DCW vs UPW: Delhi Capitals got their second win in WPL 2023. The fifth match of WPL was played between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

Delhi beat Alyssa Healy’s UP by 42 runs:-

In this match, Delhi, captained by Meg Lanning, defeated Alyssa Healy’s UP by 42 runs.

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Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 211 runs after losing the toss. In response to which UP Warriors could score only 169 runs.

An entertaining 42*(20) with the bat and a 3️⃣-wicket haul with the ball 👌🏻👌🏻@JJonassen21 receives the Player of the Match award for her incredible all-round performance 👏👏

Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/Yp7UtgDSsl#TATAWPL | #DCvUPW pic.twitter.com/00ih6D7jMn

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 7, 2023

Delhi Capitals beat UP Warriors by 42 runs. This is Delhi’s second consecutive win in this tournament. With this, Delhi occupies the second number in the WPL table.

On the other hand, UP Warriors got this first defeat, before that they defeated Gujarat in the match. During this, Delhi scored 211 runs due to the brilliant batting of Meg Lanning and Jess Johnson.

Tahlia McGrath brought @UPWarriorz close to the target when the going got tough and she becomes our 🔝 Performer from the second innings!

Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/Yp7UtgDSsl#TATAWPL | #DCvUPW

A look at her batting summary ✅ pic.twitter.com/M2KthHGVot

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 7, 2023

UP team Tahila McGrath scored an unbeaten 90 runs:-

In response, UP team Tahila McGrath scored an unbeaten 90 runs. Despite this, UP was able to score only 169 runs in 20 overs.

Along with this, Jess Johnson did wonders with the ball as well and took 3 wickets.

Delhi Capitals registered their first win in WPL by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 60 runs in their first match.

This #InternationalWomensDay, let us celebrate the spirit & determination of our women athletes across sports. They continue to inspire generations of young dreamers to take up a sport and shine on. This is a testament to #womenempoweringwomen in making the world a better place. pic.twitter.com/ocVDQTXLVS

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) March 8, 2023

Both the batting and bowling of Delhi Capitals were excellent in this match. During this, Captain Meg Lanning and Shefali Verma made a great partnership as an opener.

On the other hand, UP Warriors registered a thrilling win by defeating Gujarat Giants in the second header played on Sunday.

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Playing XI of both teams:-

Delhi Capitals Playing XI: 1. Meg Lanning (c), 2. Shafali Verma, 3. Marizanne Kapp, 4. Jemimah Rodrigues, 5. Ellyse Capsey, 6. Jess Jonassen, 7. Tanya Bhatia (w), 8. Arundhati Reddy, 9. Shikha Pandey, 10. Radha Yadav, 11. Tara Norris.

UP Warriors Playing XI: 1. Alyssa Healy (Captain/Wicketkeeper), 2. Shweta Sehrawat, 3. Kiran Navgire, 4. Tahlia McGrath, 5. Deepti Sharma, 6. Simran Sheikh, 7. Devika Vaidya, 8. Sophie Ecclestone, 9. Shabnam Ismail, 10. Anjali Sarwani, 11. Rajeshwari Gaikwad.