At the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, the 20th game in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 featured UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals. UPW, who had won decisively in their previous match, anticipated a similar performance when they faced Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals.
Nevertheless, the Delhi Capitals had other plans, as they won by five wickets thanks to brilliant batting displays from Meg Lanning and Marizanne Kapp. This win also helped Delhi top the table and book a direct entry into the final. Meanwhile, UPW will face Mumbai Indians in the playoffs.
An unbeaten knock of 58 runs off 32 balls by Tahlia McGrath helped UPW post 138/6 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Alice Capsey took three wickets for DC, Radha Yadav bagged three and Jess Jonassen scalped a dismissal.
Chasing a target of 139 runs, Delhi reached 142/5 in 17.5 overs, with Meg Lanning smacking 39 runs off 23 balls. Shabnim Ismail took two wickets for UPW.
Brief scores: UP Warriorz 138/6 in 20 overs (Tahlia McGrath 58*, Alyssa Healy 36; Alice Capsey 3/26, Radha Yadav 2/28) lost to Delhi Capitals 142/5 in 17.5 overs (Meg Lanning 39, Marizanne Kapp 34*; Shabnim Ismail 2/29) by 5 wickets