RCB-W vs DEL-W 1st innings update – Match No 2

 

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Royal Challenger Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women

First Innings Update: After the completion of 20 overs of the 2nd match of WPL 2023, Delhi Capitals’ total is 223. In the first innings, Delhi Capitals managed to score 223 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

In the first 10 overs, Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning utilized the opportunity, scoring more than 56 runs. The batting team managed to hit a lot of boundaries. 

RCB-W vs DEL-W: Early on in the Innings

After winning the toss RCB decided to bowl first, and in came the Delhi players Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning started the campaign for the Delhi team in an impressive fashion. Both of them switched up 162 runs partnership which helped the Delhi team to post an impressive total in their first game of the tournament.

RCB-W vs DEL-W: Star Players

Ausis skipper Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma were the star player of the match hands down. Both of them played some impressive strokes to reach their fifties. Shafali scored her first fifty in WPL and finished her knock with 84 runs from 45 balls. Shafali smashed 10 fours and 4 sixes. 

On the other hand, Meg Lanning has struck 14 fours to finish her innings with a score of 72 runs from 43 balls. She was the key player for Delhi in posting a huge total. She will key for Delhi leading up to the later stages of the tournament.

RCB-W vs DEL-W: Challengers Bowling Struggle

A total of seven bowlers were used by Bangalore in order to stop Delhi from scoring runs. In the end, Heather Knight pulls off two wickets in the 15th over to pull the strings back in the favour of the RCB Women.

RCB-W vs DEL-W: Death Overs

During the death overs, Delhi Capitals was able score 223 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. The highest partnership of the innings was between Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning who contributed 162 runs to the innings.

Preeti Bose bowled the 17th over of the game and was unsuccessful in stopping the runs as 10 runs came in this over. A total of 8 runs came off the 18th over of the innings bowled by Megan Schutt.

RCB-W vs DEL-W: Final Over of the First Innings

The 19th over of the innings was bowled by Heather Knight who couldn’t kept things tight, conceding just 16 runs. The 20th over of the innings was bowled by Megan Schutt and it was an expensive one as Delhi’s player hit 2 fours.

The run rate at the end of the 20th over is 11.15. Shafali Verma scored the highest number of runs (84) by hitting 4 sixes and 10 fours at a strike rate of 188.67. 

RCB-W vs DEL-W: What’s Coming up Next?

After Delhi posted an impressive total in the 2nd game of the WPL, RCB women now have to chase down 224 runs inside 20 overs to register their first victory of the tournament.