The thrilling encounter between UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals was filled with intense cricketing action, showcasing the competitive spirit of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024.
Delhi Capitals displayed a commanding performance, emerging victorious in their pursuit of redemption after their previous defeat to the Mumbai Indians. For Alyssa Healy’s UP Warriorz, it was their chance of redemption as well after the close encounter, following their narrow loss against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, however, wasn’t to be.
Delhi Capitals opted to field first after winning the toss, their decision proved fruitful as they restricted UP Warriorz to a total of 119 for 9 wickets. Marizanne Kapp and Radha Yadav showcased exceptional bowling prowess restraining the opposition’s batting lineup with their exceptional and skillful deliveries.
Chasing the target, Delhi Capitals’ openers Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning displayed sheer dominance, scoring half-centuries, despite a late breakthrough by Sophie Ecclestone. Jemimah Rodrigues calmly guided Delhi Capitals to a 9-wicket victory, sealing their first win of the WPL 2024 season. Marizanne Kapp’s stellar performance earned her the accolade of player of the match, solidifying Delhi Capitals’ triumph and setting a strong momentum for their journey ahead in the tournament.
Here are some highlights from the clash between UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals in WPL 2024:
Marizanne Kapp’s exceptional bowling spell
Marizanne Kapp made an immediate impact in the powerplay of the first innings, dismissing Vrinda Dinesh for a duck, skipper Alyssa Healy for 13 runs, and Tahlia McGrath for 1 run, hitting the top-of-off. Notably, Kapp bowled a maiden over and finished with exceptional figures of 3 wickets for just 5 runs with an outstanding economy rate of 1.25.
Marizanne Kapp gets a well-deserved Player of the Match award for her exceptional spell tonight. 👏🔥#CricketTwitter #WPL2024 #UPWvDC pic.twitter.com/wcRn9iiiI5
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 26, 2024
Radha Yadav’s 4-fer
Radha Yadav claimed 4 important wickets, those of Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, and Sophie Ecclestone wickets. She struck at critical points, preventing any substantial partnerships from developing and ensuring that UP Warriorz couldn’t build momentum. Her effectiveness in applying pressure on the opposition batsmen played a significant role in setting up the victory for Delhi Capitals Women.
Reliable Radha 🔥
☝️ Grace Harris
☝️ Shweta Sehrawat
☝️ Kiran Navgire
☝️ Sophie Ecclestone#CricketTwitter #WPL2024 #UPWvDC pic.twitter.com/zMSNnTW4GX— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 26, 2024
The Delhi Capital’s opener duo scored a half-century each
The formidable opening pair of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma set the tone for Delhi Capitals’ innings with Lanning scoring 51 off 43 balls and Verma’s unbeaten 64 off 43 deliveries. Their stellar partnership paved the way for a commanding victory as Delhi capitals women reached the target in a mere 14.3 overs showcasing their dominance and efficiency with the bat.
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777) February 27, 2024
The birthday girl, Shweta Sehrawat carrying her team’s innings
Shweta Sehrawat emerged as the top scorer for UP Warriorz, playing a crucial innings of 45 runs off 42 balls, which included five boundaries and a maximum. However, despite her efforts, the team couldn’t post a challenging total.
Birthday girl Shweta Sehrawat scores the most runs for her team 🎉🎂
UP Warriorz has managed to put 119 on board. #CricketTwitter #WPL2024 #UPWvDC pic.twitter.com/MfIpoj52Y9
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 26, 2024
Breach of Code of Conduct by Arundhati Reddy
Arundhati Reddy received a 10% fine of her match fees, for an aggressive send-off to Poonam Khemnar during the 15th over of the 1st innings. Reddy acknowledged her actions which were judged as a level 1 offense under article 2.5 of WPL’s code of conduct.
Arundhati Reddy has been fined 10% of her match fees for breaching the WPL Code of Conduct. #CricketTwitter #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/KHYnfrWKuD
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 27, 2024
Fans’ reactions to Delhi Capitals’ first victory and UP Warriorz’s consecutive loss-
POV- 1 run to win with 10 wkts left #WPL
Other captains: "Girls don't throw away a wicket by silly mistake. Let's go win by 10 wkts"
Meg Lanning: pic.twitter.com/RVaNOAMaL3
— Aman (@CricketSatire) February 26, 2024
Worlds no.1 on the bench for the second conservative match. WPL ???? pic.twitter.com/7N1Q9iZfRi
— පබලු සිල්වා (පබ්සී15) 𝕏 🇱🇰🇦🇪🏏❤️ (@PabaluSilva) February 27, 2024
