WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals beat UP Warriors by 5 wickets (BCCI)
Delhi Capitals beat UP Warriors by 5 wickets to end the league stage of the Women’s Premier League and remain on top of the points table
Delhi Capitals on Tuesday booked their spot in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) after topping the points table at the end of the league stage with a 5-wicket win over UP Warriors in Match 20 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. ,
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With Delhi securing a direct spot in the final, Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors will now face off in the eliminator for the second last spot.
Lanning hit three fours and a six in Shabnim Ismail’s 20-run first over, while Shafali hit four fours in her 16-ball 21.
Once Shafali was dismissed by Soaphandi Yashashree off Sophie Ecclestone, Ismail returned to trap Jemima Rodrigues and then removed Lanning, who was caught by Simran Sheikh in the deep, suddenly DC were three wickets Got reduced to 70 runs.
UPW tried to tighten the screws but Capsy hit three boundaries in four balls off Ecclestone to keep DC in the hunt.
Parshvi Chopra was then deposited on the fence before a capsy slog edged Deepti Sharma over the mid-wicket region for another boundary as DC brought up their 100 in 12 overs.
Marijan Kapp (34 not out off 31) scored another maximum as DC reached 130 for three in 16 overs.
Ecclestone managed to send Capsey back two balls later after a mix-up cost Jess Jonassen the wicket, but Capsey kept his cool to score the winning runs.
Earlier, off-spinner Elise Capse took three wickets but Tahila McGrath scored a brilliant unbeaten half-century to take UPW to a competitive 138/6 against DC.
After captain Alyssa Healy (36 off 34) provided the platform, McGrath scored an unbeaten 58 off 32 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes, to take UPW to a decent score.
Capsy took three wickets for just seven runs in his first three overs but McGrath made 19 runs in the last over to turn the tide of the match.
For DC, Radha Yadav (2/28) and Jess Jonassen (1/24) were the other wicket-takers.
Mumbai Indians regained top spot with a four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on the day, Delhi need to chase down the target in 19.4 overs or earlier to top the points table and also make a direct entry into the final . ,
If Delhi manage to book their final spot outright, it will create an elimination playoff to qualify for the second spot in the summit clash between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors.
However, if UP Warriors wins, they will have to face DC again in the Eliminator to face Mumbai in the final.
Back in the playing XI, Shweta Sehrawat (19 off 12) got UPW off to a brisk start as she hit four fours during her 12-ball 19 before being dismissed by Radha Yadav in the fifth over.
New batsman Simran Sheikh struggled to find gaps and Healy took over in the seventh over after being bowled by Meg Lanning.
Healy hit Radha for a six in the eighth over, before using her legs to hit a four against Shikha Pandey but was stumped in the 10th over when she edged Capsy.
Simran’s struggle ended when she was caught by Jemia Rodrigues in the 12th over.
With time running out, McGrath hit three fours off Arundhati Reddy in the 14th over, scoring 14 runs.
Jess Jonassen then stumped Kiran Navagire while Capsy repeated the behavior with Deepti Sharma, tricking her with a flighted delivery as Tania Bhatia again took the bails.
Bhatia was kept busy as the next turn was Sophie Ecclestone, who too was stumped after trying to use her legs as UPW were bowled out for 105 for six in 18 overs.
McGrath hit some quickfire in the last two overs, hitting Jonassen for a four and a six in the last two balls of the 19th over, before Capsy repeated the treatment, hitting two fours and a six as UPW ended things on a high. Gave.
(with inputs from agencies)
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