Delhi Capitals Women defeated RCB by seven wickets

Led by bowlers' impressive performance under Nandni Sharma (three wickets), an excellent innings by Laura Wolvaardt (not out 42) helped the Delhi Capitals Women's team defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets in the 15th match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) on Saturday. With this win, Delhi Capitals have reached the second position in the points table.

Chasing a target of 110 runs, Delhi Capitals Women's team had a poor start, losing two wickets at a score of 24. Shafali Verma scored 16 runs in eight balls and Lizelle Lee scored six runs before being dismissed by Shreyanka Patil. Both batsmen were dismissed by Patil. After this, captain Jemimah Rodrigues, along with Laura Wolvaardt, took control of the innings and scored runs. In the 12th over, Radha Yadav dismissed Jemimah Rodrigues (24) and sent her back to the pavilion. On the fourth ball of the 16th over, Marizanne Kapp hit a four to give Delhi Capitals the win. Delhi Capitals won the match by seven wickets, scoring 111 runs for three wickets in 15.4 overs. Laura Wolvaardt scored 42 not-out runs in 38 balls with four fours and a six, while Marizanne Kapp scored 19 not-out runs in 15 balls.

Earlier, Delhi Capitals Women's team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first, could only manage 109 runs in the stipulated 20 overs against Delhi Capitals' organized bowling. Captain Smriti Mandhana scored the highest 38 runs for the team in 34 balls. Apart from her, Radha Yadav scored 18 runs in 17 balls, while Georgia Wareham scored 11 runs before being dismissed. The remaining eight batsmen could not even reach double figures.

For Delhi Capitals, Nandni Sharma took three wickets, while Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, and Minnu Mani took two wickets each. Shreyanka Patil dismissed one batsman.