RCB vs DC, WPL 2023 Highlights: DC beat RCB by 60 runs after Shafali & Tara' show

RCB suffered a 60-run loss after getting restricted to 163/8, while looking to chase 224 runs.

Heather Knight hit a four and a six to start the 18th over, before getting out in the final ball. With Knight's wicket Tara Norris completed her five-wicket haul.

After losing Asha in the 14th over, Megan Schutt and Heather Knight added 11 runs in the 15th over. RCB now need 107 run sin 29 balls to win the match.

Richa Ghosh was dismissed for only two runs as Norris registered her third wicket in the second ball of the 12th over. Kanika Ahuja was dismissed for a duck in the very next ball, as Norris found herself on a hattrick.

Tara Norris dismantled the stumps of star RCB allrounder Ellyse Perry in the 11th over, reducing RCB to 89/3. She then removed Disha Kasat in the same over.

RCB reached 72/2 in 9 overs with Ellyse Perry and Disha Kasat on the crease.

Ellyse Perry hit three consecutive fours in the first four balls of the 10th over.

Smriti Mandhana was dismissed by Capsey in the 7th over.

Shafali continued to get the most out of her performance on Sunday by taking a stunning catch to dismiss Sophie Devine. The Kiwi cricketer hit 14 runs in 11 balls.

RCB took their total to 31/0 in 3 overs after Devine hit three fours in the 3rd over.

Smriti Mandhana hit two fours and a six in the second over of RCB's chase, before Devine started the third with another boundary.

Smriti Mandhana scored her first WPL run off the very first ball she faced. Sophie Divine opened the innings for RCB with Smriti as Sikha Pandey opened the bowling for DC. 

Innings Break!@DelhiCapitals post a mighty total of 223/2 in the first innings courtesy of fantastic fifties from skipper Meg Lanning & Shafali Verma 👌👌#RCB chase coming up shortly 💪

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— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 5, 2023

Delhi Capitals set a 224-run target for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

Rodrigues and Kapp added 10 runs off the penultimate over and took DC's total to 211/2.

Marizanne Kapp hits a six as Delhi Capitals cross the 220 run mark; Delhi Capitals 202/2

Marizanne Kapp ends the over with a six as Delhi Capitals looks in the mood, 177/2 after 13 overs

After Lanning's wicket, Shafali Verma was dismissed by Heather Knight in the same over. Shafali scored 84 runs off just 45 balls and missed a chance to score a hundred in her first WPL game.

Lanning walked back to the pavilion after scoring 72 runs iff 43 balls, reducing DC to 162/1 in 14.3 overs.

Delhi Capitals crossed the 150-run mark in the 14th over, ending the over at 153/0. Shafali was batting on 84 runs off 44 balls, while Lanning was at 64 runs off 40 balls.

Alongside a couple of singles and a double, the 12th over saw Shafali Verma hit three fours. DC finished the over at 135/0. DC scored 10 runs off the next over.

Shafali Verma completed her fifty in 31 balls as DC found themselves on 105/0 after 10 overs. Lanning also completed 30-ball fifty in the next over, where she also hit a four and six. DC were 119/0 in 11 overs.

After Lanning and Shafali added eight runs off the 8th over, Shafali started the next over with two consecutive boundaries. After a single, Lanning found another boundary in the fourth ball. After getting the strike back. Shafali concluded the 9th over with a huge six.

Delhi Capitals were 64/0 after 7 overs with both batters batting on 30 runs each.

Shafali and Lanning added 20 runs in total from the last over of powerplay. DC were 57/0 in 6 overs.

Shafali Verma continued to attack RCB, while DC reached 37/0 in 5 overs.

Verma hit her first six in the WPL in the first ball of the 4th over, being bowled by Preeti Bose.

Delhi Capitals scored three runs off the first over. Megan Schutt was handed the ball to bowl the second over of the match.

Shafali scored her first boundary of WPL in the 2nd over, which also included two fours by captain Lanning. DC were 17/0 in 2 overs.

Renuka Singh Thakur opened the bowling for RCB, while Lanning took the strike for DC with Shafali Verma at the other end.

Live action from the RCB vs DC match will begin at 3:30 PM IST.

DC playing XI: Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris

RCB playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Heather Knight, Kanika Ahuja, Sobhana Asha, Megan Schutt, Preeti Bose, Renuka Singh

RCB have won the coin toss and have opted to field first.

Smriti Mandhana and Meg Lanning have walked out to the middle for the coin toss.

RCB squad: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Meghan Schutt, Sahana Pawar

DC squad: Meg Lanning (Captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Man, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mandal

The sky is expected to remain clear on Sunday, with the temperature likely to range between 26 and 36 degrees Celsius. The match is being played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

RCB and DC will face off in match no. 2 of the inaugural Women's Premier League. The match will be the first double header of the tournament, as UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants will clash later in the day. RCB is being led by Smriti Mandhana and features several superstars like Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh, Sophie Divine, and Richa Ghosh. On the other hand, DC features star Indian players like Shafali Verma, and Jemimah Rodrigues, and overseas stars like Marizanne Kapp and Jess Jonassen.