WPL: Delhi Capitals wins last over Thriller to Hand RCB their Fifth Consecutive loss
WPL 2023 DC vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore succumbed to a fifth consecutive defeat in the Women’s Premier League on Monday night as Delhi Capitals clinched a six-wicket win in a tense finish.
Chasing 151 on what turned out to be a challenging surface to bat on, Delhi Capitals were guided by the pair of Jess Jonassen (29 not out) and Marizanne Kapp (32 not out), who produced an all-round show.
After delivering a superb 4-0-17-0 in the first half, Kapp guided Delhi past the finish line with an unbeaten 32 not out from as many balls, laced with three fours and one six.
WPL 2023 DC vs RCB in Brief
Earlier in the match, after being asked to bat first, Bangalore struggled early on as they managed to score just 68 in the first 12 overs but the finishing touch from Perry and Richa helped the team to get to a fighting total of 150 by the end of 20 overs. For Delhi, Shikha Pandey had an amazing time as she scalped 3 wickets and grabbed a stunner too to get rid of Heather Knight.
At the start of the chase, Delhi suffered an early blow in the form of Shafali Verma but Alice Capsey counter-attacked and scored at a brisk pace before getting out on 38 in the Powerplay itself. The middle phase of the run chase was controlled by Jemimah Rodrigues and Marizanne Kapp. Jess Jonassen came in after the dismissal of Jemimah and landed the final few punches with her cameo of 29 runs in 15 deliveries.
RCB goes Winless for the 5th time in WPL 2023
Bangalore’s side will be slightly upset with how things ended for them. They certainly did well but lost out on the crucial moments of the match. Had they got some extra runs on the board, things could have been a bit different.
Also, their bowling, after a decent start initially failed to build any sort of momentum. Asha Shobana picked up two wickets and she was the pick of the bowlers for Bangalore’s side but in totality, they were once again below-par on the field.
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