16:45 (IST)
SHAFALI VERMA IS GONE!
A ball later, Shafali Verma joins Meg Lanning into the dugout. Both openers are gone. Knight notices Shafali come down the track, slows it down, drags the length back as well and made Shafali reach for the big shot. The outside goes to Richa Ghosh who does well to hang on on a second attempt. Brilliant knock comes to an end
Shafali c Ghosh b Knight 84 (45)
16:43 (IST)
MEG LANNING IS GONE!
After flurry of fours and sixes, there's a wicket. Meg Lanning comes down the track to Heather Knight, looks to flick it into the leg side but the ball sneaks past her willow to crash into the leg stump. The partnership is broken after 162 runs
Lanning b Knight 72 (43)
16:36 (IST)
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16 from the over as Shafali collects four more. Very full from Renuka, Shafali uses the strong bottom hand the fielders can't do anything to cut it out
16:35 (IST)
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FOUR! Renuka Singh to Shafali: FOUR MORE! Shafali picks the slower ball, goes down on one knee and whacks the slog sweep wide of deep mid-wicket. One bounce, FOUR!
16:33 (IST)
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FOUR! Renuka Singh comes into the attack. Too straight from her, Shafali Verma whips it backward of square for a boundary
16:30 (IST)
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SIX! Carnage continues! Shafali comes down the track to Knight, gets close to the ball and extends her arms to send it over long-on
16:25 (IST)
FIFTY FOR LANNING
FOUR! Meg Lanning brings up her fifty now. Heather Knight strays down leg side, Lanning sweeps it and the ball goes fine for a boundary. Delhi skipper acknowledges the applause
16:23 (IST)
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Delhi Capitals first 10 overs:
1️⃣ 3 runs
2️⃣ 14 runs
3️⃣ 5 runs
4️⃣ 7 runs
5️⃣ 8 runs
6️⃣ 20 runs
7️⃣ 7 runs
8️⃣ 8 runs
9️⃣ 22 runs
🔟 11 runs
16:17 (IST)
FIFTY FOR SHAFALI VERMA!
Second day of the WPL and there's another fifty. Shafali Verma gets to the milestone in 31 balls after steering the ball to the long-on region for a simple single. It also brings up the 100-run stand
16:13 (IST)
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After 22 runs in the previous over, an experienced head in Megan Schutt comes in to try and stop the flow of runs but she's dispatched for a four on the very first ball as well. Back of a length delivery, outside off, Lanning opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the vacant third man region
16:12 (IST)
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SIX! Asha Shobana hopes for some reprieve but doesn't get one. Last ball of the over, she tosses it, Shafali jumps down the pitch and then hoists it high and over long-on for a MAXIMUM!
16:11 (IST)
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Asha Shobana gets the treatment from Meg Lanning this time around. Lanning darts forward and smacks the ball over mid-on for a four
16:10 (IST)
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FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shafali Verma. Asha tosses one, the right-hander bends and rolls her wrists over the sweep. She places it behind square on the on-side for a boundary
16:09 (IST)
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SIX! Asha Shobana to Shafali Verma: Shafali comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and hoists it over the bowler's head. It sails over for a maximum!
16:07 (IST)
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FOUR! Preeti Bose to Meg Lanning: Slow, outside off, Lanning leans forward, stays leg-sided and drives it into the gap wide of cover for a boundary
16:06 (IST)
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FOUR! Asha Shobana to Meg Lanning: RCB continue to bleed runs and boundaries. Short, down the leg side, Lanning rocks back and pulls it behind square for a boundary
16:05 (IST)
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FOUR! Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma: Short, outside off and Shafali backs away and then flat-bats the drive over mid-off. 20 runs from the Sophie Devine over to close out the powerplay
16:03 (IST)
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FOUR! Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning: Well outside the off stump line, Lanning goes across and then sends the cut behind square on the off-side for four more
16:02 (IST)
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FOUR! Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma: Good length delivery to start the sixth over, Shafali leans across and heaves it over mid-wicket. It almost went all the way but bounces right in front of the boundary rope
16:01 (IST)
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FOUR! Ellyse Perry to Shafali Verma: Good length, outside off, Shafali backs away and then places the drive into the gap wide of cover
16:00 (IST)
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SIX! First maximum of the day comes from Shafali Verma's bat. Preeti Bose comes into the attack and is greeted with a thumping shot that goes over mid-off
15:59 (IST)
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FOUR! 14 from the 2nd over by Schutt. Lanning collects four more runs. Short of a good length, outside off - Lanning waits for it and opens the face of the bat to run it through the vacant slip region
15:58 (IST)
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FOUR! Schutt to Lanning: Short, outside off and Lanning swivels, rolls her wrists and pulls it backward of square on the on-side for a four
15:56 (IST)
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FOUR! Schutt to Shafali Verma: Good length, outside off and Shafali comes forward, uses her wrist and flicks it powerfully over mid-wicket
15:55 (IST)
FOUR! Renuka to Lanning! Good length delivery, slanting into the right-hander and Lanning uses the pace to whip it over backward square leg
15:37 (IST)
Teams
Delhi Capitals XI: Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning(c), Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia(w), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris
Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh(w), Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Preeti Bose, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh
15:05 (IST)
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Smriti Mandhana at the toss: We will field first. Fresh wicket, bit of grass and we've some quality seamers. Four overseas players are Perry, Schutt, Sophie and Heather Knight. This is a great platform, we were waiting for it and this is a chance to showcase our talent. This is big for women's cricket. We've had a quick turnaround, the team is looking in good stead and the management has been amazing as well.
15:04 (IST)
Pitch Report from Julia Price and Rohan Gavaskar
"It is hot, 33 degrees. Afternoon game and it is the first for both these teams. This is a red soil pitch with plenty of runs in it. Looks nice and flat. The field is really quick and has short boundaries, 57 and 53 meters square. But behind the wicket on one end it is only 46 meters and you want to target that as a batter. There is a slope on the square and you should know the angles of this ground, which is the area where you can get the best runs and exploit that. We are expecting some big runs. I still think there might be something in it for the pacers at the start."
15:04 (IST)
Pre-match talk: Ellyse Perry
"Wonderful to be here, just the excitement and energy has been brilliant. It's been great to meet everyone and I'm looking forward to this game. That sense of familiarity when you walk into a group is lovely. Meeting all the girls and the domestic talent is great. On a personal note, probably going to learn a lot. If it fits in with our game plan, yes I'll bowl. Takes me back to how amazing the RCB fans are, we've had a lot of cameras at training and a lot of content that goes out but it's great. Hopefully we can play some entertaining cricket for everyone out there."
15:01 (IST)
TOSS!
Smriti Mandhana of the Royal Challengers Bangalore has won the toss and decided to field against Delhi Capitals
14:55 (IST)
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... and here's RCB
We've @RCBTweets in the house 👏 👏
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 5, 2023
How excited are you to witness the team in action for the first time in the #TATAWPL 🤔#RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/ewSbkKFwcr
14:55 (IST)
Teams arriving for their first-ever WPL contest
.@DelhiCapitals are here at the Brabourne Stadium - CCI... 👌 👌
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 5, 2023
... and they are READY to roar 👍 👍#TATAWPL | #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/JZee4mfqsn
14:53 (IST)
Pre-match talk: Shafali Verma
Delhi Capitals' Shafali Verma: "The preparations have been good, we have enjoyed a lot and at the same time we know we have to give our 100% in today's match. We have played with each other, so we know each other's strengths and weaknesses, and will look to exploit it. You've been consistent to get runs, I always want to prove myself. There are plenty of video analysis regarding every player's performance. We will have a look at the pitch and decide on the plans. We've a balanced team and I think our batting is really good."
14:47 (IST)
RCB vs DC Preview
Today is the first day of a double header in the Women's Premier League (WPL) and it starts with Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. There's plenty of star power on offer from both these teams. RCB broke bank in acquiring some of the biggest players in women's cricket. But that has resulted in a skewed composition. Delhi, meanwhile, look better as a whole - at least on paper. This could very well come close.
RCB vs DC, WPL Live Score: Smriti Mandhana’s languid grace will meet its match in Shafali Verma’s brute power when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Delhi Capitals in WPL.
RCB have prepared a fantastic roster in terms of international recruits, including skipper Mandhana, who is the highest paid player of the league at Rs 3.40 crore. With Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine and the marauding Richa Ghosh in their ranks, the team does have a formidable look.
But on paper, the multiple World Cup-winning legendary Australian Meg Lanning’s Delhi team will have a slight edge over their opponents in terms of pure Indian talent.
While Lanning along with Jess Jonasen, Marizanne Kapp and Alice Capsey are likely to be the four overseas players, DC’s Indian line-up is both formidable and scary at the same time.
Shafali, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav are all seasoned India players.
In U-19 World Cup-winning seamer Titas Sadhu, hard-hitting Kashmir woman Jasia Akhtar and keeper Aparna Mondal in the mix, Delhi Capitals have procured the best possible Indian talent on offer.
(with inputs from PTI)
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