South Delhi Superstarz Women Win Against North Delhi Strikers in Exciting T20 Match
South Delhi Superstarz Women secured their first win of the campaign at the Women’s Delhi Premier League T20, defeating North Delhi Strikers Women by 12 runs in a close encounter at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Match Highlights
Despite Ayushi Soni’s 62 off 51 balls and a blistering 31 off 14 from Nazma Sultana, the North Delhi Strikers fell short in their chase. Earlier, South Delhi Superstarz Women, backed by a late flourish from R Priyadarshini (31* off 23) and Ekta Bhadana (16 off 6), set a challenging target of 147/5.
Chasing 148 Runs
Chasing 148, the North Delhi Strikers Women lost openers Upasana Yadav (13 off 13) and Mansi Sharma (9 off 16) to find themselves in trouble at 25/2 in 5.3 overs. Ayushi Soni (62 off 51) and Sonia Khatri (5 off 11) toiled through a 28-run partnership in 36 balls before Khatri would fall in the second run out of the innings.
With North Delhi Strikers Women falling far behind the equation at 53/3 in 11.3 overs, Nazma Sultana hit the ground running. Sultana raced to 31 runs in 14 deliveries with four fours and two sixes until she was accounted for by Ekta Bhadana in the 16th over. The North Delhi Strikers Women needed 44 runs in the final four overs. Ayushi Soni brought up her 44-ball half century and brought the equation to 18 runs needed from six balls.
Final Over Drama
Aarti Kumar began the final over with the wicket of Monika Kumari (5 off 7) and then dismissed Ayushi Soni. Riti Tomar was also run out in the final over as the North Delhi Strikers finished at 135/7.
South Delhi’s Innings
Batting first, Chhavi Gupta (32 off 34) and Shweta Sehrawat (10 off 10) put on 36 runs in the powerplay before Sehrawat was removed by Nazma Sultana in the sixth over. Chhavi Gupta was eventually scalped in the ninth over, off Riti Tomar to leave the South Delhi Superstarz Women at 52/2.
Though scoring at less than a run-a-ball, Tanisha Singh (29 off 33) dropped anchor to put on a vital contribution through the middle overs as Nidhi Mahto (6 off 12) and Riya Soni (9 off 4) fell for low scores. Tanisha Singh combined with R Priyadarshini (31* off 23) for 36 runs in 28 balls. While Tanisha Singh was scalped in the 18th over by Soni Yadav, Priyadarshini and Ekta Bhadana (16* off 6) provided the late innings flourish to help North Delhi Superstarz Women finish at 147/5 in 20 overs.
Doubts Revealed
South Delhi Superstarz Women -: This is the name of a women’s cricket team from South Delhi. They play in a special cricket league for women.
North Delhi Strikers Women -: This is the name of another women’s cricket team from North Delhi. They also play in the same cricket league.
T20 Match -: T20 is a type of cricket match where each team plays 20 overs. An over has 6 balls, so each team gets to play 120 balls.
Women’s Delhi Premier League -: This is a cricket league specifically for women players in Delhi. Teams from different parts of Delhi compete against each other.
Arun Jaitley Stadium -: This is a famous cricket stadium in Delhi, named after a well-known Indian politician, Arun Jaitley.
Ayushi Soni -: Ayushi Soni is a player from the North Delhi Strikers team. She played well in the match.
Nazma Sultana -: Nazma Sultana is another player from the North Delhi Strikers team. She also performed well in the match.
R Priyadarshini -: R Priyadarshini is a player from the South Delhi Superstarz team. She helped her team score a lot of runs.
Ekta Bhadana -: Ekta Bhadana is another player from the South Delhi Superstarz team. She also contributed to her team’s score.
147/5 -: This means the South Delhi Superstarz team scored 147 runs and lost 5 wickets.
135/7 -: This means the North Delhi Strikers team scored 135 runs and lost 7 wickets.
