Shefali and Lee gave an explosive start
At the very beginning of the innings, Shefali Verma attacked in her natural style and scored 20 runs in 13 balls and gave momentum to the team. After his dismissal, Liezel Lee took charge and batted very intelligently. Lee hit fours at intervals during his innings of 37 runs and ensured that Delhi’s run rate did not slow down.
Captain Jemima and Wolvaardt’s explosive attack
There was excellent coordination between Laura Wolvaardt and captain Jemimah Rodrigues in the middle and last overs of the innings. Wolvaardt hit shots at every corner of the ground and played a quickfire innings of 44 runs (3 fours, 2 sixes) in just 25 balls. On the other hand, captain Jemimah Rodrigues played a memorable captaincy innings. He kept his cool under pressure and scored 57 runs in 37 balls, which included 8 brilliant fours.
Chinelle Henry’s finishing touch and Delhi’s double century
When the innings was moving towards the last overs, Chhinelle Henry took the RCB bowlers to task. Henry scored unbeaten 35 runs in just 15 balls, due to which Delhi crossed the 200-run mark. His fearless batting completely changed the course of the match towards Delhi. He created havoc in the last over. Chinelle Henry scored 24 runs in the 19th over. In this over, he hit four consecutive fours and then a six off the bowling of Nadine de Klerk. After seeing this, Mandhana’s face fell.
