DC beat UP Warriorz by 5 wickets to book berth in WPL final
Mumbai, Mar 21: Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz by five wickets to book their place in the final of the Women's Premier League here on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict UP Warriorz to 138 for six after opting to bowl.
Off-spinner Alice Capsey (3/26) and left-arm spinner Radha Yadav (2/28) shone bright with the ball for Delhi Capitals.
Tahila McGrath (58 not out off 32) top-scored for UP Warriorz, while skipper Alyssa Healy made 36.
Chasing, skipper Meg Lanning (39), Capsey (34), Marizanne Kapp (34 not out) and Shafali Verma (21) made useful contributions with the bat to guide Delhi Capitals home in 17.5 overs.
Shabnim Ismail picked up two wickets for 29 runs for UP Warriorz.
Brief Scores:
UP Warriorz: 138 for 6 in 20 overs (Tahila McGrath 58 not out, Alyssa Healy 36; Alice Capsey 3/26).
Delhi Capitals: 142 for 5 in 17.5 overs (Meg Lanning 39, Marizanne Kapp 34 not out, Alice Capsey 34; Shabnim Ismail 2/29).
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
