In a match that ebbed and flowed wildly in just about each over of the chase, the unfancied UP Warriorz (UPW) held their nerves to eke out a one-run win over hosts Delhi Capitals on the Ferozshah Kotla right here on Friday.
UP Warriorz bowler Deepti Sharma celebrates with teammates the wicket of Mumbai Indians’ batter Arundhati Reddy through the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz(PTI)
Chasing a modest 139 for his or her fifth win on the trot, DC went from 112/4 to 137 all-out — shedding six wickets for 25 runs — thanks in no small measure to their collective brainfade.
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That, nonetheless, should not gloss over some superlative dying bowling from UPW who had simply 28 runs to defend within the final 4 overs with seven DC batters but to bat. Deepti Sharma, not for the primary time within the match, did a star flip for UPW with a dramatic nineteenth over that introduced three wickets.
Sharma castled Annabel Sutherland and Arundhati Reddy on the primary two deliveries of the over to finish her hat-trick — she had dismissed DC skipper Meg Lanning on the final ball of her earlier over, 14th of the innings — earlier than taking out Shikha Pandey a ball later to set off a dramatic collapse.
Needing 10 runs within the final over, Radha Yadav hit a six off the primary ball of Grace Harris earlier than DC misplaced Yadav and Jess Jonassen of successive deliveries. With two wanted off two balls, No. 10 Titas Sidhu hit straight to mid on as UPW ended DC’s four-match successful run.
In what ought to have been a regulation chase, DC batters huffed and puffed their method on an excellent batting monitor with none, barring skipper Meg Lanning, displaying the sport to ace such difficult chases.
Lanning starred with a 46-ball 60 as batters from each the perimeters laboured to seek out boundaries. After shedding Shafali Verma within the fourth over, Lanning fashioned a vital 47-run allinace with Alice Capsey to place DC firmly on monitor.
Capsey’s departure within the eleventh over did little to change Lanning’s momentum who went into the overdrive with a hat-trick of boundaries off Gouher Sultana within the thirteenth over. The 31-year-old fell leg earlier than to Deepti Sharma within the 14th over because the asking fee progressively started to creep up.
Earlier, successful the toss and electing to bat first, UPW’s innings by no means received the specified momentum following Kiran Navgire’s loss within the second over to a Titas Sadhu nip-backer.
UPW might by no means actually recuperate from the early setback as DC bowlers caught to tight strains. Deepti performed the lone hand with a 48-ball 59. She was the final batter to be dismissed in UPW innings and barring the lone six she hit only a ball earlier than getting out, there was not a lot present of intent from the southpaw. In the tip, it proved simply sufficient.
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