The turning level got here within the seventh over when RCB triggered a dramatic collapse, taking two wickets in simply 5 balls.
Veteran Renuka Singh and Georgia Wareham starred with the ball, taking three wickets apiece, as reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled out Delhi Capitals for 141 of their Women’s Premier League match right here on Monday. Renuka returned figures of three/23, whereas Wareham bagged 3/25 as RCB mounted stress after Delhi reached a cushty 55/1 within the powerplay.
The turning level got here within the seventh over when RCB triggered a dramatic collapse, taking two wickets in simply 5 balls. Jemimah Rodrigues, who had been in management with a brisk 34 off 22 balls (4×4, 2×6), was stumped by Richa Ghosh after making an attempt a reverse sweep.
In the next over, Delhi’s captain Meg Lanning miscued a brief ball and was caught by Ellyse Perry at sq. leg. Renuka then struck once more within the eleventh over, dismissing Annabel Sutherland (19) simply as she was beginning to discover kind, hitting Bisht for a six.
Earlier, Renuka dismissed opener Shafali Verma for a golden duck within the opening over after Smriti Mandhana opted to bowl. Despite surviving an umpire’s name for LBW earlier within the innings, Jemimah’s wicket turned the tide firmly in RCB’s favour.
Although Lanning tried to guide a restoration with some trendy boundaries, RCB’s bowlers and fielders, led by Renuka and Wareham, saved the stress on, as Delhi misplaced their final 5 wickets in six overs. Wicketkeeper batter Sarah Bryce chipped in with a 19-ball 23 earlier than changing into Wareham’s sufferer as they folded in 19.3 overs.
