Delhi Capitals rode on Shafali Verma’s (50, 31b, 3×4, 4×6) half-century and Jess Jonassen’s (three for 21 and 36, 16b, 4×4, 2×6) spectacular all-round present to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 25 runs right here on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
Chasing 195, RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana placed on a present in entrance of a packed crowd in an uphill process. She took the Royal Challengers previous 50 inside PowerPlay single-handedly and introduced up her maiden WPL fifty off 32 deliveries within the eighth over.
Opener Sophie Devine fell off to Arundhati Reddy earlier than Marizanne Kapp eliminated the damaging Smriti, cleansing her up within the twelfth over, placing an enormous dent in RCB’s hope.
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Though S. Meghana and Richa Ghosh scored worthwhile runs down the order, the Royal Challengers fell like a pack of playing cards.
Arundhati despatched Meghana packing, and Nadine de Klerk was run out within the nineteenth over earlier than Jonassen picked up three scalps within the final over to limit RCB to 169 for 9, wrapping up a superb outing.
Earlier, a collective batting effort helped DC notch up 194 for 5 after being put in to bat.
An 82-run stand between Shafali and Alice Capsey (46, 33b, 4×4, 2×6) for the second wicket, the place each batters struck boundaries at will, took the Capitals previous 100 in 12 overs. Shafali fell to Shreyanka Patil after reaching fifty.
RCB pulled issues again with two fast wickets as de Klerk eliminated Jemimah Rodrigues on a duck earlier than dismissing Capsey to disclaim her a fifty.
Kapp (32 off 16) and Jonassen added 48 off 22 for the fifth wicket, offering DC with a late flourish.
Jonassen clobbered Shreyanka for a 4 and a six within the final over, serving to the Capitals set a formidable goal that was sufficient to cease the Royal Challengers juggernaut.