In the current Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, Delhi Capitals maintained composure to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by a narrow margin of six wickets on Monday at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai, handing them their sixth loss in a row overall.
RCB’s 150/4 in 20 overs (Ellyse Perry’s 67 not out, Richa Ghosh’s 37; Shikha Pandey’s 323; Asha Shobana’s 227; Jemimah Rodrigues’ 32; Alice Capsey’s 38; Marizanne Kapp’s 32 not out; Jemimah Rodrigues’ 32) was defeated by Delhi Capitals’ 154/4 in 19.4 overs (
Delhi is in second place with eight points, while RCB is last since they have not yet started a game.
After four straight victories, 8 points, and a net run rate of +3.524, the Mumbai Indians are still in first place. DC has four victories and eight points as well, but they have played one more game and their net run rate is +1.887. With two victories, two defeats, and a net run rate of +0.015, UP Warriorz are third. Gujarat Giants, who have just one victory and a net run rate of -3.397, are now in fourth place. With zero points and a net run rate of -2.109, RCB are bottom.
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Meg Lanning, the captain of DC, has 221 runs to her credit after five games, maintaining her lead in the run-getters standings.
With a total of 195 runs from five games, RCB star Ellyse Perry moved up to second place with an undefeated 67 from 52 balls.
Alyssa Healy, the UPW captain, sits third in the standings with 185 runs after four games.
Shafali Verma, who was bowled for a duck, sits in fourth position with 179 runs in five innings.
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Shaika Ishaque of MI is at the top of the list of wicket-takers after bringing her tally for the season to 12 victims.
After her 3-wicket haul against RCB, DC’s Shikha Pandey moved up to second on the rankings and currently has a total of eight wickets with an economy rate of 6.84 from five games.
With 8 wickets in four games and an economy of 7.03, Sophie Ecclestone of UPW dropped to third place in the rankings.
With 7 kills, MI all-arounder Hayley Matthews is fourth in the list of wickets.