Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee hand Delhi Capitals first win in thriller
UP Warriorz meanwhile were consigned to their third straight loss this season
UP Warriorz meanwhile were consigned to their third straight loss this season
Scorer: Thilak R | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar
11:14pm That will be all from us for today. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and we will be back with more cricket tomorrow. Until then, from all of us here at ESPNcricinfo, it is goodbye!
Shafali Verma, Player of the Match: I have confidence in my bowling. Don't know how since I got such confidence in domestic cricket but after picking up wickets in a World Cup final, you get confident. We were trying to bowl stump to stump, give away singles and cut out boundaries. I am a hard hitter so I know where to bowl. I think as a batter and try not to get hit for six, and figure out where to bowl by thinking like a batter. It was a turning track today. Sometimes, when it turns, you cannot hit sixes. I got out to the reverse sweep but I keep practicing. Bringing new shots out is part of the growing process. (On Lee as her opening partner) In last three years, I was opening with Meg and she knew me very well. Me and Lee are gelling well. Our discussion is to give whoever is going well the strike.
Jemimah Rodrigues, Delhi Capitals captain: Very happy. It was a nail biting finish but proud of the way the girls held their nerve. Everyone was pretty calm (even though it went down to the wire). It was a bit nervy towards the end when I lost my wicket. It was a bit of deja vu. But the way Kapp and Laura finished it off, hats off. We bowled really well today. The way Sneh came back. That is cricket. It was crucial to get us going. All our bowlers bowled well but Shafali was the standout. She contributes for DC either with the bat or ball. She is very confident in her bowling. Wake her up from her sleep and she will be ready to bowl. She was phenomenal (tonight).
Meg Lanning, UP Warriorz captain: It was an excellent effort from the bowlers to take it that deep. It was tougher to bat, when pace was taken off. Felt we were in the game if we bowled well. Great effort to take it that deep. (On her innings) Nice to get away. Would have loved to have kept going. Hopefully there are a few more (such knocks). (On Deol retired out decision) Tryon is a boundary hitter and we wanted to maximise that as much as we could. Harleen batted well. We make a decision based on what is best for the team. unfortunately for Harleen, it is what happened. Some days it works, sometimes it doesn't. (On the decision to drop Dottin for Tryon) Felt Chloe was a nice match-up against DC. Some positives to take from tonight, but learnings as well. MI have some world-class players but really looking forward to that (game).
Lizelle Lee: There was a bit of miscommunication. Will put that down to language barrier. I thought they said they would retire me out after the over and so I swung and got out (smiles). Team did extremely well to get us past the line. She (Shafali) has been hitting the ball well in the nets. Happy she got some runs and she deserves it. (On Shafali the bowler) She did extremely well for us tonight. (On keeping for DC) Really enjoying it. Trusting my hands and going really well.
10:52pm Well, that got very tense. Too tense from a DC POV, if we are being completely honest. They had no business dragging this game this deep but in the end, they will not care because they have the two points they came for tonight. Lee set the stage alongside Shafali, before Wolvaardt and Rodrigues played cameos, even though the latter fell prior to her side crossing the line.
The Warriorz will be pleased with the fight they showed. But they will be ruing their inability to show that sort of spunk with the bat. A few of Lanning's decisions (like bowling Gaud for only two overs or bringing Deepti on late) were puzzling, and once the dust settles, that, plus the lack of firepower towards the end of their batting innings, might be areas they introspect over.
soham: "Laura played that shot with so much authority, nerves of steel for real."
1 off 1. A dot or a wicket and we go into....well, you know that already. Field comes up fully
2 off 2. How are the nerves now, folks?
2 off 4. Surely DC will get home now?
6 off 6. DC perhaps harboring memories of that chase against GG now. Ecclestone to bowl. Game on!
DC's Lee sits behind Harmanpreet in second place, whereas three bowlers tied for second place with six wickets each
UPW's star-studded batting line-up misfired again, leaving them winless after three games and under mounting pressure in the playoff race
UP Warriorz's late gamble to retire Deol out in search of extra firepower backfired, triggering a collapse and a below-par finish against Delhi Capitals
UP Warriorz meanwhile were consigned to their third straight loss this season
Tryon finally makes her WPL debut after being on the Mumbai Indians bench three seasons in a row