WPL 2023 Points Table: Delhi beat Mumbai; UP beat Gujarat to reach playoffs

WPL 2023 Points Table: Two matches on Monday decided the fate of multiple teams fighting for the Playoff seat. UP Warriorz defeated Gujarat Giants in the first fixture that ensured the exit of the Giants as UP confirmed their seat in the playoffs. This also ensured the elimination of Royal Challengers Bangalore from the first edition of the Women’s Premier League. In the second match, Delhi Capitals handed over the season’s defeat to Mumbai Indians in their WPL 2023 journey to capture the top of the Points table. Mumbai Indians are currently standing in second place.

The first match saw a thriller between UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants. The Giants scored 178/6 with Ashleigh Gardner topping the scoreboard with 60 off 39 and Dayalan Hemalatha scoring 57 off 33. Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Parshavi Chopra took two wickets each. While chasing, UP Warriorz lost the openers quickly but Grace Harris yet again rose to the occasion. Her match-winning knock of 72 along with Tahira McGrath’s 57 helped UP Warriorz in the chase. However, Gujarat sent Harris back in the 19th over but Sophie Ecclestone won the match for the Warriorz with a boundary on the fifth ball of the final over.

In the second match, Mumbai Indians had a terrible beginning. They batted first and lost four wickets in seven overs for just 21 runs on the board. Harmanpreet Kaur (23), Pooja Vastrakar (26), Issy Wong (23), and Amanjot Kaur (19) managed to take the total to 109 for the loss of eight wickets. The chase was never difficult for Delhi Capitals. They scored the required run in just nine overs losing the wicket of Shafal Verma (33). Alica Capsey and Meg Lanning remained unbeaten on 38 and 32 respectively. Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey, and Jess Jonassen took two wickets each for Delhi Capitals and helped them to restrict Mumbai batters.

WPL 2023: Points Table Update

WPL 2023: Orange Cap Update

Meg Lanning continues to top the chart as she has remained unbeaten and added 32 runs to her name against Mumbai Indians. Tahila McGrath, during the match against Gujarat Giants scored 57 runs and contributed to the much-important win for UP Warriorz. She is in third place in the following chart followed by Harmanpreet Kaur, the Mumbai Indians captain in the fourth.

WPL 2023: Purple Cap Update

Sophie Ecclestone has added one more wicket to her tally to make it to 13 and topped the Purple Cap table followed by Saika Ishaque, the Mumbai Indians bowler. Mumbai Indians managed to scalp just one Delhi Capitals wicket in the last match, thanks to Hayley Matthews. She is the third-ranked bowler in the following table with 12 wickets to her name currently. Shikha Pandey, on the other hand, has taken two more wickets in the match against Mumbai Indians. She is standing in the fifth position at present with 10 wickets/