Tags: Women’s Premier League,
Delhi Capitals,
UP Warriorz
Printed on: Mar 08, 2023
Delhi Capitals (DC) all-rounder Jess Jonassen claimed 3/43 and scored an unbeaten 42 off 20 as her crew beat UP Warriorz (UPW) by 42 runs in Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 match 5 on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Delhi batted first after shedding the toss and put up a powerful 211 for 4 on the board. DC skipper Meg Lanning top-scored with 70 off 42 balls, a knock that includes 10 fours and three sixes. In the direction of the tip of the innings Jess Jonassen and Jemimah Rodrigues (34 not out off 22) added an unbroken 67 for the fifth wicket to take DC previous the 210-run mark. Shafali Verma (17) and Marizanne Kapp (16) fell cheaply, whereas Alice Capsey chipped in with a cameo of 21 in 10 balls.
Within the chase of 212, UP Warriorz received off to a disastrous begin. They misplaced skipper Alyssa Healy for twenty-four, Kiran Navgire for two and Shweta Sehrawat for 1. By the fifth over, they’d slumped to 31/3. There was no means again for UP from that time though Tahlia McGrath performed an excellent knock. She slammed an unbeaten 90 off 50, which included 11 fours and 4 sixes as UP completed on an honest 169 for five.
Talking after the sport, Participant of the Match Jonassen mentioned her batting made the larger distinction on the day. She opined, “Tonight it was in all probability Jess the batter. Went for a couple of runs on the finish (with the ball). I really like batting. Good that it got here off tonight.”
On the floor in Navi Mumbai, she added, “The wicket was unimaginable. (On getting Healy out). She undoubtedly hits me for fairly a couple of sixes within the nets. Glad to get one over her. At all times an gratifying competitors after we come up in opposition to each other.”
Delhi Capitals skipper Lanning added that her crew has had a pleasant begin to the match. Reflecting on DC’s performances to this point, she commented, “Our batting has been nice. I’ve completely loved batting right here in India. Up to now so good. It isn’t stunning (to see 200+ scores). Nice advert for the sport.
“Hope it continues. It has been very gratifying to this point. Everybody’s very pleasant. Nice set-up right here at Delhi Capitals,” she concluded.
Delhi’s subsequent match can be in opposition to Mumbai Indians at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, March 9.
–By A Cricket Correspondent