In the 11th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) faced off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
The Capitals won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB started steadily, with openers Sophie Devine and Smriti Mandhana putting on 24 runs in the first four overs. However, Shikha Pandey’s exceptional bowling performance of 3 wickets for just 23 runs and an outstanding catch to dismiss Devine derailed RCB’s hopes of putting a big total on the board. Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh tried to accelerate the innings with a partnership of 70 runs in just 44 balls, with Perry remaining unbeaten on 67 off 52 balls, including 4 fours and 5 sixes. RCB ended their innings at 150 for 4.
In response, the Capitals lost Shafali Varma for a two-ball duck and Meg Lanning for 15. Alice Capsey (38) and Jemimah Rodrigues (32) then steadied their ship with handy contributions in the middle. After their dismissal, Marizanne Kapp and Jess Jonassen stitched an unbeaten partnership of 60 runs, with Jonassen’s knock of 29 off 15 balls containing 4 fours and 1 six proving to be the game-changer. Kapp finished with 32 not out off 32 balls, while the Capitals chased down the target of 151 with 4 balls to spare, winning the match by 6 wickets.
Jonassen’s exploits with the bat earned her the ‘Player of the Match’ award. With this win, the Capitals have retained their second spot in the WPL 2023 points table.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
See more Jess Jonassen the star for Delhi Capitals – DC needs 7 of 3 and she finish match with a 6 & 4. She scored 29*(15). What an amazing finish by Jess Jonassen! pic.twitter.com/RRafBjZEzR — CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 13, 2023
See more JESS JONASSEN What a finish, need 7 from 4 and she smashed 6 & 4. Mumbai & Delhi continues to roar. pic.twitter.com/9KD03b5mbe — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 13, 2023
See more Jess Jonassen finished it off for Delhi Capitals in style! 4th win for Delhi Capitals in WPL! RCB yet to open account in points tally of WPL! 5th consecutive loss for RCB in WPL! Poor luck of RCB continues in WPL!#WPL2023 #DCvRCB #DCvsRCB pic.twitter.com/eQEMMmBXfZ — Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) March 13, 2023
See more The average run-rate in the #WPL has been 8.59 rpo so far. Jess Jonassen is currently scoring at 11.54 rpo with the bat and going at 8.10 rpo with the ball. — hypocaust (@_hypocaust) March 13, 2023
See more 🏏🙌 CLUTCH SPELL! Shikha Pandey bowled brilliantly & got wickets in frequent intervals! 💪 She broke the crucial partnership of Perry-Ghosh in her final over! 📷 BCCI • #WPL #TATAWPL #WPL2023 #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/BdzltlAqDH — The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) March 13, 2023
Unfortunate to miss out on the reward after putting up such a strong fight, right till the end. 💔#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #SheIsBold #WPL2023 #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/H3VKNZw8No
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 13, 2023
Source: WomenCricket.com
