WPL 2023, RCB-W vs DC-W: Shafali, Norris shine as Delhi Capitals maul Royal Challengers Bangalore by 60 runs

Women’s
Premier
League
witnessed
the
arrival
of
Indian
batter
Shafali
Verma
who
powered
Delhi
Capitals
to
a
massive
total.
After
being
put
into
bat,
DC-W
had
the
perfect
start
through
Meg
Lanning
and
Shafali
Verma.

Shafali
and
Lanning
dominance
with
the
bat
for
DC-W:

The
pair
stitched
the
first-ever
century
partnership
in
WPL’s
history
as
they
amassed
a
massive
162
runs
for
the
opening
wicket.

Shafali
scored
84
runs
off
45
balls
while
captain
Meg
Lanning
scored
72
runs
off
43
balls.
A
late
flurry
by
Marizanne
Kapp
(39
off
17
balls)
took
Delhi
comfortably
beyond
the
200
mark
as
they
finished
at
223/2
after
their
full
quota
of
overs.
Heather
Knight
was
the
only
RCB
bowler
with
success
as
she
picked
up
both
wickets.

RCB-W
capitulate
with
the
bat
despite
Mandhana’s
fight:

It
was
an
uphill
task
for
RCB-W
to
chase
the
target
down,
and
RCB
knew
they
need
a
strong
start.
They
had
that
through
captain
Smriti
Mandhana
and
Sophie
Devine
as
the
pair
added
41
runs
in
just
four
overs.
But
after
Devine’s
dismissal,
it
all
went
downhill
for
them.
Mandhana
(35
off
23
balls)
played
a
gutsy
inning
but
perished
and
Ellyse
Perry’s
(31
off
19
balls)
dismissal
also
put
a
massive
dent
in
their
chasing
dreams.

Tara
Norris
carnage:

Delhi
Capitals
played
with
5
overseas
players,
as
the
WPL
rule
suggests
a
team
playing
an
associate
nation
player
can
field
five
overseas
players.
DC-W
were
the
only
team
to
buy
an
associate
player
in
the
auction
as
they
secured
the
services
of
USA
pacer
Tara
Norris.
And
Norris
proved
her
worth
in
the
very
first
match,
running
through
the
RCB-W
middle
order.
The
24-year-old
picked
up
five
wickets
to
break
the
back
of
the
RCB-W
run
chase
as
Ellyse
Perry
and
Richa
Ghosh
were
among
her
victims.
The
USA
bowler
ended
up
with
a
stellar
figure
of
5/29,
which
is
also
the
first
five-for
in
WPL
history.

Alexa,
please
play
The
Weeknd
–
Stargirl
????

Our
????????
pacer,
Tara
Norris
is
shining
bright
????#YehHaiNayiDilli
#CapitalsUniverse
#TATAWPL
#RCBvDC
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—
Delhi
Capitals
(@DelhiCapitals)

March
5,
2023

Heather
Knight
and
Megan
Schutt
made
some
hefty
blows
but
in
the
end,
it
was
too
much
for
them
to
do
as
RCB
only
managed
163/8
at
the
end
of
their
full
overs.

Next
Matches:

RCB-W
next
match:
RCB-W
will
be
taking
on
Mumbai
Indians
(MI-W)
in
the
next
match
on
Monday
(March
6)
at
the
Brabourne
Stadium.

DC-W
next
match:
DC-W
will
be
up
against
UP
Warriorz
in
their
next
match
on
Tuesday
(March
7)
at
the
DY
Patil
Sports
Academy.