An explosive knock by Shafali Verma and a five-wicket haul by Marizanne Kapp helped an all-round Delhi Capitals crush Gujarat Giants by 10 wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match at DY Patil Stadium on Saturday
DC is in the second position in the points table with three wins in four matches and a total of six points. GG is in the fourth position in the points table with one win and three losses in four matches. They have only two points to their name
The Delhi Capitals got off to a dream start in the Women's Premier League as they registered a 60-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. Captain Meg Lanning (72) and Shafali Verma (84) produced a fantastic opening stand of 162 runs to help th
Tara Norris took a five-wicket haul. Norris took wickets of Ellyse Perry (31) and Disha Kasat (9) in a single over. In her second over she put the final nail in the coffin by picking two consecutive wickets of Richa Ghosh (2), and Kanika Ahuja (0). Her final victim was Heather Kingh (34).
Put to bat first by RCB, Delhi Capitals was off to a great start. Openers Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma found gaps at will, smashing DC bowlers for boundaries
DC and RCB will start off their WPL campaign on Sunday. Players like India's Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Australia's Jess Jonassen, England's Alice Capsey and South Africa's Marizanne Kaap were seen at the practice session
Lanning has won a record four T20 World Cups as Australia's captain, including the most recent one last month in South Africa, when Australia defeated the hosts in the final.
Ghosh's unbeaten knocks of 41 against the West Indies and 47 against England over the past week have lifted her 16 places to 20th position as she becomes the fifth Indian in the top 20 with Smriti Mandhana (third), Shafali Verma (10th), Jemimah Rodrigues (12th) and Harmanpreet Kaur (13th) ah