Delhi Capitals 154 for 4 (Capsey 38, Rodrigues 32, Kapp 32*, Jonassen 29*, Asha 2-27) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 150 for 4 (Perry 67*, Ghosh 37, Pandey 3-23)
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s winless streak in the tournament continued as Marizanne Kapp and Jess Jonassen kept their cool to guide Delhi Capitals home in a close encounter at the DY Patil Sports Academy.
On a two-paced pitch, Royal Challengers got off the blocks slowly but ended up posting a competitive 150 thanks to Ellyse Perry‘s half-century. In return, despite losing the dangerous Shafali Verma for duck, Capitals got a good start thanks to Alice Capsey‘s quickfire 38. But a few quick wickets pushed them to play watchfully. The chase looked tense at a point after Jemimah Rodrigues‘ wicket, with Capitals needing 42 runs off 33 balls. But Jonassen and Kapp not only patiently ran singles, but also turned the pressure back on the Royal Challengers’ bowlers with their big hits from time to time.
It came down to Capitals needing nine off the last over. Renuka Singh – who has looked a bit off-colour in this WPL – conceded just two runs in the first two balls. With seven needed off four, Jonassen clattered the ball over a leaping Perry at deep midwicket for six before smashing a full delivery emphatically down the ground for four to silence the “RCB, RCB” chants at the stadium.
However, it’s not all over for Royal Challengers yet. They still have a mathematical chance, but will need a number of results to go their way if they want to secure a top-three finish.
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