The RCB openers Smriti Mandhana and Danni Wyatt-Hodge put up a solid start during the WPL 2025 match against Delhi Capitals at Vadodara.
During a 142 chase, Mandhana and Danielle Wyatt-Hodge troubled the DC bowlers to score 57 runs in the powerplay. Mandhana scored 32 runs while Danielle scored 22 runs in the power play laying a solid platform in the match.
Earlier, RCB bowlers, led by Renuka Singh and Georgia Wareham put up an excellent performance to bowl out Delhi for 141 runs in 19.3 runs. Jemimah Rodrigues stood with a solid 34-run stand but couldn’t convert it into fifty after being dismissed by Wareham.
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She notches a 5️⃣0️⃣-run partnership with Danni Wyatt as #RCB are 57/0 after 6 overs
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Georgia Wareham and Renuka Singh secured Three wicket hauls while Ekta Bisht and Kim Garth picked two wickets each.
After putting to bat first, Delhi lost the wicket of the opener Shafali Verma for a golden duck. They regained balance in the match with 55 runs in the powerplay. Meg Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues forged a 59-run partnership for the second wicket.
With the dismissal of Rodrigues for 34 runs, Delhi lost wickets at regular intervals. Lanning and Sutherland were dismissed for 17 and 19 respectively while Marizanne Kapp scored 12 runs before dismissed by Ekta Bisht.
By the end of the 14th over, DC women lost 6 wickets for 106 runs. Ekta Bisht went on to pick the wicket of Jess Jonasses for 1 run leaving Sarah Bryce and Shikha Pandey in the field.
Bryce scored 23 runs before being dismissed by Georgia Wareham while Shikha Pandey scored 14 runs.
With the last minute contributions from Arundhati Reddy and Minnu Mani Delhi Capitals posted 141 runs in their innings.
Last time both clashed in the finals of the 2024 stage where RCB Women secured 8 wicket win to claim their maiden WPL title. After meeting five times in the tournament, Delhi has the edge over the RCB with 4-1 lead.
