Ajitesh Argal (India), Bhavesh Patel (India), N Janani (India, TV)
Referee
Meenakshi Mangla (India)
Toss
Delhi Capitals Women elected to bowl
Pitch Report
It's the same pitch that were used in the first two games. 201 and 164, both scores were chased down on this. It's still very firm, so runs will be on offer. But we don't think 200 will be scored. It'll be important to have a precise target in the mind, if the team does not win the toss and bowl first.
VENUE STATS
1st Innings
142Avg Runs
8Avg Wkts
118.91Avg
SR
2nd Innings
130Avg Runs
5Avg Wkts
116.44Avg
SR
Weather Update
Weather Update
Vadodara,India
Updated: 19 Feb 22:30
22.9°CSmoke
smoke
20%
Clouds
0%
Rain %
70%
Humidity
3.5 kmph
Wind
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Venue Details
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
It's the same pitch that were used in the first two games. 201 and 164, both scores were chased down on this. It's still very firm, so runs will be on offer. But we don't think 200 will be scored. It'll be important to have a precise target in the mind, if the team does not win the toss and bowl first.
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11:15 PM local time: The UP Warriorz's fielding let them down in the game and the Delhi Capitals won the game by 7 wickets in the final game of the Vadodara leg of the WPL. The bandwagon will now move to Bengaluru. For now, I, Keshav, on behalf of my colleague, Bidipto, bid you a goodbye. See you soon again.
Annabel Sutherland is the Player of the Match. Let's hear from her: It's nice getting a win.We did well to pull back in the bowling innings and get a manageable total and then chase it down. I think just reading the conditions helped a little bit--use the longer boundary from the top-end. I think Meg was going pretty well, then Kapp came in and I was hitting the ball really well, so I did not have to do too much at the other end. It always felt that we were ahead over the required rate. (On her bowling plan) I just try and find out what's working as early as possible. It's pretty tough for the bowlers at times but you got to execute and hit your lengths. Some times it's your day, some times it isn't.
Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals captain): The close finishes are not easy. But let happy to be on the right side of it. (On batting) Yeah much better tonight. I feel like I was a lot more positive right through my first ball and my footwork allowing a few boundaries early on and it was nice to put some partnerships together. (On witnessing the chase from dugout) We were all under control. We had some world-class players out there in Annabel and Kappy. We have some good depth in the team so we felt like whoever's out there would get us over the line. (On bowling) We were on to 200 with runs in the first six overs. The UP Warriorz batted exceptionally well at the start of the innings. We pulled them well as Annabel Sutherland bowled exceptionally well to take some wickets and we found that taking wickets throughout the middle overs is really important to slow the rate down. To keep it to 165 was an excellent effort. I think there are always areas to improve but I feel this was our best performance of the tournament so far, so it's nice to keep improving.
Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals): Annabel Sutherland and I didn't speak too much, we knew what we had to do and I'm happy that it came off! We were in a bit of trouble at the back end. But thankfully, Annabel batted through the phase to get things done. Credit to the team to chase down this total. I went a bit off with the ball to be honest, but the good about being an all-rounder is that you can always come back with the bat! I'm excited to see Meg Lanning back in form! The thing about a quality team is that no matter, what, it finds a way to win from different situations.
Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz captain): I think the total was alright. We did lose a few wickets after a good start, but still, it was a good one. We had trust over one another as a bowling unit. Spin worked well, pace too did well in patches. I wish we held on to our catches! But anyway, these happen sometimes. We fought hard in both games, but we need to be positive from here. We are playing well, we need to keep the spirits high.
10:47 PM local time: Delhi Capitals win by 7 wickets
Match Summary: UP Warriorz: 166/7 (20 overs) | Delhi Capitals: 167/3 (19.5 overs)
The UP Warriorz did a massive job to take the game to the final over; however, their below-par fielding allowed the Delhi Capitals to take the game away. Meg Lanning had set the platform for the chase and then Kapp and Sutherland ensured that the Capitals go across the line.
Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma provided an ideal start in the powerplay with 59/0 after the first six overs. While Shafali opted for the aerial route to smack boundaries, Lanning used the depth of the crease to hit boundaries behind point. She was precise in her placement to find the gap past the fielder at short third time and time again.
Shafali got dismissed in the over just after the powerplay against Deepti Sharma after smacking her crucial cameo alongside Lanning. In the very next over, Jemimah Rodrigues followed her compatriot back to the hut as the top edge in an attempted sweep shot flew to short fine leg and was grabbed with ease by Rajeshwari.
Even with two wickets in quick succession, Meg Lanning kept batting fluently by smacking boundaries at regular intervals to keep the required run rate in check. And her late cuts were worth the money as she got boundaries off them time and time again. Annabel Sutherland provided support to her skipper by rotating strikes and keeping the scoreboard ticking.
Lanning lost her wicket to Grace Harris as she looked to flick by moving down the offside but missed it, and the ball rushed into the stumps. Kapp walked in and then kept scoring at a decent rate alongside Sutherland, who had found her feet by then. With 22 runs needed off 2 overs, Deepti Sharma took the ball and was successful in creating a chance, but Alana King, the substitute fielder in the deep at mid-wicket, failed to grab a not-so-easy chance.
11 runs were needed off the last six deliveries, and the fielders in the deep mixed up at long-on to concede a boundary when it would have been just two runs. Sutherland hit another boundary off the next delivery and made the equation 2 runs in 3 deliveries. With one run needed off the last two deliveries, all the fielders got inside the 30-yard circle to prevent a single, and the Warriorz nearly executed it. Kapp nudged it to wide mid-on and rushed for a single where there wasn't one. The throw was good at the bowling end but McGrath, the bowler failed to collect it. And there was the win for the Delhi Capitals in the final game of the Vadodara leg.
The UP Warriorz lost the game due to their poor fielding. They dropped three catches, of which two were regulation catches. In addition to that, they were tardy in the field, and that cost them the game even after they pulled it down to the wire.e job to take the game to the final over, however their below par fielding allowed the Delhi Capitals to take the game away. Meg Lanning had set the platform for the chase and then Kapp and Sutherland ensured that the Capitals go across the line.
Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma provided an ideal start in the powerplay with 59/0 after the first six overs. While Shafali opted the aerial route to smack boundaries, Lanning used the depth of the crease to hit boundaries behind point. She was precise in her placement to find the gap past the fielder at short-third time and time again.
Shafali got dismissed in the over just after the powerplay against Deepti Sharma after smacking her crucial cameo alongside Lanning. In the very next over, Jemimah Rodrigues followed her compatriot back to the hut as the top-edge in an attempted sweep shot flew to short fine-leg and was grabbed with ease by Rajeshwari.
Even with two wickets in quick succession, Meg Lanning kept batting fluently by smacking boundaries at regular intervals to keep the required run rate in check. And her late cuts were worth the money as she got boundaries off them time and time again. Annabel Sutherland provided support to her skipper by rotating strike and keeping the scoreboard ticking.
Lanning lost her wicket to Grace Harris as she looked to flick by moving down the off side but missed it and the ball rushed into the stumps. Kapp walked in and then kept scoring at a decent rate alongside Sutherland, who had found her feet by then. With 22 runs needed off 2 overs, Deepti Sharma took the ball and was successful in creating a chance, but Alana King the substitute fielder in the deep at mid-wicket failed to grab a not so easy chance.
11 runs were needed off the last six deliveries and the fielders in the deep mixed up at long-on to concede a boundary where it would have been just two runs. Sutherland another boundary off the next delivery and made the equation 2 runs in 3 deliveries. With one run needed off the last two deliveries, all the fielders got inside the 30-yard circle to prevent a single and the Warriorz nearly executed it. Kapp nudged it to wide mid-on and rushed for a single where there wasn't one. The throw was good at the bowling end but McGrath the bowler failed to collect it. And there was the win for the Delhi Capitals in the final game of the Vadodara leg.
The UP Warriorz lost the game due to their poor fielding. They dropped three catches of which two were regulation catches. In addition to that, they were tardy in the field and that cost them the game even after they pulled it down to the wire.
19.5 Tahlia McGrath to Marizanne Kapp, McGRATH MISSES THE RUN OUT! AND KAPP DIVES IN TO MAKE IT! DELHI CAPITALS END THE VADODARA-LEG WITH A GOOD WIN! Back of a length on off-stump. Punched to the wide mid-on region on the up. They set off for the single when it seemingly is not there. But the bowler fails to collect the throw and that gives Kapp the chance to dive in and complete victory!
All the fielders except one has been called in the 30-yard circle.
19.4 Tahlia McGrath to Annabel Sutherland, short and slow around off-stump. Pulled away to wide long-on off the back foot for a single. Scores are level.
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