<p>Bengaluru: An inspired bowling display by Marizanne Kapp and Radha Yadav, followed by Shafali Verma’s clean striking helped Delhi Capitals secure a facile nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the WPL at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. </p><p>Shafali (64) and skipper Meg Lanning (51) put up a 119-run partnership to help last year’s runners-up to a Net Run Rate-boosting victory. </p><p>Meg opted to bowl first, and the seasoned Marizanne Kapp (3/5) put on a masterful exhibition of swing bowling that had the UP Warriorz batters prodding and poking in vain. </p><p>Marizanne bowled a tight line outside the off-stump and got prodigious movement off the deck, pinning the largely right-handed top order down with 19 dot balls to record outstanding figures of 4-1-5-3 with an economy of 1.25. </p><p>Vrinda Dinesh was first to fall after she chased a wide out-swinger and failed to clear third-man. Tahlia McGrath was undone by an absolute peach as Marizanne got one to straighten off the deck and crash into off stump. </p><p>The South African let out a cheeky grin in celebration, and the smile got a smidge wider five balls later when Alyssa Healy failed to clear Shafali at mid-off. </p>.WPL 2024: Hard-Kaur Harmanpreet, Amelia steer MI to victory.<p>Boundaries were hard to come by, and Radha Yadav (4/20) made the most of the batters’ desperation. In identical fashion, both Grace Harris and Kiran Navgire fell to mis-timed hoicks one ball after muscling a four and a six respectively. </p><p>Birthday girl Shweta Sehrawat scored a counter-attacking 45. Shweta was not afraid to step down the track and use her quick hands to hit through the line, and attacked both pace and spin alike. </p><p>Nearing her maiden half-century, the 20-year-old fell victim to the crafty Radha, who had her stumped before dismissing Sophie Ecclestone on the final ball of the innings as the Warriorz posted a sub-par total of 119/9. DC got off to a flier in the chase, with Shafali Varma leading the charge. </p><p>Shafali cracked some splendid lofted drives and four massive sixes, while Meg Lanning rode her luck initially but found her range with some sweeps and dabs to secure a comfortable win. </p>.<p><strong>Brief scores</strong>: </p><p>UP Warriorz: 119/9 in 20 overs (Shweta Sehrawat 45; Marizanne Kapp 3-5, Radha Yadav 4-20) lt to Delhi Capitals: 123/1 in 14.3 overs (Meg Lanning 51, Shafali Verma 64 n.o.). <strong>PoM:</strong> Marizanne Kapp.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: An inspired bowling display by Marizanne Kapp and Radha Yadav, followed by Shafali Verma’s clean striking helped Delhi Capitals secure a facile nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the WPL at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. </p><p>Shafali (64) and skipper Meg Lanning (51) put up a 119-run partnership to help last year’s runners-up to a Net Run Rate-boosting victory. </p><p>Meg opted to bowl first, and the seasoned Marizanne Kapp (3/5) put on a masterful exhibition of swing bowling that had the UP Warriorz batters prodding and poking in vain. </p><p>Marizanne bowled a tight line outside the off-stump and got prodigious movement off the deck, pinning the largely right-handed top order down with 19 dot balls to record outstanding figures of 4-1-5-3 with an economy of 1.25. </p><p>Vrinda Dinesh was first to fall after she chased a wide out-swinger and failed to clear third-man. Tahlia McGrath was undone by an absolute peach as Marizanne got one to straighten off the deck and crash into off stump. </p><p>The South African let out a cheeky grin in celebration, and the smile got a smidge wider five balls later when Alyssa Healy failed to clear Shafali at mid-off. </p>.WPL 2024: Hard-Kaur Harmanpreet, Amelia steer MI to victory.<p>Boundaries were hard to come by, and Radha Yadav (4/20) made the most of the batters’ desperation. In identical fashion, both Grace Harris and Kiran Navgire fell to mis-timed hoicks one ball after muscling a four and a six respectively. </p><p>Birthday girl Shweta Sehrawat scored a counter-attacking 45. Shweta was not afraid to step down the track and use her quick hands to hit through the line, and attacked both pace and spin alike. </p><p>Nearing her maiden half-century, the 20-year-old fell victim to the crafty Radha, who had her stumped before dismissing Sophie Ecclestone on the final ball of the innings as the Warriorz posted a sub-par total of 119/9. DC got off to a flier in the chase, with Shafali Varma leading the charge. </p><p>Shafali cracked some splendid lofted drives and four massive sixes, while Meg Lanning rode her luck initially but found her range with some sweeps and dabs to secure a comfortable win. </p>.<p><strong>Brief scores</strong>: </p><p>UP Warriorz: 119/9 in 20 overs (Shweta Sehrawat 45; Marizanne Kapp 3-5, Radha Yadav 4-20) lt to Delhi Capitals: 123/1 in 14.3 overs (Meg Lanning 51, Shafali Verma 64 n.o.). <strong>PoM:</strong> Marizanne Kapp.</p>