🏏 WPL 2024: Match 17: RCB W vs DC W at Delhi🏏 - Page 7

DC-W

181/5

RCB-W

(17.1/20 ov, T:182) 142/4

RCB Women need 40 runs in 17 balls.

CRR: 8.27

• RRR: 14.11

• Last 5 ov (RR): 47/1 (9.40)

RCB need 36 runs in 16 runs to win

RCB need 11 runs in 5 balls to win

RCB 174/6.

RCB need 8 runs in 2 balls to win

DC has won by 1 run.

What a close match

DC-W

181/5

RCB-W

(20 ov, T:182) 180/7

DC Women won by 1 run

It is not very often that you run out of words and superlatives describing a game of cricket. But this did make that happen. Ghosh waged a lone battle, and she had the game right where she wanted it with one ball left. Right at the death, though, she could not connect with the stroke as well as she would have wanted, allowing DC to barge through the door.

It is in stark contrast to what happened the other day, when the Capitals could not hold their nerve. Tonight, they did, and they have now qualified for the playoffs courtesy this win. RCB, meanwhile, are now in a two-way tussle with the Warriorz for third spot, and they will feel gutted at having not gotten two points here.

Before all the final-over chaos, Perry had set the chase up nicely. The experiment to promote Molineux did not quite work out but she still contributed 33 off 30. Devine sparkled during her 16-ball 26 and had she stayed there till the end, things might have been different. Lots of ifs and buts, but RCB will go back to their hotel tonight knowing that they gave this a proper rattle.

Jess Jonassen: I thought I would be good if I did not get hit for a six first ball but that is what happened. I knew what I wanted to do. (On what Lanning was saying) We were just sort of thinking. We thought of getting the fielders in to stop the two. We felt Richa was going to hit a boundary nevertheless and then deciding on a length. Tried to hit her toes and it came off, which is nice. (On who keeps the team calm) Meg just keeps everyone calm. She knows the right things to say and when to say it. All the experienced heads out there, we have played enough cricket and knew that every ball matters. Without a doubt. I made it really hard for us in the end. As a team, we have been put under immense pressure and we have still come out being top of the table. One important game still to come and then we can push for silverware. We are really good at picking each other up. As soon as the Pez run-out happened, we were all behind her.