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UP Warriorz Ladies lit up Bengaluru on Saturday night as they lastly registered their first victory of the WPL 2025 season, defeating Delhi Capitals Ladies by 33 runs in Match 8. The sport noticed a superb turnaround as Chinelle Henry’s blistering knock and Kranti Goud’s medical bowling handed UP a much-needed win.
After being requested to bat first, UP’s batting witnessed each ups and downs. The highest order struggled to get going as Kiran Navgire (17), Deepti Sharma (13), and Tahlia McGrath (24) didn’t convert their begins. Grace Harris and Uma Chetry fell cheaply, leaving the aspect in serious trouble at 109/7. Nevertheless, Henry’s innings of 62 off simply 23 balls, smashing eight sixes at a strike price of 269.56, received the aspect again within the contest.
Her onslaught, which was assisted by Delhi’s poor fielding—together with an important dropped catch when she was on 13, gave Warriorz the momentum they desperately wanted. Sophie Ecclestone (12) and Saima Thakor (4*) chipped in in the direction of the tip, pushing the full to 177/9 of their allotted 20 overs. For Delhi, Jess Jonassen was the wrecker in chief with the ball with figures of 4/31, whereas Marizanne Kapp (2/18) and Arundhati Reddy (2/52) additionally chipped in with a number of, respectively.
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Chasing 178, Capitals had a disappointing begin as skipper Meg Lanning (5) departed early. Shafali Verma (24) and Jemimah Rodrigues (56 off 35) tried to stabilize the innings, with Jemimah taking part in a fiery knock to maintain the chase alive. Nevertheless, as soon as she fell at 111/6, Delhi’s center and decrease order collapsed beneath stress.
Goud was the star with the ball, ending with 4/25 in her 4 overs, together with wickets of Lanning, Verma, Rodrigues, and Jonassen. Harris additionally chipped in with 4 wickets, wrapping up the Delhi tail as they had been bowled out for 144 in 19.3 overs.
With this win, UP Warriorz has opened its account in WPL 2025 and can look to construct on this momentum. Delhi Capitals, in the meantime, have now misplaced two matches and might want to return to profitable methods to remain in rivalry for the playoffs.
Try how X reacted to Match 8 of WPL 2025
That win for UP Warriorz must be the definitive that “catches win matches” just isn’t essentially at all times true in cricket. 😅 #WPL2025
10:57 PM · Feb 22, 2025
All 5 groups have now received a match on this WPL Delhi Capitals appeared like probably the greatest groups on paper however they develop into the first to lose a match batting 2nd on this WPL #WPL #WPL2025 #DCvUPW
10:58 PM · Feb 22, 2025
I’m thrilled for Grace Harris and her unbelievable hat trick! Despite the fact that her batting hasn’t shined currently, she proved her unmatched expertise and all-round talents by way of excellent bowling efficiency. #GraceHarris #TATAWPL #WPL2025 #DCvUPW
10:59 PM · Feb 22, 2025
🚨Hat-trick for Grace Harris 🚨 Grace Harris takes Hat-trick in #WPL UPW turns into first group to win whereas defending the full in #WPL2025
11:00 PM · Feb 22, 2025
Becoming for this present day of cricket to finish with Grace Harris taking a juggling return catch to finish a hat-trick. #WPL2025
11:01 PM · Feb 22, 2025
11:01 PM · Feb 22, 2025
Record of gamers to take a hat-trick within the Ladies’s Premier League: Issy Wong (MI) vs UPW, 2023 Deepti Sharma (UPW) vs DC, 2024 Grace Harris (UPW) vs DC, at present Wong took it in 2023 playoffs to assist MI advance to closing vs DC forward of UPW. Subsequent 2 had been for UPW vs DC. #WPL2025
11:01 PM · Feb 22, 2025
11:01 PM · Feb 22, 2025
HAT-TRICK FOR GRACE HARRIS IN WPL! 🔥 – UP Warriorz beat Delhi Capitals by 33 runs within the Ladies’s Premier League 2025 match 7. 🏆 For the first time the defending group defended the rating efficiently on this WPL 2025! 👊🔥 #WPL2025 #Cricket
11:02 PM · Feb 22, 2025
– That is the primary win for aspect batting first on this WPL season after seven consecutive victory for the chasing aspect. #WPL2025 #DCvUPW
– Solely the second wins in six matches for UP Warriorz Ladies in opposition to Delhi Capitals Ladies in WPL. #WPL2025 #DCvUPW
11:02 PM · Feb 22, 2025
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