Tuesday , December 24 2024

WPL 2024: Delhi Capitals beat RCB by 1 run in a thrilling match, secure place in playoffs

WPL 2024 DCW vs RCBW: Delhi Capitals has made it to the playoffs of the Women's Premier League 2024. They defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 1 run in a thrilling match on Sunday. Jemimah Rodrigues batted brilliantly for Delhi and scored a half-century. He scored 58 runs in 36 balls. Alice Capsey played an important inning of 48 runs. Capsy also took one wicket. Richa Ghosh scored a half-century for RCB. But she could not make the team win. Shreyanka Patil took 4 wickets for RCB.

Delhi Capitals has become the second team to reach the playoffs. He is on top in the points table. Mumbai Indians have already made it to the playoffs. This is at number two. Delhi has played 7 matches and won 5. It has 10 points. Delhi is ahead of Mumbai in terms of net run rate. Due to this, despite both the teams having 10 points each, Delhi is on top.

Jemima scored a brilliant half century for Delhi

Batting first, Delhi scored 181 runs. Meanwhile, Jemima came to bat at number three. He hit 8 fours and 1 six in 36 balls. He scored 58 runs. Alice Kepsy came to bat at number four. He scored 48 runs in 32 balls. During this he hit 8 fours. Captain Meg Lanning scored 29 runs with the help of 5 fours. Shefali Verma contributed 23 runs. Cape remained unbeaten after scoring 12 runs.

RCB lost by 1 run in a thrilling match

While chasing the target given by Delhi, Bangalore remained just 1 run behind. He scored 180 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. For that Richa Ghosh scored a half-century. But she could not win. Facing 29 balls, he hit 4 fours and 3 sixes. Ellyse Perry scored 49 runs on 32 balls. He hit 7 fours and 1 six. Sophia contributed 33 runs. Georgia Wareham was out on 12 runs.

Rasakshi seen in the last over

The last over of this match was exciting. RCB needed 17 runs to win in the last over. Richa was on strike from the team's side. When Delhi gave the ball to Jonason. Richa hit a six on the first ball. The second ball was a dot and Delhi got a wicket on the third ball. Disha was run out on non-strike for RCB. After this, Richa took 2 runs on the fourth ball and hit a six on the fifth ball. She was run out on the last ball.