RCB-W vs DC-W Highlights WPL 2024: Delhi Capitals beats Royal Challengers by 25 runs

Jess Jonassen with a brilliant show, with the ball taking a three-wicket haul as the Delhi Capitals beats Royal Challengers Bangalore by 25 runs. 

Two consecutive boundaries and Meghana playing some lovely shots through the mid-off and behind the square region. A run-out doused RCB’s chances as Meghana fell short of her crease. Nadine de Klerk then departed as Delhi tightened its grip on the game. 

Jess Jonassen into the attack, and this game is running away quickly from RCB. Bangalore needs 40 runs from 12 balls.

This is Delhi’s game, as Shafali Varma with two good stops has further applied the pressure on Bangalore. Shikha Pandey getting all her experience, and the execution has been perfect as she picks up Georgia Wareham. Delhi is calling the shots.

Marizanne Kapp comes back to dent RCB as she removes Richa Ghosh and Delhi is right back in this game with Bangalore losing key wickets. 

Richa Ghosh gets into the act with back to back sixes and this will help RCB - first over the deep square leg and then once again targeting the deep region. A superb response from Richa as Arundhati Reddy is now under pressure. 

Pressure on RCB as Jonassen rolls out a quiet over with Rich Ghosh and Sabbhineni Meghana struggling for timing, and the required rate has touched 12 runs per over.

Top over from Shikha Pandey as she gives Delhi control after the fall of Smriti Mandhana. RCB needs 78 runs from 42 balls.

The 100 is up for RCB but Smriti falls after smashing Kapp for a six over the deep mid-wicket. The skipper falls for a brilliant 43-ball 74, and Delhi has the breakthrough with Kapp packing off the skipper. 

Sabbhineni Meghana gets into the act with a wonderful extension of the arms and smashes Radha Yadav into the long-off stands. Smriti, meanwhile, plays a brilliant loft over the covers to keep the crowd on their feet. 

Delhi gifts Smriti with some juicy full tosses, and the RCB skipper accepts it by depositing the white ball to the boundary. RCB needs 110 runs in 60 balls.

Arundhati Reddy gets the breakthrough as she breaks the 77-run opening stand, with Sophie Devine departing for a 17-ball 23. Smriti will have to play through and hold one end as the run-rate creeps up. 

Smriti Mandhana hits a brilliant half-century in 32 deliveries and this has been a brilliant show from the RCB skipper—her first fifty in the WPL, and her knock is studded with seven boundaries and two sixes. This has been a wonderful start from Bangalore as Devine gets into the act with a couple of monstrous sixes - an 87-metre six over the cow corner. Great stuff from RCB.

Smriti Mandhana nearing her fifty as Radha Yadav comes into the attack. Delhi needs to break the opening stand. 

PowerPlay done and dusted and RCB going strong in the pursuit of 195, with skipper Smriti leading from the front. The home crowd is behind the red and black brigade, and Sophie Devine has been in the best seat, witnessing a vintage Smriti in action. 

There is no stopping Smriti as the RCB skipper tonks a full toss high and handsome over the long-on region for a maximum, and RCB is very much in the tall run chase. 

Smriti has set the tone with seven boundaries and a six as Sophie Devine gets off the mark with a single. Shikha Pandey comes into the attack, and Smriti uses the pace of the bowler to send the ball to the boundary twice. Top batting.

Jess Jonassen into the attack, and Smriti is manoeuvring the field excellently, this time, pulling the spinner through the square leg for a boundary. Jonassen drops short, and Smriti acknowledges it by once again pulling through the mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Spin introduced early into the attack with Minnu Mani testing Smriti with her off-spin. Smriti, however, welcomes the bowler with a superb six over the deep mid-wicket, and the connection was marvellous as RCB is up and running with the run chase. 

Smriti Mandhana begins the run chase in fine fashion, with a couple of boundaries and the RCB skipper making full use of the PowerPlay. 

Right then, we are up for the chase, with Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine out in the middle. Marizanne Kapp to operate with the new ball. Here we go!

A brilliant half-century from Shafali Verma and then a 33-ball 46 from Alice Capsey set the tone for Delhi. Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp with cameos powered Delhi to a strong total. A superb show with the bat from Delhi. 

Sophie Devine strikes and this is a very crucial wicket with Kapp falling while trying to go for a big shot. Arundhati Reddy finds a boundary in the last ball. 

Asha Sobhana being taken to the cleaners, and she is being punished for bowling short, juicy half-trackers that Jonassen likes. A four, a maximum over mid-wicket followed by a flurry of boundaries. 19 runs from the previous over, and now three boundaries and a six in this over account for yet another 19-run over. Top cracking shots!

Marizanne Kapp has got into a rhythm with a brilliant boundary over the mid-off and then a chip shot to the backward square leg for a maximum. Kapp brought the 150 up for Delhi with a solid smack over the long-off region. 

Over to Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp to help Delhi post a solid total but what a comeback this has been from RCB. 

Nadine de Klerk with a magical delivery, cleans up Capsey and the slower delivery does the trick. Marizanne Kapp was almost gone as she failed to ground her bat and just a small part of her foot was inside the crease, and she was extremely lucky there. RCB will nevertheless be celebrating. 

Sophie Molineux is back into the attack as Marizanne Kapp and Alice Capsey look to carry on with the momentum despite losing two quick wickets. Crucial period of play, and RCB has done well to pull back things. Kapp gets into the act with a huge six over long-on.

Jemimah Rodrigues comes out and departs for a duck as Nadine de Klerk picks her first wicket. RCB missed an opportunity to pick the fourth wicket as Sophie Devine dropped a sitter to hand Capsey a life. 

There is no respite as Shreyanka Patil gets the treatment, with Shafali getting to her half-century in blazing style - a six over the deep mid-wicket. However, Patil strikes against the run of play as Shafali falls while trying to further up the ante. A billiant 50 off 31 balls, and the 82-run partnership is broken. Solid knock from Shafali but RCB has got the much-needed breakthrough.

Capsey welcomes Nadine de Klerk into the attack with a huge six over the mid-wicket as Shafali Verma rides her luck, with Wareham denying a six and almost pulling off a blinder at the deep. It’s all happening in the middle, with Capsey getting a life as Sophie Devine failed to take a catch running in from long-on. 

Georgia Wareham, the leg spinner, comes into the attack, but the fifty-run partnership is up in 32 balls between Alice Capsey and Shafali Verma. Capsey goes big as she hammers the leg-spinner over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum and then brings out a reverse sweep for a boundary. 

Renuka Singh finishes her quota of four overs and has done well giving 28 runs. The partnership between Shafali and Alice is worth 43 and RCB really needs to break this partnership. 

A bit of leg spin being introduced as Asha Sobhana rolls her arms over, but there is no stopping Shafali. A boundary to the long-on region propels Delhi ahead, and a brilliant reverse shot to the backward point boundary from Alice Capsey has stunned the leg-spinner. Delhi is going strong at the moment as we enter the drinks break. 

Renuka Singh comes back into the attack, and the wicketkeeper is standing up, restricting Shafali from advancing down the track. No boundary, and fortune is going Shafali’s way as a miscued shot falls short of the fielder. 

Shafali Verma goes inside-out and gets a boundary, but the timing has been an issue so far for the Delhi opener. The PowerPlay has been great, and Delhi will take it going at around seven runs per over. Shafali ends the over with a superb six and this time the connection was solid as the ball sails over the long-on region. 

Sophie Devine returns back into the attack and Lanning welcomes the bowler with a boundary - an adventurous slice over the point region as the ball beats the three fielders chasing the ball. However, Devine has the last laugh as she dismisses the Delhi skipper, who smashes a shot and wide delivery straight down the throat of the fielder at deep. Sophie Molineux gets off the mark with a solid pull through the mid-wicket. 

Sophie Molineux, left arm spinner into the attack and she starts well by cramping the Delhi batswomen for room and not allowing both Shafali and Lanning to free their arms. Top over as she doesn’t concede a boundary, the first time in this innings where Delhi couldn’t find the ropes. 

Runs are flowing freely, and this time Meg Lanning latches on to a half-tracker and pulls Renuka Singh through the backward square leg for a boundary. This is good batting from Delhi. 

Shafali Verma pings Sophie Devine over the deep mid-wicket, and that was a sumptuous pull to register the first six of the match. She is going to hurt RCB after being put down in the first over. 

A review of the very first ball, and it was touch and go as the timer was almost dying when Smriti Mandhana took the DRS call. Meg Lanning wasn’t happy with the late call from the RCB skipper and she survived as the ball was missing the stumps. Lanning off the mark with a smart single to mid-off, playing outside her crease. Shafali goes down town, connects well to get her first boundary. An eventful first over comes to an end as Shreyanka Patil drops a sitter and Shafali gets a life. 

Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning are out in the middle and it will be Renuka Singh with the new ball. Should be a cracker of a contest. Here we go!

Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey 

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nadine de Klerk, Richa Ghosh(w), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh 

“We were going to have a bowl but that seems to be the trend. But the track won’t change much through the game. Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don’t in T20 cricket. Jess Jonassen comes in for Annabel Sutherland.”

“We would like to field first. We have seen a trend where there is something for the bowlers in the first 5-6 overs. Also, it is better to know the target in T20 cricket. That was the talk even before the season, not to depend on certain players and all the XI are good enough to win a game on their own. Perry misses out due to an illness. Nadine comes in and makes her debut. They have turned up in huge numbers, and we feel we have 10 runs more due to their support. Really thankful to them.”

Smriti Mandhana wins the toss, RCB Women opts to bowl first against Delhi Capitals

The live telecast of the Women’s Premier League 2024 match between RCB and DC will be available on the Sports18 network and Jio Cinema App.

Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey

Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, S Asha, Renuka Thakur

Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Sneha Deepthi

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh(w), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokharkar, Disha Kasat, Nadine de Klerk, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht