Delhi Capitals Women bounced back strong as they thrashed Gujarat Giants Women in the ongoing WPL 2023 defeating them by 10 wickets to register their third win.
Earlier in the day, the Giants elected to bat first but struggled early as Marizanne Kapp took three quick wickets, including Laura Wolvaardt and Ashleigh Gardner. Shikha Pandey also got in on the action, taking the wicket of Dayalan Hemalatha, and the Giants were left reeling at 31/5 after the powerplay. Kapp continued her dominance, finishing with an impressive five-wicket haul, while Kim Garth played a resilient knock of 32* to help Giants reach just over 100 runs.
In response, the Capitals had a watchful start to their innings before Shafali Verma started hitting the ball all around the park, registering the second-fastest half-century of the WPL.
Skipper Meg Lanning played a supporting role as the Capitals cruised to the highest powerplay score of the WPL which now stands at 87/0. Lanning eventually finished the game with a boundary, leaving Verma unbeaten on 76* off just 28 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes. The Capitals secured a comfortable victory and two crucial points.
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WPL 2023 Updated Points Table
The points table remains unchanged with Mumbai Indians holding onto the top position. Delhi are in second place with 6 points and a net run rate close to that of Mumbai. UP Warriorz are in third place with 4 points while Gujarat are in fourth. Unfortunately, RCB-W remain at the bottom of the WPL standings table.
WPL 2023 Orange Cap Standings
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Meg Lanning continues to be on top of the standings, while Shafali Verma on the back of her fiery knock has now moved up to the second position in the standings pushing Hayley Matthews, Harleen Deol and Sophie Devine down by a spot each.
WPL 2023 Purple Cap Standings
The top three of the Purple Cap standings remain unchanged with Saika Ishaque firmly at the top of the standings followed by Sophie Ecclestone, and Hayley Matthews. Marizanne Kapp after her brilliant five-wicket haul has now moved up to the 4th place dethroning Tara Norris and Deepti Sharma. With Norris falling down to the 5th spot.
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