Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning slammed attacking fifties, whereas left-arm tempo bowler Tara Norris grabbed a five-wicket haul as Delhi Capitals thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 60 runs of their Women’s Premier League opener, in Mumbai on Sunday. Norris destroyed the RCB lineup, returning figures of 5/29 after Delhi Capitals had put up an imposing 223 for 2 on the Brabourne Stadium. Chasing the mammoth 224, the Smriti Mandhana-led facet have been restricted to 163 for eight in 20 overs.
Earlier, because of opener Shafali and Australian skipper Lanning’s high-quality knocks of 84 and 72 runs respectively, DC posted WPL’s second successive 200-plus rating. Mumbai Indians notched 207 for 5 earlier than bowling Gujarat Giants out for 64 within the inaugural WPL fixture on Saturday.
While the younger India opener performed some breathtaking power-packed strokes in her 84-run knock, which got here off simply 45 deliveries (10 fours, and 4 sixes), Australia skipper Lanning was extra medical in her pictures, smashing 72 off 43 balls (14 fours) because the duo destroyed left RCB bowling in a tailspin.
The duo’s 162-run partnership resulted in an equally dramatic method, with each getting dismissed within the fifteenth over, with England off-spinner Heather Knight accounting for the 2 off the third and fifth deliveries of her second over.
Their departure off the third and fifth ball of the fifteenth over although didn’t gradual the scoring charge, with Marizanne Kapp (39 not out) and younger India participant Jemimah Rodrigues (22 not out) serving to the facet cross the 200-run mark.
Brief scores: Delhi Capitals 223/2 in 20 overs (Meg Lanning 72, Shafali Verma 84, Marizanne Kapp 40 not out, Jemimah Rodrigues 22 not out; Heather Knight 2/40).
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Ellyse Perry 31; Tara Norris 5/29).
(This story has been edited by Mahaz News workers …)
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