Women's Premier League: Delhi Capitals beat UP Warriorz to progress straight to final

Alice Capsey and Marizanne Kapp some made 34 arsenic they added a captious 60 for the 4th wicket

Delhi Capitals reached the Women's Premier League last with a five-wicket triumph implicit UP Warriorz.

Warriorz, who had already qualified for the knockouts, indispensable present play Mumbai Indians successful the eliminator connected Friday.

Mumbai and Delhi some finished connected 12 points but Delhi's superior nett run-rate ensured they ended apical of the table.

Mumbai had an accidental to instrumentality apical spot successful the earlier fixture against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but took 16.3 overs to pursuit 126 which dented their nett run-rate further.

Delhi volition look the victor of the eliminator successful the last connected Sunday 26 March astatine 15:00 GMT.

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Capsey shines arsenic Delhi decorativeness connected top

Warriorz secured their spot successful the eliminator aft a stunning chase of 178 against Gujarat Giants connected Monday, but a time aboriginal their batting failed to enactment immoderate unit connected Delhi's pursuit of a last place.

They made the astonishing determination of dropping Australian Grace Harris, who scored a stunning 72 from 41 balls successful Monday's chase, successful bid to play seamer Shabnim Ismail.

Ismail bowled beautifully with 2-29 but lone had 138 runs to defend, which was mostly down to Tahlia McGrath's unbeaten 32-ball 58.

Warriorz took 33 of those runs from the last 2 overs successful a slow-paced innings, the batters pegged backmost by rotation arsenic Capsey took 3-26, Radha Yadav 2-28 and Jess Jonassen 1-24.

Delhi needed to triumph with astatine slightest 2 balls to spare to decorativeness apical of the array and their explosive opening concern of Shafali Verma and starring run-scorer Meg Lanning started the pursuit by launching a basal of 56 successful 4.5 overs.

But Warriorz fought backmost arsenic 3 wickets fell successful 2 overs, with Lanning falling for 39 and Verma 21.

But 18-year-old Capsey added to her exploits with the shot with a mature innings successful a match-winning concern of 60 with South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, who made 34.

Capsey disappointingly fell to Sophie Ecclestone successful the 17th implicit with 9 runs inactive needed, and Jonassen was tally retired for a duck successful the 18th, but the experienced Kapp remained calm to usher Delhi home.

Mumbai settee for eliminator

Mumbai, coached by erstwhile England skipper Charlotte Edwards, looked to beryllium cruising straight into the last with 5 wins from their opening 5 matches.

A flimsy dip successful signifier aft already securing qualification, with defeats by Delhi and Warriorz, means they indispensable present settee for a spot successful the eliminator.

In contrast, RCB person had a woeful archetypal play successful the WPL with 1 solitary triumph and were simply playing for pridefulness - thing that took a stroke erstwhile Sophie Devine was disastrously tally retired successful the archetypal implicit by Amelia Kerr.

It was the commencement of a good all-round show from Kerr arsenic the New Zealand leg-spinner besides took 3-22 and scored a calm unbeaten 31 arsenic Mumbai mislaid wickets precocious successful their chase.

Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh some top-scored with 29 successful RCB's 125-9 but successful contrasting fashion, with Perry's effort taking 38 balls and Ghosh conscionable 13.

Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia raced to an opening basal of 53 successful conscionable nether six overs but Mumbai's mediate bid made hard enactment of the remainder of the pursuit arsenic they slipped to 73-4.

Two further wickets fell successful the 16th implicit but Kerr stood steadfast arsenic they reached their people with 3.3 overs to spare.