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WPL 2024: DC's Shafali Verma hopes to inspire women with win on women's day

Delhi Capitals' swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma is hoping to see plenty of spectators, especially girls, turn up for their WPL match against UP Warriorz and "feel inspired" on the International Women's Day here on Friday. With four wins and a loss in five matches so far, Delhi Capitals are currently at the top of the points table, and they will look to extend their winning run. Speaking about playing the match on the occasion of International Women's Day, Shafali said, "I think the last time I played a game on International Women's Day was during the T20 World Cup final in Australia. "The stadium was packed, and I hope tomorrow as well, many people turn up, especially girls. We will aim to play well and women feel inspired by us and excel in their respective fields." Shafali, who scored a quickfire 28 off 12 balls in the team's 29-run win over Mumbai Indians in the previous outing, spoke about the experience of playing the maiden WPL match at home ground. "I began my journey fr

The crowd cheered, asked for dance moves in WPL match: Jemimah Rodrigues

The Delhi crowd was not content with Jemimah Rodrigues' cuts, pulls and drives, and her 33-ball 69-run knock. The heads totting the stands at Arun Jaitley Stadium were also asking her "for dance moves". Thanks to fifties from Jemimah and Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals posted a handsome 192/4 in their Women's Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here on Tuesday night. The total proved to be enough as DC won by 29 runs in their first home game. "I loved the atmosphere. Finally, we get to play on our home ground because we played in Mumbai (last season), in Bengaluru earlier, but now finally in Delhi," the 23-year-old batter said in a press release from the franchise. "The crowd always gets me going, they keep me pumped up and I really take energy from them. Every time I was going to the boundary they were cheering, they were asking for dance moves. It was a nice experience out there," she added. Besides her big hits, Jemimah has also earned online fame for the short dance videos

Shabnim Ismail bowls fastest delivery in women's cricket, breaches 130kph

South African pacer Shabnim Ismail created history by bowling the fastest delivery ever recorded in women's cricket, breaching the 130kph barrier for the first time since the introduction of speed guns. Playing for Mumbai Indians in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Ismail shattered the record by clocking 132.1km/h (82.08mph), her thunderbolt smashing into the pad of former Australia captain Meg Lanning. It was the second ball of the third over of the match on Tuesday, prompting the MI players to appeal in unison, only to be turned down by the umpire. Ismail, who appeared for South Africa in all eight previous ICC Women's T20 World Cups and only retired from international cricket following last year's tournament on home soil, had previously been clocked as bowling at 128km/h (79.54mph) against the West Indies in 2016 and at 127km/h twice during the most recent edition of the Women's World Cup in 2022. When asked during a ..

WPL 2024: Delhi vs Mumbai Playing 11, live telecast and streaming details

The Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Women's Premier League 2024 live telecast will be available on Sports 18 HD/SD.

WPL 2024, MI to RCB: Playoffs qualification scenarios after Bengaluru leg

The Delhi leg of WPL 2024 will begin on Tuesday, March 5. The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi wicket will surely be slower than the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

WPL 2024 points table: Capitals remain on top as RCB beat UP Warriorz

Capitals have three wins from four games and even after RCB and Mumbai Indians have the same number of points, the Meg Lanning side is at the top thanks to their superior net run rate

WPL 2024: DC skipper Lanning sees room for improvement in her performance

Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning has been one of the most prolific batters in the Women's Premier League so far, but she still feels she needs improvement in her game going forward. Lanning is currently the third highest scorer in the tournament with 148 runs from four innings, with the help of two fifties. In DC's last match, Lanning scored a vital 55 off 41 balls to lead her side to a 25-run win over Gujarat Giants. "I'm just enjoying playing cricket...we've got a really good squad and staff that makes it a really cool environment to be in. We back each other and play to our strengths, so it certainly helps and makes my job a lot easier," she said after the win on Sunday. "It's been nice to be able to contribute and help the team win. I feel like there's still a little bit of improvement needed in how I'm playing. I'm not completely satisfied, but as I said I'm just trying to have some fun and play with a smile on my face." With the win, DC signed off the Bengaluru leg on the

WPL 2024 Points Table: Delhi Capitals remain on top as Warriorz beat Giants

Behind the Capitals was the Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore who also had four points from three games

WPL 2024 points table: Capitals remain on top after win against Giants

Behind the Capitals are Mumbai Indians who too have six points from four games but are lagging because of an inferior net run rate

WPL 2024 GG vs DC Highlights: Lanning, Radha star in big win for Capitals

Women's Premier League 2024 GG W vs DC W Highlights: Meg Lanning with the bat (55 runs) and Radha Yadav with the ball (3/20) starred in Capitals's win as they moved to the top of the table

WPL 2024: UP vs Delhi Playing 11, live telecast and streaming details

The UP Women vs DC Women cricket match live telecast will be available on Sports 18 HD/SD.

WPL 2024: Kaur, Bhatia fifties help MI beat DC in final-ball thriller

Forceful fifties by Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia helped defending champions Mumbai Indians ace a thrilling final-ball chase to beat Delhi Capitals by four wickets in the Women's Premier League (WPL 2024) opener here on Friday. Skipper Harmanpreet made 55 (34b, 7x4, 1x6) as Mumbai scaled down 172 off the last ball and she was helped a great deal by Yastika, who made 57 off 45 balls (8x4, 2x6). The 19-year-old Alice Capsey's power-packed 75 (53b, 8x4, 3x6) was a perfect vindication of her future star as she guided Delhi Capitals to 171 for five, setting a tall barrier in front of Mumbai. But the Mumbai outfit stayed in the match through fine efforts by Yastika and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Despite their concerted efforts, Mumbai still needed 12 runs off the last over bowled by off-spinner Capsey, who was later adjudged player of the match. Capsey ousted Harmanpreet and Pooja Vastrakar in the first and fifth balls of the 20th over as Mumbai were left to make five runs off the l

WPL 2024: Harmanpreet and MI trying not to expect too much from themselves

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said on Thursday that the defending champions have been trying to keep their own expectation level to a minimum and focus on the WPL opener against Delhi Capitals. Mumbai will face-off with Delhi here on Friday in a repeat of the last year's final, which was held in Mumbai. "We just kept our preparations very simple. We are trying not to expect too much from ourselves and doing too many things. That was our approach last year too and we want to continue that. We are feeling very confident going into this match and tournament," said Harmanpreet in her pre-match press meet. One reason for that, Harmanpreet felt, was the Mumbai Indians' extensive pre-tournament camp held in their home turf. "We used the facilities in Mumbai ahead of the WPL. We played a few practice games as well, so that we could try some new combinations and the players too get a chance to work upon their game. "We feel that we are ready for the game. Last year, we had to do

WPL 2024: MI vs DC Playing 11, live match time, live streaming details

The Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Women's Premier League 2024 live telecast will be available on Sports 18 HD/SD.

WPL 2024 MI vs DC Preview: Focus on young Indian stars as Mumbai face Delhi

The second edition of the Women's Premier League, beginning here on Friday with a high-profile match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and runners-up Delhi Capitals, will be optimistic about meeting its existential purpose of giving a wider platform to promising home-grown talents. The foreign stars glittered brightly in the inaugural edition held in Mumbai, and the Indians will be hoping to hog some of the limelight this year as the tournament takes a multi-city format shape with New Delhi being the other host city. While Capitals' skipper Meg Lanning, who has now retired from international cricket, took the Orange Cap last year for the highest run-getter, the Purple Cap went to Hayley Matthews of Mumbai for taking 16 wickets. Amid this surge of overseas players, the Indian cricketers generally struggled for consistency and impact in the previous year, but now some of the young domestic stars will eye this WPL with genuine hope. Let's take Shreyanka Patil of Royal ...

WPL 2024: DC skipper Lanning spills beans and some coffee on preparations

Lanning, who was the leading scorer in the tournament with 345 runs in nine matches, said that she enjoyed coffee all the time and that becoming associated with the cafe was a surreal experience

Women's Premier League: Delhi Capitals SWOT analysis, schedule for WPL 2024

DC is one of the strong teams in WPL 2024, with former Aussie skipper Meg Lanning at the helm of affairs. CHeck Delhi Capitals' full schedule and squad here

WPL 2024 full schedule, match timings, format, squads, live streaming

The WPL 2024 opener will be played between defending champions Mumbai Indians and inaugural edition runner-ups Delhi Capitals on February 23 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant confident of playing entire season confirms Ponting

Rishabh Pant is confident of playing the entire IPL but the flamboyant cricketer could only be available as a batter and not behind the stumps, according to Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting. Pant was involved in a life-threatening car accident in December, 2022 that forced him to undergo ligament reconstruction surgeries. "Rishabh is very confident that he's going to be right to play. In what capacity we're not quite sure yet," was quoted as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'. "You would have seen all the social-media stuff, he's up and about and running well. But in saying that we're only six weeks away from the first game as well. So we're not sure if we'll get wicketkeeping out of him this year." "We'll just keep our fingers crossed and hope that he can be out there and play. Even if it's not all the games, if we can manage him through 10 of the 14 games or whatever that might be then whatever games you can get out of him will be a bonus." In case Pant is not able to fulfil ...

IPL 2024: Captains with most matches in the Indian Premier League history

There have been four players who have captained their side in more than 100 matches and there are only two who have the privilege of captaining more than 150 matches in IPL history