Women's Premier League 2024 key stats: Ellyse Perry won the orange cap after hitting most runs in WPL 2024, while her teammate Shreyanka Patil won the purple cap, taking most 13 wickets in WPL 2024.
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore full scorecard: What the men's team have not realised in 16 years of franchise cricket, Smriti Mandhana's side has done in the second season of WPL
Ellyse Perry took Royal Challengers Bangalore out of shambles with her bat, hitting 66 runs off 50 balls. RCB will lock horns with DC in the final on March 17.
In-form Delhi Capitals, led by the inspirational Meg Lanning, would hope to be second time lucky and lift their maiden Women's Premier League title when they take on a plucky Royal Challengers Bangalore in the summit clash here on Sunday. After missing out on the title in WPL's inaugural edition last year, losing by seven wickets to Mumbai Indians in the final, DC looked a rejuvenated side this year. DC have been in superb form this year, topping the five-team league standings with 12 points from eight matches. Lanning has led DC from the front, scoring 308 runs from eight innings, while South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and Australian left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen are the highest wicket-takers for the side with 11 scalps each. DC's only two defeats this season came against Mumbai Indians UP Warriorz. Leaving aside those two matches, they have enjoyed a near-perfect campaign. Going into the final, they will definitely start as favourites, having never lost to RCB in four .
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals will lock horns in the Women's Premier League 2024 final. The Bangalore vs Delhi final will begin at 7:30 PM IST on March 17.
WPL 2024 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Eliminator Highlights: Perry with her 66 with the bat and 1/29 with the ball was once again the hero for RCB as they beat MI to reach final
Women's Premier League 2024 points table: Delhi Capitals marched to the final with a huge seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. They will play the winner of the eliminator between MI and RCB
Women's Premier League 2024 Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants Highlights: Capitals reached the final after they beat the Giants by seven wickets with 41 balls to spare
Table-toppers Delhi Capitals entered the game looking to bag a direct spot in the final and once their bowlers restricted Giants to 126 for nine with a disciplined show.
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will now lock horns in the Eliminator on March 15 at Arun Jaitley Stadium. The WPL 2024 final will take place on March 17
After guiding Royal Challengers Bangalore to the Women's Premier League knock-outs with a record breaking six-wicket haul, all-rounder Ellyse Perry said a calmer dressing room is behind the team's success this season. Perry ended with sensational figures of six for 15 against Mumbai Indians to qualify for the Eliminator here on Tuesday. "We started the game really well and that was probably our best bowling performance in the power play in the last three matches," said Perry in a media interaction on Wednesday. When asked if there has been a shift in the attitude in the dressing room and change in the mindset of the players compared to last season, Perry said, "There is a sense of calmness and the team is enjoying themselves. "In the dressing room and as well as on the field there has been lots of smiles and huge focus to just go out there and enjoy because it's a pretty special tournament and the crowd has been amazing from five matches which were super special and now being here
Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry wrecked havoc with the ball first, claiming six wickets and then steered Royal Challengers Bangalore to 114 target with a four to seal playoffs berth for RCB
WPL Mumbai Indians W vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights: If a word could describe Ellyse Perry for what she did tonight for RCB, it would be 'precious' as he took 6 wickets and scored 40 runs
With Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals already qualified for the Playoffs, RCB took the remaining spot as they beat Mumbai in their final league game by 7 wickets on Tuesday
Perry's bowling figures of 6-15 against the Mumbai Indians on March 12 are the best bowling figures in the history of Women's Premier League.
WPL 2024 Gujarat Giants W vs UP Warriorz Highlights: Deepti Sharma hit a brilliant unbeaten 88 off just 60 balls to keep the Warriorz in the chase, ultimately it was not enough as they lost by 8 runs
WPL 2024 playoffs' race: With the defeat, UP Warriorz are all but out of the playoffs race. RCB just need a win while both UP and Gujarat want Smriti Mandhana's side to face a defeat by a big margin.
UP Warriorz's Sophie Ecclestone and Kiran Navgire were on Sunday fined 10 per cent of their match fees for breaching the WPL Code of Conduct during their team's match against Delhi Capitals here. The duo was fined for breaching Article 2.2 of the WPL's code of conduct during the match on Friday. "Both Sophie and Kiran admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 which relates to the abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match," a WPL statement read. "For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," it added. The Warrioz eked out a thrilling one run win over the Delhi Capitals on the back of a sensational all-round display by Deepti Sharma. Deepti scored a half century before becoming the first Indian and only the second player to claim a hat-trick in the history of the league.
Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz full scorecard: Grace Harris defended 10 runs in last over and UP emerged victorious with one ball to spare, check highlights here
Women's Premier League 2024 team rankings and leaderboard: Delhi's place in the playoffs is all but certain and a win today will put them in line to finish at the top of the WPL 2024 points table