Richa almost did an encore of Harmanpreet Kaur’s extraordinary chase the earlier evening however she fell in need of the crease within the final ball of the twentieth over. She made a mockery of the large boundary on one facet even with 17 runs wanted off the ultimate over bowled by the skilled left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen.
Richa’s distraught photos on the finish could go viral however the evening was dominated by Jemimah. It’s laborious to overlook Jemimah on a cricket area. When her contagious power, elegant contact with the bat and sport consciousness come collectively, Jemimah turns into an unstoppable power. And it did on Sunday evening as Delhi Capitals reaped advantages.
The stadium was about 75 p.c full and the largest cheers often got here for RCB. Nevertheless, Jemimah determined to placed on a present that set the tone for Capitals’ to place up a commanding whole of 181/5. Her knock of 58 runs off 36 balls was a masterclass in clear T20 batting. Her potential to search out gaps with impeccable timing performed with RCB captain Smriti Mandhana’s area. The innings could have only one six in it however that was sufficient to announce the efficacy of the vertical bat.
Jemimah discovered an ready associate in Alice Capsey. The duo added 97 runs off 61 balls for the third wicket. If Jemimah dominated together with her contact play, Capsey added muscle to the partnership with a 48 off simply 32 balls. The partnership negated Shreyanka Patil’s spell of 4/26. It was an clever stand which performed out Asha Sobhana’s spell of wily leg-spin earlier than taking over the remainder of the RCB assault.
RCB’s chase suffered a jolt up entrance when Mandhana was trapped in entrance by Capsey for simply 5. Whilst Jemimah moved round like a livewire to patrol the larger facet of the boundary, Capitals’ sloppy fielding stored RCB within the hunt. Elisse Perry cashed in and threatened to run away with the sport earlier than falling in need of the crease whereas trying a single whereas batting on 49 off simply 32 balls.
Jemimah’s power throughout the turf proper by the chase didn’t let the Capitals lose the plot even when Sophie Devine and Richa Ghosh demonstrated some brutal hitting with a partnership of 49 runs to maintain the chase on observe.
Temporary scores: Delhi Capitals 181/5 (J Rodrigues 58, A Capsey 48; S Patil 4/26) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/7 (R Ghosh 51, E Perry 49; M Kapp 1/30)
