North Delhi Strikers Women Reach Final After Beating East Delhi Riders Women
North Delhi Strikers Women have qualified for the final of the Women’s Delhi Premier League T20 after a seven-wicket DLS method victory against East Delhi Riders Women in the last league stage match held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
Match Highlights
North Delhi Strikers Women will now take on South Delhi Superstarz Women in the final on Sunday. After electing to bat first, East Delhi Riders Women posted a total of 150/2 in their 20 overs. In reply, North Delhi Strikers Women chased down the DLS-adjusted target with ease through Upasana Yadav’s 65 off 44 balls.
Key Moments
Upasana Yadav and Mansi Sharma got the run chase off to a quick start. They were 26/0 in the fourth over. However, Sharma (10 off 10) was dismissed on the fifth ball of the same over, just before rain briefly halted play. The target was then revised to 113 in 14 overs via the DLS method. North Delhi Strikers returned after the break looking more assured as they crossed the 50-run mark in the sixth over. Nazma Sultana fell for 6 off 10, while Yadav completed her fifty in 33 balls in the ninth over, with 38 runs required off 30 balls. Yadav then combined with Ayushi Soni to reduce the equation to 10 needed off the last two overs. However, Yadav’s remarkable innings of 65 off 44 balls came to an end as she was dismissed by Priya Mishra in the 13th over. Soni and Monika then ensured they chased down the target with two balls to spare, helping their team qualify for the Final of the inaugural edition of the Adani Women’s Delhi Premier League T20.
East Delhi Riders’ Performance
Earlier in the day, Priya Punia and Pratika Rawal provided East Delhi Riders Women with a steady start. They put 45 runs on the board by the end of the Powerplay. Rawal brought up her half-century in 33 balls but was dismissed in the 12th over. Her partner, Punia, combined with Pragya Rawat and kept the scoreboard ticking. Punia reached her fifty in the 17th over, while Rawat fell in the following over after contributing 21 off 20 balls. Punia’s unbeaten 63 off 59 deliveries helped East Delhi Riders Women post 150/2 in their allotted 20 overs.
Doubts Revealed
North Delhi Strikers Women -: This is a women’s cricket team from North Delhi. They play in a local cricket league.
East Delhi Riders Women -: This is another women’s cricket team from East Delhi. They also play in the same local cricket league.
Women’s Delhi Premier League T20 -: This is a cricket tournament for women teams in Delhi. T20 means each team plays 20 overs.
DLS method -: DLS stands for Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. It’s a way to calculate the target score in cricket when the match is affected by rain.
Arun Jaitley Stadium -: This is a famous cricket stadium in Delhi, named after a well-known Indian politician.
150/2 in 20 overs -: This means the East Delhi Riders scored 150 runs and lost 2 wickets in their 20 overs.
Revised target of 113 in 14 overs -: Because of the DLS method, North Delhi Strikers had to score 113 runs in 14 overs instead of the usual 20 overs.
Upasana Yadav -: She is a player from the North Delhi Strikers team. She scored 65 runs in 44 balls in this match.
South Delhi Superstarz Women -: This is another women’s cricket team from South Delhi. They will play against North Delhi Strikers in the final match.
