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Mumbai: Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) T20 match here on Sunday by Shafali Verma (84) and captain Meg Lanning (72) with half-centuries and a 162-run partnership for the first wicket between the two. Scored a mammoth score of 223 runs against two wickets. This is the second highest score in women’s T20 franchise history.
Shafali was the more aggressive of the two openers, hitting 10 fours and four sixes in her 45-ball innings. At the same time, World Cup winning Australian captain Lanning hit 14 fours during his 43-ball innings. Both were in good touch and the Royals were setting up the Challengers Bangalore bowling attack at the batting-friendly Brabourne Stadium. Both had hit 12 boundaries in the powerplay. The team had scored 100 runs in 10 overs.
How about THAT for a knock to get yourself going in the #TATAWPL @TheShafaliVerma was on a roll with the bat today in Mumbai 🔥🔥
Relive her 84-run knock here 🔽 #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/A1ZacieWXo
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) Mar 5, 2023
RCB captain Smriti Mandhana employed seven bowlers to break the partnership but it was England’s Heather Knight who finally got the breakthrough. Knight gave double blow to Delhi Capitals by dismissing both the players in the 15th over. Heather first bowled Lanning on the third ball of the 15th over and then a ball later had Shefali caught by wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, ending their 84-ball partnership.
But after this, Marijane Kapp (39 not out) and Jemima Rodrigues (22 not out) together crossed the 200-run mark and shared an unbeaten 60-run partnership in 31 balls. South African batsman Kapp hit three sixes and three fours in his 17-ball knock while Jemimah hit three fours in 15 balls.
