23 runs) gave a good start to the team by making a partnership of 77 runs for the first wicket, due to which the target did not look very big. This partnership broke when Devine was out in the ninth over, after which Mandhana added 45 runs with wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh (13 balls, 19 runs, two sixes), but she was bowled by Marizanne Kapp (2 wickets for 35 runs). happened. Ghosh raised hopes by hitting two consecutive sixes but was out on the first ball of the 15th over, when the score was 138 runs for three wickets. After this the team lost six wickets within 30 runs.
Jess Jonassen won hearts with her all-round performance
Left arm spinner Jess Jonassen took 3 wickets for 21 runs and Arundhati Reddy took two wickets. Earlier, facing 31 balls, Shefali hit three fours and four sixes during her innings. After the early dismissal of captain Meg Lanning, she along with Elise Capse (6 runs) made a partnership of 82 runs for the second wicket. Marijane Kapp scored 32 runs in 16 balls with two fours and three sixes and Jason Jonassen scored unbeaten 36 runs in 16 balls with four fours and two sixes. Both of them made a partnership of 58 runs for the 5th wicket.
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Tags: Delhi Capitals, royal challengers, Shafali verma, smriti mandhana, Women’s Premier League
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 1, 2024, 06:11 IST