A mighty Delhi Capitals secured a direct berth into the finals of the Women’s Super League as they beat Gujarat Giants in seven overs in New Delhi on Wednesday with a 37-ball 71. Table-top side Delhi Capitals entered the match hoping to reach the final directly and the hosts fell short of achieving their target when their bowlers put in a disciplined performance to restrict the Giants to 126 for 9 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium One step closer.
Capitals will take on the winner of the knockout match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sunday’s final.
As is her wont, Shafali launched a series of drives, including hitting as many as five sixes and seven fours, to help her side finish their chase of 127 effortlessly.
DC ended the match with as many as 41 balls.
Shafali reached her fifty in just 28 balls. She reached the landmark with four overs off Mannat Kashyap at extra cover.
The duo of Shafali and Jemima Rodriguez (38 not out) then batted Meghna Singh for 20 and Ashley Gardner also scored 28 in two overs.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals’ bowlers performed well to restrict the Gujarat Giants to a modest total.
The Giants’ total would have been much lower had it not been for Bharati Formali’s 36-ball 42 and Katherine Brice’s unbeaten 28.
South Africa veteran Marizanne Kapp led the way with brilliant figures of 2/17 in four overs, bowling beautifully in the powerplay while Shikha Pandey and Minnu Mani (Minnu Mani) took two wickets each.
Gujarat Giants decided to bat first to win the toss, but it backfired as they found themselves in trouble at 12/2 in the fourth over, including skipper Beth Mooney’s The big wicket was lost to South African all-rounder Kapp. The game has just started.
Mooney looked to hit a long ball towards leg stump but the ball grazed her thigh pad and went on to mess with leg and middle stump.
Dayaram Hemaratha (4) was the next batsman to depart, bowled by Jesse Jonathan, as Delhi Capitals were delighted with the early success.
Another setback awaited the Giants as they lost Laura Wolvaardt (7), the successful bowler once again being Kapp, and the visitors fell to 16 for three at the start of the fifth over.
Unable to pick up the pace, Walwat came under pressure and succumbed to some disciplined bowling from Kapu.
Experienced Australian players Ashleigh Gardner (12) and Phoebe Litchfield (21) looked to stabilize the innings but were left with 23 runs for the fourth wicket Later, the former was bowled over by a beautiful fly ball from off-spinner Mani.
The Giants were teetering on 39 runs in four overs in the ninth over when Radha Yadav took a fine catch off Mani’s bowling to remove Litchfield ) was sent back and things got worse.
At 48 for five in the 11th over, the Giants were in a desperate situation, but Fumali and Katherine Blythe’s 68-run knock helped the team cross the 120-run mark and provided the bowlers with a chance to defend.
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