WPL: Shafali Verma stars as Delhi Capitals thrash RCB by 9 wickets, seal playoff spot | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma‘s scorching 80 not out on Saturday powered Delhi Capitals to a dominant nine-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the Women’s Premier League match in Bengaluru.
RCB posted 147 for five, that includes Ellyse Perry’s unbeaten 60, however DC’s Shafali and Jess Jonassen simply chased down the goal.
DC reached their goal of 148 with 4.5 overs remaining, shedding only one wicket. With the win Delhi grew to become the primary workforce to qualify for the play-offs on this version.

The victory adopted DC’s comparable commanding efficiency towards Mumbai Indians the day past.

RCB dropped to fourth place with solely two wins in six matches, marking their fourth consecutive defeat at their house floor, M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Shafali scored her first fifty of the season, reaching 80 not out from 43 balls. Her innings included 4 sixes and eight fours.
She reached her half-century with a six over cowl off Georgia Wareham within the thirteenth over, taking simply 30 balls.
Jonassen contributed considerably together with her second fifty of the season, scoring 61 not out from 38 balls with 9 fours and one six.
Earlier, Perry’s unbeaten 60 off 47 balls was essential in RCB’s whole of 147 for 5.
The Australian all-rounder grew to become each the main run-scorer on this WPL season and the event’s all-time highest run-getter with 895 runs in 23 matches.
Perry’s present season statistics present 295 runs in six matches at a mean of 98.33.
She helped RCB get well after shedding captain Smriti Mandhana early, forming vital partnerships with Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Raghvi Bisht.
Wyatt-Hodge scored 21 from 18 balls, whereas Bisht contributed 33 from 32 balls with two sixes.
Delhi Capitals’ bowling assault was led by Shikha Pandey and Nallapureddy Charani, who each took two wickets whereas conceding 28 runs every.
Marizanne Kapp delivered a cost-effective spell, taking one wicket and conceding simply 18 runs in her 4 overs.