WPL 2023 [WATCH]: Shikha Pandey takes a stunner to take away Heather Knight in RCB vs DC conflict

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) locked horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) in fit no. 11 of the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 on the DY Patil Sports activities Academy in Mumbai on Monday (March 10) and confronted a detailed defeat by means of six wickets in a final over mystery.

Requested to bat first, RCB post a aggressive overall of 150/4 of their 20 overs courtesy of an outstanding knock by means of Ellyse Perry, who scored 67 off 52 balls. Richa Ghosh additionally contributed with a quickfire 37 off simply 16 deliveries. In the meantime, Shikha Pandey used to be the select of the bowlers for DC as she took 3 wickets for 23 runs, whilst Tara Norris chipped in with one scalp for 25 runs. Except outstanding bowling efficiency, Shikha additionally took a surprising catch of Norris’ supply to take away Heather Knight.

At the fourth ball of the thirteenth over, Knight attempted to spoil Norris for a boundary however used to be stuck by means of Shikha, who pulled off a stunner at brief fantastic diving in opposition to her left. DC gamers had been overjoyed by means of the hassle and celebrated the dismissal, whilst Knight used to be stunned.

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First the 2 wickets and now a surprising catch 😱

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Speaking concerning the fit, Delhi chased down the objective set by means of RCB with two balls to spare, finishing their innings at 154/4. Alice Capsey used to be the highest scorer for her group with 38 runs off 24 balls, hitting 8 fours within the procedure. Jemimah Rodrigues contributed with 32 runs, whilst Jess Jonassen scored fiery 29 runs off simply 15 balls to persuade their group to victory. Asha Shobana took two wickets for Bangalore, with Megan Schutt additionally selecting up one scalp however didn’t sail their group thru. Jonassen used to be adjudged ‘Participant of the Fit’ for her quickfire contribution.

Particularly, this used to be the fourth win for Meg Lanning-led DC within the inaugural event, whilst for Smriti Mandhana captained RCB, this used to be the 5th consecutive loss within the tournament.

Supply: WomenCricket.com