Considered to be the most beautiful player in the WPL, this is Perry’s second half-century in the tournament. He has so far scored at an average of around 50 with a strike rate of around 140. In this Women’s Premier League match played at DY Patil Stadium, with the efforts of Perry and Richa, the Bangalore team gave a target of 151 runs to Delhi Capitals.
In search of their first win in the tournament, RCB’s team managed to add 82 runs in the last six overs from the innings of Perry and Richa. Shikha Pandey was the most successful bowler for Delhi Capitals, taking three wickets for 23 runs.
Marijan Kapp bowled economically giving only 18 runs in four overs but did not get any wicket. Delhi captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bowl. Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (8) could not score big once again. The Bangalore team could only manage 29 runs for one wicket in the powerplay. Bangalore’s batsmen found it difficult to increase the run rate in the middle overs against Delhi’s pace and spin attack.
However, Smriti Mandhana’s team could not save the match. He got defeated by 6 wickets. This is his 5th consecutive defeat. With this, his account has not been opened yet. For Delhi, Alice Cap Se scored the most 38, Jemima Rodrigues 32 and Marijan Cape scored an unbeaten 32 and Jess Johnson scored an unbeaten 29. This is Delhi’s fourth win in 5 matches.