Game 20 of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) featured a clash between Gujarat Giants women and Delhi Capitals women at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, March 13. The clash began with Gujarat Giants coming in to bat first after winning the toss.
Batting first, Gujarat Giants posted a total of 126 runs in the first innings, Bharti Fulmali scored 42 runs in 36 deliveries, with Phoebe Litchfield adding 21 runs. As for Delhi Capitals, Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey, and Minnu Mani were the highest wicket takers with two wickets to their names, with Jess Jonassen striking once.
Aiming to chase down the target, Capitals’ Shafali Verma put in a magnificent showing, scoring 71 runs in 37 deliveries, with Jemimah Rodrigues adding 38 runs as Capitals won the game by seven wickets.
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals Women (Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.198 |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians Women (Q) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.024 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.306 |
| 4 | UP Warriorz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.371 |
| 5 | Gujarat Giants Women | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.158 |
Most runs in WPL 2024:
With 308 runs to her name, Delhi Capitals' skipper Meg Lanning is the new highest run getter of the WPL 2024 as she continues to lead by example.
| No | Player | Team | R | Mat | BF | Avg | H.S | SR | 4s | 6s | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meg Lanning | UP-W | 308 | 8 | 246 | 38.5 | 60 | 125.2 | 44 | 4 | -- | 4 |
| 2 | Deepti Sharma | UP-W | 295 | 8 | 216 | 98.33 | 88* | 136.57 | 34 | 8 | -- | 4 |
| 3 | Beth Mooney | GUJ-W | 285 | 8 | 202 | 47.5 | 85* | 141.08 | 38 | 5 | -- | 3 |
| 4 | Shafali Verma | DEL-W | 265 | 8 | 170 | 37.85 | 71 | 155.88 | 25 | 17 | -- | 3 |
| 5 | Smriti Mandhana | BAN-W | 259 | 8 | 178 | 32.37 | 80 | 145.5 | 33 | 10 | -- | 2 |
Most Wickets in WPL 2024:
Delhi Capitals' Marizanne Kapp is now the highest wicket-taker of the WPL 2024 with 11 wickets to her name in six matches.
| No | Bowler | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Balls | Avg | Ecn | R | 4-Fers | 5-Fers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marizanne Kapp | DEL-W | 11 | 6 | 24 | 3/5 | 144 | 14.18 | 6.50 | 156 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Jess Jonassen | DEL-W | 11 | 6 | 23 | 3/21 | 114 | 15.09 | 7.21 | 166 | -- | -- |
| 3 | Sophie Ecclestone | UP-W | 11 | 8 | 31.3 | 3/20 | 189 | 18.81 | 6.57 | 207 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Radha Yadav | DEL-W | 10 | 8 | 24 | 4/20 | 144 | 16.9 | 7.04 | 169 | 1 | -- |
| 5 | Tanuja Kanwar | DEL-W | 10 | 8 | 29 | 2/20 | 174 | 20.7 | 7.13 | 207 | -- | -- |
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