Delhi Capitals’ Shafali Verma performs a shot throughout a ‘Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024’ T20 cricket match towards Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Bengaluru, on February 29, 2024.
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Delhi Capitals rode on Shafali Verma’s (50, 31b, 3×4, 4×6) half-century and Alice Capsey’s (46, 33b, 4×4, 2×6) belligerent knock to publish a convincing total of 194 for 5 towards Royal Challengers Bangalore after being put into bat right here on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
Shafali made probably the most of an early reprieve of a drop catch by Shreyanka Patil and took the cost early on. She struck Renuka Singh and Sophie Devine for a 4 and 6 earlier than the latter eliminated DC skipper Meg Lanning within the fifth over.
The new batter, Capsey, pulled Devine for a 4 to get off the mark.
Shafali then stepped out to hit Sophie Molineux for a six over long-on, taking the Capitals to 45 within the PowerPlay earlier than Capsey smashed Asha Sobhana for a few fours to take 11 off her first over.
The duo continued their onslaught, taking the Capitals to 84 for one on the midway mark.
Shafali reached fifty with a most off Shreyanka within the twelfth over however fell off the following supply.
RCB pulled issues again with two fast wickets as Nadine de Klerk eliminated Jemimah Rodrigues on a four-ball duck earlier than dismissing Capsey to deny her a fifty.
Marizanne Kapp (32 off 16) and Jess Jonassen (36 n.o., 15b, 4×4, 2×6) 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.
