Who won yesterday's WPL Match: Shafali Verma and Jess Jonassen powered Delhi Capitals (DC) to the playoffs with a 9-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Women’s Premier League season 3 in Bengaluru on Saturday (March 1).
Opting to field, Delhi Capitals senior pacer Shikha Pandey and young debutant N Charani stifled Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who rode on a lone hand from Ellyse Perry to get to 147/5 in their allotted 20 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

In response, Delhi Capitals lost their skipper Meg Lanning early, but an unbeaten 146-run stand from Shafali Verma and Jonassen helped seal the target with 4.3 overs (27 balls) to spare.
With this result, Delhi Capitals registered their fiftth win this season to retain their top spot in the WPL points table. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, dropped to fourth and is in danger of going to fifth before they return to action again next week on March 8.
DC-W opener Shafali Verma received the player of the match award for her power-packed batting display, which helped Delhi Capitals avenge reverse fixture loss and ease past Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a canter.
Delhi Capitals opener Shafali Verma was the top run-getter on the night with 80* off 43 balls, while her teammate and in-form Jonassen (61* off 38 balls) was the next highest run-scorer in yesterday’s match. Ellyse Perry (60* off 47 balls) was RCB’s top-scorer.
Delhi Capitals’ experienced pacer Shikha Pandey (2/24 in 4 overs) as well as her young teammate N Charani, who claimed 2 for 28 in 4 overs on her debut, finished as the joint top wicket-takers on the night.