UP Warriorz‘ fans would be delighted as the side from nowhere defeated the dangerous DC Women in the 15th Match of WPL 2024. Due to this victory, UP Warriorz are still in the race of the play-offs who now have won 3 matches from 7 with an NRR of -0.365 and have 6 points.
DC Women on the other side would be dejected as they couldn’t chase 139 runs as the pitch didn’t have that many demons in it. This defeat is a kind of a reality check to DC Women who now have lost 4 matches out of 6 and are placed at the top of the points table but their batters failed to wrap up the match.
Even contest between DC Women & UP Warriorz
UP Warriorz had got off to a pretty decent start who scored 44 runs in the power-play overs for the loss of 1 wicket. This time, UP Warriorz promoted Deepti Sharma up the order at No.3 position who scored a magnificent knock of 59 runs in 48 balls and struck 6 fours and 1 six and was seen dictating the terms.
DC Women put the brakes on the scoring as UP Warriorz couldn’t capitalize. UP Warriorz scored 37 runs in the last 5 overs as the dismissal of Deepti Sharma proved to be somewhat turning point of the match. DC Women bowling unit hunted in a pack as the likes of Radha Yadav & Titas Sadhu took 2 wickets each.
Heart-breaking defeat for DC Women
DC Women were in a state of ascendancy at 93-2 at 13.5 overs but the dismissal of Meg Lanning proved to be the turning point.
DC Women required 15 runs to win from the last 2 overs and had 6 wickets in hand but Deepti Sharma had another ideas in mind who took 3 wickets in the 19th over and gave away only 5 runs in that over and all of a sudden the equation came down to 10 runs to win for DC Women. Grace Harris was bowling the 20th over and she was smashed for a six on the very first ball of the over but she didn’t panic and UP Warriorz won the match a 1 run only as there was drama in the last over. Deepti Sharma took a 4 wicket haul and gave away 19 runs in her spell.
DC Women skipper would be highly disappointed as she couldn’t take the team over the finish line as her knock of 60 runs in 46 balls in which he struck 12 fours went into the vain. It won’t be wrong to say that this win can enlighten UP Warriorz’ campaign as they made a statement that they are not here to just participate in the tournament.