Mumbai: Gujarat Giants secure score against Delhi Capitals in Women’s Premier League. After losing the toss, the Gujarat team went into bat and scored 147 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. After the loss of early wickets, Harleen Deol, Laura Wohlwart and Ashley Gardner scored half-centuries to lead the team to a better score. Laura top scored with 57 runs off 45 balls with six fours and a six.
Gujarat Giants lost the toss and lost opener Sophia Dunkley in the last ball of the first over. Sofia was dismissed by Marisan Kapp who took 4 off 6 balls. After this, Harleen Deol and Laura Vollwart led the team. Deol, who scored 31 runs off 33 balls, was returned by Jess Jonasson on the fifth ball of the 10th over. For this, Laura Wolwart and Ashley Gardner, who played aggressively, took the team past 100 in the 16th over. Laura completed her half-century on the 41st ball she faced. This is Laura’s first fifty of the tournament. Ashley Gardner (51* off 33 balls) reached his fifty off 32 balls and remained unbeaten. Dayalan Hematala(1) returned on the last ball of the innings.
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Delhi Capitals Women: Meg Lanning (captain), Shefali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemima Rodriguez, Marisan Kapp, Jess Jonasson, Tania Bhatia (wicket keeper), Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav.
Gujarat Giants Women: Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wohlwart, Harleen Deol, Ashley Gardner, Dayalan Chemalatha, Sneh Rana (captain), Sushma Verma (wicket keeper), Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi, Ashwati Kumari.
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