WPL 2024: Delhi Capitals eyes WPL trophy after win over Gujarat Giants
Delhi Capitals has confirmed the place for the final match of the ongoing season of the Women’s Premier League. Delhi Capitals (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the second season of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL), Delhi Capitals has secured a ticket to the finals for the second consecutive time. Let us tell you that after the last league match against Gujarat Giants yesterday on March 13, Delhi has confirmed its place in the finals of the ongoing season. The team defeated Gujarat by 7 wickets in a one-sided fashion in the last league match. So in the same match, Delhi’s opener Shefali Verma played a total inning of 71 runs with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes. On the other hand, after this inning, not only Shefali but her team is also eyeing to win their first WPL trophy. Shefali Verma gave a big statement Let us tell you that Shefali has given a big statement regarding the team, captain and her game in the ongoing tournament. Shefali said- I have a very good relationship with Meg Lanning and she also guides me. I scored a lot of runs between 20 and 30 last season, but I know that when I am in good form, I can score big. I am happy that I was successful in playing some big innings this season. Apart from this, Shefali said about her game – I have made a lot of changes in my game this season not only in technique but also mentally. I feel that when I play my shots, I am more stable and I also get gaps to play my shots. Performing well for the team is a good feeling. I obviously want to continue to perform well for the team. You can find out the areas in your game that you need to work on. I get inspiration from players like Meg Lanning, who perform consistently. Let us tell you that Delhi has made it to the finals of the tournament. So now she will face the winner of the eliminate match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 15 February on 17 February.
WPL 2024: Shefali Verma’s explosive innings shattered Gujarat, Delhi Capitals reached the finals.
Delhi Capitals reached the final of Women’s Premier League 2024 by defeating Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. DEL-W vs GUJ-W (Photo Source: X/Twitter) WPL 2024, DEL-W vs GUJ-W: The last match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 League Stage Round was played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants. Gujarat Giants won the toss and chose to bat first, but today the team could not show anything special. Batting first, the team could score only 126 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Delhi Capitals chased the target in 13.1 overs and won by 7 wickets. After this spectacular victory, Delhi Capitals team has directly reached the finals. Delhi Capitals has secured the first place in the points table with 6 wins and 12 points in 8 matches. Gujarat Giants team failed in batting Gujarat Giants got their first blow against Delhi Capitals in the very first over. Beth Mooney returned to the pavilion for a duck at the hands of Marizanne Kapp. After which the team kept losing wickets continuously and no good partnership was seen between any of the batsmen. Gujarat Giants had lost 5 wickets at the score of 45. Laura Wolvaardt (7), Daylan Hemlata (4), Phoebe Litchfield (21) and Ashley Gardner (12) returned to the pavilion cheaply. For Gujarat Giants, Indian fullback played the highest innings of 42 runs in 36 balls with the help of 7 fours. Whereas Katherine Bryce played an unbeaten inning of 28 runs with the help of 4 fours in 22 balls. Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey, and Minnu Mani took 2-2 wickets for Delhi Capitals. There was one wicket in the name of Jess Jonassen. 94 run partnership between Jemima and Shefali Delhi Capitals, chasing the target against Gujarat Giants, got their first blow in the third over. Captain Meg Lanning was run-out by Laura Wolvaardt after scoring 18 runs in 10 balls. After which Ellis returned to the pavilion on a cappy duck in the third over itself. But then there was a match-winning partnership of 94 runs for the third wicket between Shefali Verma and Jemimah Rodriguez. Shefali Verma played an inning of 71 runs in 37 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes. Whereas Jemimah Rodriguez scored 38* runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Tanuja Kanwar was the most successful bowler for Gujarat Giants. Tunja Kanwar took 2 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs.
WPL 2024: Water sprinklers started automatically in Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants match, match had to be stopped
This incident happened during the 18th over of Mumbai’s innings. Mumbai Indians-Gujarat Giants (Image Credit- Twitter The 16th match of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL) was played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants (MI vs GG) yesterday on March 9. Let us tell you that in this match, when Mumbai Indians came to bat in the second innings, some such incident happened during the 18th over of their innings, due to which the match had to be stopped for some time. Let us tell you that for some time during Mumbai’s innings, the water sprinklers present in the stadium started working on their own, due to which the match had to be stopped for some time. Here Gujarat captain Beth Mooney refused to play on the wet outfield, due to which the match had to be stopped for some time. However, after this, with the help of supershopper, the ground was dried and prepared for the remaining game in a short time. But during this time the photo and video of this incident went viral on social media within no time. See some viral photos of this incident All of a sudden sprinklers automatically went on in between overs! The match was halted for a few minutes! Beth Mooney denied playing due to wet outfield near boundary! #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/R6eqRfBeHO — Nilesh G (@oye__nilesh) March 9, 2024 On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, Mumbai Indians made the most successful run chase in the history of Women’s Premier League in this match and won the match by 7 wickets. Talking about the match, Gujarat won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 190 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Gujarat, Beth Mooney played the captaincy innings and scored 66 runs, while D Hemalatha played a brilliant inning of 74 runs. After this, when Mumbai set out to chase the target of 191 runs given by Gujarat, it was easily achieved by losing 3 wickets in 19.5 overs. For Mumbai, captain Harmanpreet played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 95* runs in 48 balls. During this innings, Harman hit 10 fours and 5 skyscraper sixes.
WPL 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur’s stormy innings played, Mumbai Indians reached playoffs by defeating Gujarat
Mumbai Indians won against Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo Source: WPL/X) WPL 2024, MUM-W vs GUJ-W: The 16th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 was played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants. Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Gujarat Giants had put 190 runs on the board at the loss of 7 wickets. Mumbai Indians team chased the target with one ball remaining on the strength of captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten inning of 95* runs and registered a spectacular victory by 7 wickets. With this win, defending champion Mumbai Indians has reached the playoffs. WPL 2024: Gujarat Giants team batted brilliantly Gujarat Giants, who came to bat first against Mumbai Indians, got its first blow in the third over itself. Laura Wolvaardt lost her wicket against Hayley Mathews after scoring 13 runs. After which there was a partnership of 121 runs for the second wicket between Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemlata. Captain Beth Mooney played an inning of 66 runs in 35 balls with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes. Dayalan Hemlata played an inning of 74 runs in 40 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. On the basis of which the team scored 190 runs on the board against Mumbai Indians. For Mumbai Indians, Saika Ishaq took the maximum of 2 wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. Whereas Haley Mathews, Shabnam Ismail, Pooja Vastrakar and S. Sajna had 1-1 wicket in her name. Harmanpreet Kaur played a brilliant inning of 95 runs. Mumbai Indians got off to a good start while chasing the target. There was a partnership of 50 runs for the first wicket between Haley Mathews and Yastika Bhatia. Hayley Mathews lost her wicket against Tanuja Kanwar after scoring 18 runs in the 7th over. Then in the 8th over, Nat Siver-Brunt lost the wicket against Shabnam for 2 runs. Yastika Bhatia lost the wicket for 49 runs against Ashley Gardner in the 14th over. After which captain Harmanpreet Kaur took the responsibility of the team and died after leading the team to victory. Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten inning of 95* runs in 48 balls with the help of 10 fours and 5 sixes. Amelia Kar made an important contribution by playing an inning of 12* runs in 10 balls. Ashley Gardner, Tanuja Kanwar and Shabnam took 1 wicket each for Gujarat Giants.
WPL 2024: These 3 special records were seen after Gujarat Giants’ 19-run win over RCB.
This is Gujarat’s first win in WPL 2024 GUJ-W vs BAN-W (Photo Source: WPL Official Website) The 13th match of the ongoing Women’s Premier League was seen yesterday on 6 March between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore (GG vs RCB). Let us tell you that Gujarat, which has suffered four consecutive defeats in this match, performed amazingly and opened its winning account in the tournament by defeating RCB by 19 runs. Batting first in the match, Gujarat scored 199 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs on the basis of brilliant innings of Beth Mooney (85) and Laura Waldowatt (76). So when RCB set out to chase the big target of 200 runs set by Gujarat, it could only score 180 runs and lost the match by 19 runs. Along with this victory of Gujarat, three special records were also seen in the match. Let us know about these 3 records- 3. Beth Mooney made the best score for Gujarat in WPL Beth Mooney Let us tell you that in this match, Beth Mooney, who was struggling with poor form, played a brilliant inning of 85 runs in 51 balls while playing the captaincy innings. During his innings he hit 12 fours and 1 six. With 85 runs, she has managed to make the highest individual score for Gujarat Giants in the history of Women’s Premier League. Earlier, the record of making the best score for Gujarat was held by Laura Waldowatt, who had played an inning of 68 runs in the year 2023 WPL, but she also played an inning of 76 runs in this match, securing the second position.
WPL 2024: 3 big records that can be broken in Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match
This match will be played in Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket fans have seen some great matches so far in the second season of the ongoing Women’s Premier League. So far 12 matches have been played in the tournament. Delhi Capitals currently remains at the first position in the points table with 8 points after 5 matches. So now the 13th match of the tournament is going to be played between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Let us tell you that this match will be played on March 6 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. On the other hand, Gujarat, which has suffered 4 defeats in 4 matches, will be eyeing to open its account of victory. So Bangalore would like to maintain its winning streak. Besides, three big and special records can also be seen in this match. Let us know about these records- 3. Asha Shobhana can equal Jess Jonassen in terms of taking most wickets in WPL 2024 Let us tell you that the player who has taken the most wickets in the ongoing season is Jess Jonassen of Delhi Capitals. He has taken 9 wickets in just 3 matches. Purple cap is also in his name. Apart from this, RCB’s leggie Asha Shobhana is at second place, who created a sensation in the cricket world by taking 5 wickets in the very first match of the tournament. Sobhana has taken a total of 7 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 15.14. If she manages to take 2 more wickets against Gujarat, she can leave Jess Jonassen behind. 2. Sabneni Meghna can become the third highest run scorer this season, leaving behind Alice Capsey RCB team’s best player Sabneni Meghna can make a special record in her name in this match. Let us tell you that Meghna has a total of 164 runs in her name in 5 matches at an average of 41. So, by scoring only 5 runs against Gujarat, she can leave behind Delhi Capitals’ Ellis Capsey (167), who is in third place in terms of scoring the most runs in the ongoing season. 1. Smriti Mandhana can leave Shefali behind in terms of hitting most sixes. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana has been in great form in the ongoing WPL season. So far he has scored 219 runs in the tournament and along with being the top scorer, he is also the Orange Cap holder. Apart from this, when Smriti will play the match against Gujarat, she can leave behind Shefali Verma of Delhi Capitals in terms of hitting most sixes in the tournament so far, who has hit 11 sixes in 5 matches. Smriti has hit 8 sixes in as many matches.
WPL 2024: Para cricketer Amir Hussain Lone arrives in Bangalore to support Gujarat Giants.
Aamir Hussain Lone is the captain of Jammu and Kashmir’s para cricket team. Amir Hussain Lone (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second season of the ongoing Women’s Premier League has been much more spectacular. Cricket fans have got to see very exciting matches. So, when the match between Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals (Gujarat Giants vs Gujarat Giants) was played on March 3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, in this exciting match, Jammu and Kashmir Para Cricket Team captain Aamir Hussain Lone ) arrived to support Gujarat. It is noteworthy that Aamir Hussain Lone’s team is supported by Adani Group, which is owned by Adani Sportsline of Adani Group. So Aamir has reached Bangalore to support Gujarat Giants team in the match against Delhi. After meeting the team players, Aamir said- This is the first time I am visiting M Chinnaswamy Stadium and I am very happy that Gujarat Giants called me. There are very good players in Gujarat Giants team. Tarannum Pathan is my favorite player. It was great to talk to him about cricket. I would like to thank Adani Group and Dr. Preeti Adani. They stood by me during very difficult times in my career and I am very grateful for their help. It was nice for Aamir to meet us: Mital Raj So after Aamir’s meeting with Gujarat Giants, franchise mentor and former Indian captain Mithali Raj said – It was good for Aamir to meet us. His story is a great source of inspiration for us. It has been quite memorable for the team to interact with him. I am happy that Adani Group is supporting him. I wish him all the best for the future and hope he continues to lead his team moving forward.
WPL 2024: Once again Beth Mooney’s team gets badly beaten, Delhi Capitals beats Gujarat by 25 runs.
Delhi Capitals won against Gujarat Giants by 25 runs. DEL-W vs GUJ-W (Photo Source: WPL Official Website) WPL 2024, DEL-W vs GUJ-W: The 10th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 was played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 163 runs on the board with the loss of 8 wickets. Chasing the target, Gujarat Giants team could only score 138 runs at the loss of 8 wickets, and Delhi Capitals won by 25 runs. This is Gujarat Giants’ fourth consecutive defeat in the tournament. After the win, Delhi Capitals have strengthened their position in the points table. Meg Lanning played captaincy innings for Delhi Capitals The Delhi Capitals team, which came to bat first against Gujarat Giants, suffered an early setback. Opener Shefali Verma became the victim of Meghna Singh after scoring 13 runs in the third over. Meghna Singh then also showed Alice Capsey and Meg Lanning the way to the pavilion. Alice Capsey was able to score 27 runs in 17 balls with the help of 5 fours. Whereas Meg Lanning played an inning of 55 runs in 41 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. On the basis of which Delhi was able to put 163 runs on the board. For Gujarat Giants, Meghna Singh took 4 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs. Ashley Gardner took 2 wickets, while Tanuja Kanwar and Mannat Kashyap took 1 wicket each. Gujarat Titans were a complete flop in batting. The Gujarat Giants team, which came to chase the target against Delhi Capitals, suffered initial setbacks early. The team’s top order batsmen returned to the pavilion cheaply. Laura Wolvaardt lost wickets for a duck, Beth Mooney (12), Phoebe Litchfield (15) and Veda Krishnamurthy (12). Ashley Gardner was seen playing a brilliant innings, but in the 15th over she became the victim of Jess Jonassen. Ashley Gardner played an inning of 40 runs in 31 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Apart from Ashley Gardner, no batsman was able to contribute. For Delhi Capitals, Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen took maximum 3-3 wickets, while Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy took 1-1 wicket.