After defeating East Delhi Riders Women by seven wickets using the DLS technique in the final league stage encounter on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, North Delhi Strikers Women advanced to the Adani Women’s Delhi Premier League T20 final. The summit matchup between the North Delhi Strikers Women and the South Delhi Superstarz Women is now scheduled for Sunday.
East Delhi Riders Women scored 150/2 in their 20 overs after choosing to bat first. Upasana Yadav’s 65 off 44 balls helped the North Delhi Strikers Women easily chase down the DLS-adjusted total in reply.
The run chase got off to a fast start thanks to Upasana Yadav and Mansi Sharma. In the fourth over, they were 26/0. But shortly before play was momentarily stopped by rain, Sharma (10 off 10) was removed on the fifth ball of the same over. The DLS method was then used to change the target to 113 in 14 overs.
After the interval, the North Delhi Strikers seemed more confident as they reached the 50-run milestone in the sixth over. Yadav reached her fifty in 33 balls in the ninth over, needing 38 runs off 30 balls, while Nazma Sultana was dismissed for six off ten.
Ayushi Soni and Yadav worked together to lower the equation to 10 required off the final two overs. However, Priya Mishra removed Yadav in the 13th over, ending her incredible knock of 65 off 44 balls. The team advanced to the Final of the first-ever Adani Women’s Delhi Premier League T20 as Soni and Monika made sure they chased down the target with two balls remaining.
Pratika Rawal and Priya Punia gave the East Delhi Riders Women a strong start earlier in the day. By the end of the Powerplay, they had scored 45 runs.
Rawal was out in the 12th over after reaching her half-century in 33 balls. Together with Pragya Rawat, her companion Punia kept the scoreboard moving. Rawat perished in the next over after scoring 21 off 20 balls, while Punia got her fifty in the 17th over. East Delhi Riders Women scored 150/2 in their allocated 20 overs thanks to Punia’s undefeated 63 off 59 deliveries.
Short scores:
North Delhi Strikers Women 113/3 in 13.3 overs (Upasana Yasav 65, Ayushi Soni 17; Priya Mishra 1-16) defeated East Delhi Riders Women 150/2 in 20 overs (Priya Punia 63, Pratika Rawal 52; Bharti Rawal 1-16) by seven wickets (DLS Method).