WPL 2023: UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals won yesterday’s WPL Matches

With just two matches to go in the league stage, the Women’s Premier League table has started to take shape and the two matches played on Monday had a massive impact on this. A win by UP Warriorz over Gujarat Giants ensured a top-three finish for UP Warriorz whereas the win by Delhi Capitals over Mumbai Indians meant that the table-topper will be decided based on the result of the last two matches on Tuesday.

Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz

Gujarat Giants Women won the toss and decided to bat first. They posted a respectable 178/6 thanks to the fifties from Ashleigh Gardener and Dayalan Hemlatha. Their 93 runs partnership was the key period in the Gujarat Giants’ innings which provided them some hope.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Parshavi Chopra picked up two wickets each for UP Warriorz Women. The UP chase did not start well as they lost their captain Alyssa Healy, fellow opener Devika Vaidya, and Kiran Navgare in the Powerplay before the score reached 40. Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris took control from there and their 78-run partnership took Up to the cusp of victory.

Gardner broke the partnership by dismissing McGrath for 57 but Harris was unstoppable as she raced to 72 off 41 deliveries when she was dismissed in the 19th over UP needed just 9 runs which they scored with 1 ball to spare.

Score: UP Warriorz 181/7 beat Gujarat Giants 178/6 by 3 wickets

Player of the Match: Grace Harris (72 off 41)

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals

The second match of the day was between the two table toppers but it was uncharacteristically one-sided as Delhi Capitals Women took their revenge on Mumbai Indians Women. Sent into bat Mumbai Indians collapsed early and at the stage was 10/3 with both Hayley Matthews and Natalia Sciver-Brunt dismissed.

They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and late innings contributions from Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong and Harmanpreet Kaur took them beyond a hundred as they finished on 109/8 in 20 overs. For the Capitals, Marizanne Kapp was the peak of the bowler as she, Shikha Pandey, and Jess Jonassen picked up two wickets each.

It was an easy chase for the Capitals which they completed in 9 overs losing just the wicket of Shafali Verma but before that she contributed with a 15-ball 33 as Alice Capsey and Meg Lanning remained unbeaten on 38 and 32 respectively. The big win also helped the Capitals to grab the top spot from Mumbai Indians thanks to a better net run rate.

Score: Delhi Capitals 110/1 beat Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets

Player of the Match: Marizanne Kapp (2/13)