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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 10, 2024, 18:55:07 IST
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL Live Score: Table-toppers Delhi Capitals are ready for their penultimate league match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and are upbeat despite suffering a heart-breaking narrow 1-run defeat to UP Warriorz in their previous match in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024.
The defeat ended the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise’s four-game winning streak. UP Warriorz sealed a dramatic one-run victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.
RCB’s stint in Delhi didn’t start on a positive note as they faced a tough challenge from the Giants. However, despite the setback, they currently hold six points in the standings. With two matches still to play, RCB has the potential to reach a total of ten points. This becomes significant as the UP Warriorz, positioned just below RCB, can only reach a maximum of eight points. The remaining matches will play a crucial role in determining their final standings in the competition.
Reflecting on the team’s narrow loss against UP Warriorz in their previous game, Delhi Capitals head coach Jonathan Batty said, “I think everyone’s disappointed that we let that one slip away, but it’s really important to emphasise that we played loads of good cricket. The bowling was really good as a whole unit, our fielding was fantastic, and for the batting, most of it was good. We had some really good conversations straight after the match last night and again over breakfast this morning.”
“We’ve just got to bounce back from last match’s performance. Play to our strengths again, find that form that we had and take the game on,” he added.
Meanwhile, RCB have won three and lost three in their six matches so far. They are currently in the third place of the points table.
Speaking about the game against RCB, the Englishman said, “RCB are a fantastic side. They’ve got some great players in their team. We obviously had a good result against them earlier on in the tournament in Bangalore. They are coming to our home pitch, we will just play to our strengths, and hopefully take the game forward in our favour.”
Delhi Capitals Squad: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia(w), Titas Sadhu, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Harris, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Sneha Deepthi
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Sabbhineni Meghana, Smriti Mandhana(c), Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh(w), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Simran Bahadur, Ekta Bisht, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Kate Cross, Nadine de Klerk, Shreyanka Patil, Disha Kasat, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokharkar, Indrani Roy
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