RCB vs DC: American cricketer Tara Norris on Sunday starred for her staff Delhi Capitals of their first match of the tournament. Playing against Smriti Mandhana‘s Royal Challengers Bangalore, Norris turned the first bowler to seize a five-wicket haul within the inaugural version of the Women’s Premier League 2023. Capitals confirmed dominance and defeated Challengers by 60 runs in a high-scoring affair on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.Â
The Capitals displayed some mouthwatering contest as their batters first went on to amass a giant 223-run whole earlier than the bowlers joined the get together. Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning led the staff’s batting with a 162-run opening stand, earlier than Jemimah Rodrigues and Marizanne Kapp notched a 60-run stand to assist DC end over 220.
However, within the second innings, Alice Capsey first despatched the RCB openers again earlier than Tara Norris took issues into her personal arms. The left-arm medium pacer Norris despatched shockwaves within the RCB camp as she scalped the wickets of Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh, Heather Knight and Kanika Ahuja. Riding on the again of her efficiency, DC restricted RCb at 163/8 in 20 overs to register a complete win. DC are at the moment within the second spot within the factors desk and have a decrease run charge than Mumbai, who thrashed Gujarat on Saturday. While Mumbai Indians have an NRR of 7.150, Delhi Capitals have an NRR of 3.000. They will subsequent face UP Warrioz on the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on March 7.Â
RCB’s Playing XI:
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Preeti Bose, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh
DC’s Playing XI:
Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris
