Delhi Capitals’s opening duo of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma made light work of the chase to defeat UP Warriorz by nine wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Monday.
Chasing a modest total of 120, the opening duo stitched a solid 119-run partnership to take on the Warriorz bowlers. While Verma (64*) played the aggressor’s role, Lanning was happy to anchor the partnership and the innings to guide the team to their first victory of the season.
Sophie Ecclestone managed to get the solitary wicket of Lanning in the penultimate delivery of the match, with Capitals needing only needing one run to win. Lanning pulled it towards square leg where Vrinda Dinesh dived to her left and took a good low catch.
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And the Delhi Capitals’ dynamic opening duo is back again! 🔥
They defeat UP Warriorz by 9 wickets.
Meg Lanning (51) and Shafali Verma (64*) made light work of the chase with a 119-run opening partnership as they chase the total down in just 14.3 overs.… pic.twitter.com/hOtf3weyul
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Earlier, the Capitals restricted the Warriorz to a disappointing 119/9 thanks in large part to Marizanne Kapp’s outstanding new ball session followed by Radha Yadav’s four-for later on.
Kapp made great use of captain Lanning’s decision to…
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