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WPL HIGHLIGHTS - Delhi Capitals beat RCB by 60 runs - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Smriti Mandhana and Meg Lanning (Source: RCB/Twitter)
The Delhi Capitals got off to a perfect start in the Women's Premier League (WPL) as they beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 60 runs in their opening match.
The Capitals posted a mammoth 223/2 in 20 overs riding on the back of half centuries from Shafali Verma and captain Meg Lanning, before USA's Tara Norris sunk the RCB chase with the first-ever five-wicket haul of WPL.
Check out the highlights here:
Live Updates
- 5 March 2023 12:35 PM GMT
KASAT, OUT!
Two wickets in her first WPL over for Tara Norris as Disha Kasat hits one straight to backward square leg. RCB are losing their way now in this contest.
RCB: 90/4 (10.5)
- 5 March 2023 12:34 PM GMT
PERRY, OUT!
Tara Norris - the associate player from USA, gets Ellyse Perry. What a wicket to start your WPL career. The Australian comes down the track looking to free her arms over covers but the ball keeps low, takes the inside edge of the bat and rattles the stumps. DC strengthen their hold on this contest.
RCB: 89/3 (10.3)
- 5 March 2023 12:31 PM GMT
Perry takes on Radha Yadav
Three consecutive boundaries from Ellyse Perry off Radha Yadav to ensure that the required run-rate stays in check.
RCB: 88/2 (10)
- 5 March 2023 12:23 PM GMT
Strategic Time out called
End of eight overs and the umpires call for a strategic timeout. RCB were off to a good start, but they are firmly under pressure having lost both Sophie Devine and Smriti Mandhana. They have Perry (15*), Kasat (2*) in the middle and have Knight and Richa Ghosh to follow.
RCB: 66/2 (8)
- 5 March 2023 12:17 PM GMT
MANDHANA, OUT!
Not the best of deliveries from Alice Capsey, but she has stuck gold for Delhi Capitals. Smriti Mandhana has to walk back for 35 as she tries to paddle, but only manages to gift the simplest of catches to Shikha Pandey at short fine-leg.
RCB: 56/2 (6.3)
- 5 March 2023 12:13 PM GMT
END OF POWERPLAY!
They have lost the experienced Sophie Devine, but RCB have managed to score 54 in the powerplay. They have Mandhana and Perry in the middle now.
RCB: 54/1 (6)
- 5 March 2023 12:07 PM GMT
SOPHIE DEVINE, OUT!
Alice Capsey into the attack with her right-arm medium. Sophie Devine comes down the track and smashes one towards mid-off, where Shafali Verma moves to her right and plucks an excellent low catch.
Devine asks the umpire if it was a clean catch and they go upstairs to check. The third umpire is happy with catch and signals OUT. Devine walks back for 14 off 11.
RCB: 41/1 (4.2)
- 5 March 2023 12:03 PM GMT
10 runs off the fourth over
Twin boundaries for Mandhana - one off the edge, against Jess Jonnasen in the fourth over.
RCB: 41/0 (4)
- 5 March 2023 12:00 PM GMT
Pandey leaks 14
Shikha Pandey leaks 14 runs off the third over and RCB are off to a flier. They have gotten the start they wanted to chase down this massive total.
RCB: 31/0 (3)
- 5 March 2023 11:56 AM GMT
Mandhana takes on Kapp
Smriti Mandhana takes a liking to Marizanne Kapp and goes 4,6,4 to pocket 14 runs off the second over.
RCB: 17/0 (2)
