DC-W vs RCB-W Highlights, WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals Beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by Six Wickets

Marizanne Kapp scored an unbeaten 32 while Jess Jonassen belted 15-ball 29* as the pair stitched a match winning partnership to guide Delhi Capitals successful chase of 151 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai. With nine runs needed off the final over, Jonassen smoked a six and then clubbed a four off successive deliveries to take DC over the line. This was DC’s fourth win of the season while RCB have crashed to their fifth defeat in a row. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana said, “The first 14 overs really hurt us, even 10-15 runs more would have helped. Towards the fag-end of the tournament, the wickets are going to get slower. Even in the last game, spinners got the ball to turn and pace-off and slower balls were working.”

DELHI CAPITALS BEAT ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE BY SIX WICKETS. Jess Jonassen seals a thrilling victory for DC with a six and a four off successive deliveries. A  couple of singles to start the over of Renuka Singh. DC needed 7 off four then. Jonassen then drew level with a six over deep midwicket and then launched the following delivery over the bowler’s head for the winning four. DC overhaul the target to finish with 154/4 in 19.4 overs. This is their fourth win of the season. RCB remain winless having suffered a fifth defeat in a row.

This is going down to the wire. Jess Jonassen brings out the sweep and gets herself a boundary off Shreyanka Patil. 7 runs from the over. DC 142/4 in 19 overs, chasing 151.

Marizzane Kapp gets a six in the over – a pull over deep backward square leg boundary. 8 runs from the over of Ellyse Perry. DC 135/4 in 18 overs, chasing 151.

Marizanne Kapp cuts one from Megan Schutt for a much-needed four after playing out four dot balls in a row. Five runs from it. DC 127/4 in 17 overs, chasing 151. They need 24 off 18 now.

Delhi Capitals needed that for. Jess Jonassen cuts one away past point for her first boundary of the innings. 8 runs from the over of Shreyanka Patil take DC to 122/4 in 16 overs. They need 29 off 24 now.

7 runs and a wicket from the final over of Asha Shobana. Delhi Capitals are 114/4 in 15 overs. They now need 37 to win off the last five overs.

WICKET! A breakthrough for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Asha Shobana deceives the well-set Jemimam Rodrigues in flight as she went for a sweep shot but got a top-edge with the ball ballooning to the left of wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh who took an easy catch. Rodrigues scored 32. DC 109/4 in 14.3 overs, chasing 151.

Ellyse Perry kept testing DC batters with short deliveries – the first one resulted in a top edge but the ball fell in the safe zone. She followed with another short delivery, this time to Jemimah Rodrigues but it was adjudged wide. Rodrigues then got a thick outside edge away for four before Perry bowled another wide, this time down the leg-side. 11 runs from it. DC 107/3 in 14 overs, chasing 151.

A short delivery from Ellyse Perry and Marizanne Kapp goes after it. Gets a top-edge but the ball falls safely for a single to Kapp. 100 up for DC in 13.3 overs with that single. They need 51 off 39 now.

Jemimah Rodrigues plays the late cut well. She hangs back after Shreyanka Patil pitches it on a length and guides it to third region for a four. A decent over though as just six runs came in it. DC 96/3 in 13 overs, chasing 151.

It would have been excellent over but for a dropped catch. Ellyse Perry allows just two runs in her second over. DC 90/3 in 12 overs, chasing 151.

DROPPED! Preeti Bose drops a sitter at point. Ellyse Perry would be disappointed. Jemimah Rodrigues curs one straight to Bose but she cannot hold onto the ball. Rodrigues was on 17. How much will this drop cost RCB?

Asha Shobana continues. A fine over – just five singles in it. Jemimah Rodriges on 17 off 15, Marizanne Kapp on 12 off 8. DC need 63 off 54 now. RCB will want a couple of wickets to build up the pressure otherwise this contest will slip away quickly.

Delhi Capitals motoring along nicely. Marizanne Kapp has started well, hitting two fours off the first three deliveries she faced at the start. 9 runs from the over of Megan Schutt. DC are 83/3 in 10 overs. They need 68 runs in 60 deliveries with seven wickets in the bank.

WICKET! Meg Lanning goes for a big shot, doesn’t get the timing right and has to pay the price. Heather Knight at long-off takes an easy catch as Asha Shobana lands a big blow. Lanning scored 15. DC 70/3 in 8.4 overs, chasing 151.

Shreyanka Patil into the attack. Spin from both the ends now from RCB. Like Asha Shobana, her third delivery of the over is short on leg-stump and Meg Lanning brings out the pull shot to send the ball to backward square leg region for a four. 7 runs from it. DC 67/2 in 8 overs, chasing 151. Time-out

Legspinner Asha Shobana introduced into the attack after the Powerplay. She bowls one short and Jemimah Rodrigues rocks back to pull it away to square leg region for a four. 7 runs from it. DC 60/2 in 7 overs, chasing 151.

Ellyse Perry introduced into the attack to bowl the final over of Powerplay. Batting the two wides, a decent over from the pacer – just 7 off it. DC have made 52/2 in 6 overs. They need 99 to win off 84 now

WICKET! Royal Challengers Bangalore have broken the partnership and it’s Alice Capsey who has to depart on 38. A big blow to Delhi Capitals this from Preeti Bose. Capsey had belted four fours in a row off Bose but she wanted more and went for a slog sweep but this time found Ellyse Perry in the deep to hole out. DC 45/2 in 4.5 overs, chasing 151.