UPW vs DC Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! There it is, Delhi have their first points on the board! Flighted ball, full and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues gets inside the line and paddles it brilliantly down to fine leg for a boundary and seals the win. Delhi win by 9 wickets!

OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? Meg Lanning has stormed back to the dug out after holding out with just one run to win. Sophie Ecclestone drops it well short over middle, it is there to be put away and Lanning rocks back and pulls it flat to the left of square leg. Vrinda Dinesh there dives across and takes a fantastic catch with both hands and Lanning cannot believe it. Lanning departs after reaching her 50 and it won't be a 10-wicket win for Delhi.

Nicely done by Meg Lanning and shes brings up her FIFTY and the scores are now level as well. Short of a length and outside off, quick too, Lanning stays back and uses the pace on the ball to run it down to third man where the substitute fielder Soppadhandi Yashasri dives in and saves the boundary. The batters get two runs and they could have even got the third and finished the game off.

Shafali Verma with a front-foot defense to allow her captain to get to her 50 in the next over. Flighted delivery, full and on leg stump, Verma blocks it off.

On the pads again and this is worked around the corner for no run.

Tossed up full on the stumps, flicked away straight to short mid-wicket.

SIX! BANG! This is some hitting from Shafali Verma. Tossed up full and around off, turning away as well. Verma dances down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball, negating the turn and lofts it over long on for a biggie.

Full and straight now, Meg Lanning looks to flick but gets it off the inside edge to square leg for a single. Lanning moves on to 49 now.

A bit of misfield but Shafali Verma denies the single. Poonam Khemnar begins with a short and wide one, Meg Lanning cuts it straight to point where the fielder fumbles and wants the single but is sent back.

Fuller, and slower outside off on a fullish length, Meg Lanning drives it along the carpet for a single to end the over. Just 10 required now for Delhi to win.

On a dragged length drifting on off, Meg Lanning strides ahead and defends it to the strip.

Short and on top of off, Shafali Verma cuts it off the back foot through the covers for a single.

Flatter and on leg, Meg Lanning mishits her sweep in front of square leg for a single.

Sluggish through the air on a fullish length at off, Meg Lanning waits and scoops it over the keeper's head. She scampers quickly back for the second.

Around the wicket and on a dragged length, Shafali Verma knocks it to long on for a single.

Short in length, Shafali Verma pulls it off the back foot to the widish deep mid-wicket region. Shweta Sehrawat dives and puts her hand to cut it before the ropes and does well at the execution, but she hurts herself in that process.

SIX! What a hit and what a way to bring up the FIFTY! Shafali Verma and Delhi are back with a bang and the 100-run stand also comes up between these two. Tossed-up delivery on the stumps, Verma dances down the track and heaves it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Floated up from around the stumps, on the shorter side and angled across the off stump. Meg Lanning rocks back and pulls it with an open stance down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and on the middle, Meg Lanning works it off the back foot toward deep mid-wicket for a brace.

On a dragged length on the middle, Lanning pushes it to the off side.

Oh dear, another chance goes begging but that must have hurt Navgire. Around the wicket and on a dragged length at the middle, Shafali Verma dances down the track and looks to launch it into the crowd but mishits it with no real timing at all. She gets the height but not the distance at all. Kiran Navgire from long on runs to settle under it and attempts to reverse cup it but the ball sneaks through her hands and hits her face. She looks in extreme pain. A single is collected.

Oh dear, this is just getting worse for UP! A missed chance of stumping from the skipper and another chance goes missing. Sophie darts in on a length and angles into the middle and leg, Shafali Verma shimmies down the track looking for a big heave over the leg side. She misses out on the connection. The ball beats Healy and trickles getting a brush off Healy's glove and trickles to fine leg. A bye collected.

WIDE! Flatter and down leg. Wided.

Flatter and on leg, Meg Lanning taps it to the off side and runs a single.

FOUR! Two in two! Fuller in length and angling in from off, Meg Lanning employs the sweep shot and hits it through square leg for a boundary. Ecclestone is not happy with the fielder's position in the deep.

FOUR! Cruising gently here these two! Full and on the stumps, Meg Lanning shuffles across off and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary. No stopping to that one.

On a length sliding into the off stump, Meg Lanning cuts it to short third.

Continues from around the wicket and flats it on a shorter length outside off, Meg Lanning is late on the cut shot and gets beaten.

Beaten! Nice bit of flight on that one, bowled a bit fuller and around off, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot looking to guide it away but is beaten past the outside edge.

Dropped short around off, Meg Lanning rocks back and punches it through covers for one.

Good adjustment eventually from Meg Lanning. Lanning shapes up to go big by stepping out but sees that the lofted shot isn't on and just blocks it out.

FOUR! It's just too easy at the moment for Delhi. Way too short and on off, Meg Lanning has all the time in the world to rock back and pick her spot and pulls it away to deep square leg for a boundary.

Goes full now and gets it in the blockhole around off, Shafali Verma backs away to open up the off side but ends up jamming it down to long on for a run.

Floated up a bit fuller and angled into the pads, Shafali Verma looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Slows it right up now and bowls it on a length around off stump, Meg Lanning stays watchful and blocks it off the back foot.

WIDE! Misses out this time! Tossed up full and down the leg side, a bit quicker too, Meg Lanning looks to replicate the shot from the last ball but misses. Wide called.

FOUR! That one rocketed to the fence! Tossed up down the wrong line as this is bowled around leg stump, Meg Lanning gets in position quickly and sweeps it hard and flat past short fine leg for a boundary.

Quick again and on the pads, Shafali Verma turns it toward mid-wicket and gets across to the other end.

Quicker one at 95 clicks, over middle and Meg Lanning nudges it off the back foot in front of point for one. Deepti Sharma gets the direct hit in at the bowler's end but Lanningt was well in.

On a length and this is angled into the legs, Shafali Verma backs away and hits it down to long on for a single.

Tosses it up on the off stump and right on the money, Shafali Verma watches it well and keeps it out on the off side.

On a length and around the pads, Shafali Verma uses her wrists this time to work it away through mid-wicket for one more. Just the five singles off it, a surprisingly quiet over for Delhi.

Drags the length short over middle, Meg Lanning goes right back in her crease and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for another single.

Keeps bowling it flat and angling it across the right-hander, Shafali Verma simply stays back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and angled across the right-hander, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and across the off stump before punching it to mid-wicket.

Bowled flatter and on the leg stump line, Meg Lanning goes back and across before forcing it off the back foot in front of square leg for one more.

Comes from around the stumps and floats it up on the legs, Shafali Verma tucks it away to deep square leg and turns the strike over.

FOUR! Short and wide, there to be hit, Meg Lanning rocks back and carves it past the diving point fielder to end the over with a boundary.

On middle and leg and angling in, Meg Lanning misses the sweep again and gets hit on the pads.

Misses out there Meg Lanning. This is full and quick and fired down leg, Lanning looks to play the hard sweep but gets it off the inside edge towards short fine leg.

Short of a length and over middle, Shafali Verma goes on the back foot and stylishly flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Good running! Slightly shorter on midddle, Meg Lanning presses back and pushes it down to mid on for a quick single.

Tossed up on a nagging length and angling back in from around off, Meg Lanning stays back and watchful keeps it out.

A dot to end the Powerplay but Delhi are flying at 57/0! Good length and outside off, Shafali Verma drives it into the hands of the cover fielder.

SIX! Wow, Shafali Verma is taking Tahlia McGrath to the cleaners here. Banged in a bit short and around off, Verma comes down the pitch and flat-bats it over the bowler's head for a maximum. This is hard-hitting from the Delhi opener.

FOUR! No holding back from Shafali Verma. A bit fuller and outside off stump, Verma takes a couple of steps forward and thumps it over the cover region for another boundary.

That was well struck but straight to the fielder. Short and over middle this time, Shafali Verma nails the pull but hits it straight to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Slapped back past the bowler and Shafali Verma is spitting fire out there. Short of a length and over off stump, Verma plays the cross-batted shot but hits it flat and to the right of the bowler for a boundary.

Begins the new spell with a bumper and bowls it short and well outside off, Shafali Verma goes chasing after it but is beaten.

On a dragged length on off, Shafali Verma pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

FOUR! Lucky there Shafali! Too full, almost a yorker on the stumps, Shafali Verma comes down the track and looks to loft but it is too full to play it. She inside edges that rolls just past the sticks and the ball trickles towards deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Short and on the pads, Meg Lanning steers it to the leg side for one more.

Drags her length this time and bowls on the stumps, Shafali Verma pushes it off the back foot towards covers for a single.

Oh, this one tails sharply with the air! On a tad fuller length angling down leg, Shafali Verma rocks back and looks to punch it off to covers but misses.

Around the wicket and on a good length, Meg Lanning plays it to covers for a single.

FOUR! In the gap! Flighted ball on a shortish length and on the middle and leg corridor, Shafali Verma dances down the pitch and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary on a couple of boundaries to deep mid-wicket. No chance for the fielders to chase that one.

On a dragged length on the pads, Shafali Verma brings a big stride forward and defends it.

Drags her length down leg, Meg Lanning plays it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short and angled across off, Shafali Verma works it off the back foot towards long on for one.

Just home there Shafali. But this could have been suicidal! Short and down leg, Meg Lanning pulls it to short fine leg and shoots off for a quick single, Shafali Verma hesitates at first but runs quickly to get to the striker's end. The fielder hits the bull's eye at the stumps. The replay shows that she is well inside the crease before the ball breaks into the sticks. A sigh of relief for Shafali Verma there.

On a dragged length around the middle and off, Shafali Verma pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

DROPPED! UP cannot afford these mistakes as they don't have much on the board to defend. Full and on the pads, Meg Lanning sweeps it to short fine leg where Vrinda Dinesh makes an absolute mess of an easy sitter.

Short and wide of off, Shafali Verma slaps it to point. A midfield allows them to sneak a single.

On a dragged length on off, Shafali punches it to cover.

WIDE! Full and angling down leg. Wide given.

SIX! What a shot! A bit too fuller in length and around off, Shafali Verma gets forward clearing her front foot and lifts it high and handsome over the long on fence for a biggie.

Excellent delivery and almost had the batter! Drops it on a dragged length around off, Shafali Verma attempts to drive it bending down her knee but gets beaten on the outside edge. Alyssa Healy picks it cleanly behind the wickets.

Around the wicket comes Sultana and drops it on a length outside off, Meg Lanning punches it off the back foot to covers, where the fielder fumbles and she sneaks a quick single.

FOUR! Tickled away and a boundary! Fuller in length and down leg, Shafali Verma flicks it off through short fine leg for a boundary. 11 runs from this over.

On a hard length around off, Meg Lanning pushes it towards mid off for a quick single.

On a good length on pads, Meg Lanning tucks it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! What a classy shot! Short of a length around off, Meg Lanning rides on the bounce again and this time she finds the gap at backward point for a boundary. Lovely shot!

Short and around off, this is knocked to the pitch.

Excellent effort there by Poonam Khemnar. Saves two for her team! Over the wicket on a shortish length wide of off, Meg Lanning rides on the bounce and cuts it through point. Poonam does well with the dive to her right.

FOUR! First boundary of the chase comes from the bat of Shafali. Drags her length outside off does Sophie, Shafali Verma uses her crease and guides it towards backward point for a boundary to end the over.

Short and on off, Shafali Verma defends it off the back foot.

Slower through the air with a drift into the stumps and a turn after pitching, Shafali Verma with no footwork gets beaten on the outside edge.

Tad full and turning a bit away from middle, Meg Lanning sits down on one knee and sweeps it to backward square leg for a single.

Straightens after pitching on a shorter length just around off, Meg Lanning dabs it closer to the body off the back foot to deep third man for a brace. Delhi are off the mark.

Starts off with a bit of a loosener. Around the wicket and shorter outside off with a bit of a turn away, Meg Lanning cuts it off the back foot to point.