Heading into the match as table-toppers, the Delhi Capitals have been decided to safe their place within the ultimate.Their bowlers executed a disciplined efficiency on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, limiting the Giants to 126 for 9.
Now, the Capitals are set to face the winner of the eliminator between the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore within the ultimate showdown on Sunday.
True to her fashion, Shafali Verma unleashed a flurry of boundaries, together with 5 sixes and 7 fours, to effortlessly information her group to victory within the chase of 127 runs.
The Delhi Capitals wrapped up the sport with a formidable 41 balls to spare, underlining their dominance within the match.
Shafali reached her fifty in simply 28 balls. She obtained to the landmark with a 4 over further cowl off Mannat Kashyap.
The duo of Shafali and Jemimah Rodrigues (38 not out) then bludgeoned Meghna Singh for 20 runs, and Ashleigh Gardner was additionally carted for 28 runs in two overs.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals’ bowlers produced a high-quality effort to limit Gujarat Giants to a modest complete.
If it was not for Bharati Fulmali’s 36-ball 42 and Kathryn Bryce’s unbeaten 28, the Giants would have completed with a a lot decrease complete.
South African veteran Marizanne Kapp led the best way with high-quality figures of two/17 in 4 overs, bowling superbly within the powerplay, whereas there have been additionally two wickets apiece for Shikha Pandey and Minnu Mani.
Gugarat Giants’ resolution to bat first on successful the toss backfired as they discovered themselves in a spot of hassle at 12/2 within the fourth over, together with dropping the large wicket of skipper Beth Mooney for a duck to South African all-rounder Kapp within the match’s very first over.
Mooney formed as much as flick a size supply on the leg stump however the ball brushed previous her thigh pad earlier than occurring to disturb the leg and center stump.
Dayalan Hemalatha (4) was the subsequent batter to depart, bowled by Jess Jonassen as Delhi Capitals rejoiced the early success.
One other setback awaited the Giants as they misplaced Laura Wolvaardt (7), the profitable bowler being Kapp once more because the guests slumped to 16 for 3 to start with of the fifth over.
Unable to pressure the tempo, Wolvaardt was below stress and succumbed within the face of some disciplined bowling by Kapp.
Skilled Australian participant Ashleigh Gardner (12) and Phoebe Litchfield (21) seemed to regular the innings however having added 23 runs for the fourth wicket, the previous perished to a stunning flighted supply from off-spinner Mani.
The Giants have been tottering at 39 for 4 within the ninth over and the scenario grew to become worse for them when Radha Yadav pulled off a pleasant catch to ship again Litchfield off the bowling of Mani.
At 48 for 5 within the eleventh over, the Giants have been in a hopeless scenario however Fulmali and Kathryn Bryce placed on 68 runs to assist the facet cross 120 and provides their bowlers one thing to defend.
(With inputs from PTI)
