WPL 2023 RCB vs DC: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals Full Awards List, Player of the Match

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Delhi Capitals started their WPL journey in the perfect style as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second match of the WPL 2023 group stage on Sunday (March 5).

The DC-W put a mammoth total of 223/2 as captain Meg Lanning (72) and Shafali Verma (84) starred with the bat. Chasing the huge target, RCB-W lost wickets in regular intervals and only managed to score 163/8 at the end of their full quota of overs. USA bowler Tara Norris was the surprise package for DC-W as the pacer picked up five wickets in the match.

RCB vs DC WPL 2023 Full List of Awards:

Here is the complete list of awards from the WPL 2023 match between RCB-W and DC-W-

Safari Powerful Striker of the Match:

Delhi Capitals (DC-W) batter Shafali Verma got the award for hitting four sixes as she gave DC a fantastic start alongside captain Meg Lanning.

Player of the Match:

Tara Norris was the player of the match for her brilliant bowling. She picked up 5 wickets with the ball, the first five-for in WPL history.

"Delighted with my performance. Meg and Shafali started well with the bat and bowlers executed the plans. It is amazing to be here and delighted with the win. The first wicket is pretty special and will definitely take that."

Captains' Words:

Here is what the captains said after the match.

Smriti Mandhana (RCB-W):

"We gave away too many runs, around 20-30 runs too many (while bowling). As a pace bowling unit, we didn't go about badly, that's something we'll take away from this game. We have back-to-back games, we'll have to take away some positives from the game before coming back tomorrow. We got plenty of starts, but couldn't continue and play a big inning. The wicket didn't change a lot, just needed someone to take it till the 20th over."

Meg Lanning (DC-W):

"It was a lot of fun, great venue to play at and the crowd was amazing. Great atmosphere. We were thinking about bowling but we weren't too concerned about batting. Was fun watching Shafali bat from the other end. You get to play with players you otherwise wouldn't get a chance to play with, that's the beauty of this competition. We felt like it was a good score but it was such a good wicket so we knew we had to bowl well. It's great to begin the tournament with a win."