UPW vs DC Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! First win for Delhi Capitals as Laura Wolvaardt has smashed a fuller one, on off, through the covers region for four runs. Delhi Capitals win this by 7 wickets.

LEG BYE! Full and around, Marizanne Kapp shuffles a long way across and looks to ramp but misses. Gets it deflected off her thigh pad towards square leg for a leg bye. UP Warriorz send this upstairs in hope more than conviction. Nothing on the UltraEdge and with impact on the thigh pad outside off on the Ball Tracker confirms the on-field decision of a leg bye.

Another yorker, nailed to perfection, around middle and leg. Kapp rolls this back to the bowler.

Fired in on off, yorker. Marizanne Kapp looks to block but misses and the keeper does well to keep this down to nothing.

FOUR! A timely struck boundary from Kapp for Delhi Capitals. Quicker one, on off, Marizanne Kapp gets on top of the bounce and drives this through the cover region for a boundary.

Full and wide outside off, Marizanne Kapp looks to drive this through covers but misses out.

Tossed up, on off, Marizanne Kapp sweeps this to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Once again, Jemimah Rodrigues departs with the job not done. Tossed up, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues shuffles away from her stumps and looks to hit this inside out over covers. Gets it spooned straight over long off for a simple catch.

Clever little reverse ramp from Jemimah Rodrigues for a couple. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Jemimah Rodrigues reverse ramps and gets it away to the left of the short third. The ball was racing through the third man region but Simran Shaikh chases this well and flicks it inside the area, keeping it down to two.

Full and down the leg, Laura Wolvaardt paddles this to short fine leg, Jemimah Rodrigues calls for one and the batters sneak one.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt sweeps this towards the right of Kranti Gaud at deep square leg. Kranti does well to glide to her right, put in a dive and save two for the side.

Full and on middle and off, Jemimah Rodrigues sweeps this through mid-wicket for one.

Slower one, on off, Laura Wolvaardt chases this and looks to get bat on ball but misses. Laura Wolvaardt feels that this was a bit too wide outside off and she opts to send this upstairs for a check on a wide not given. The replay shows that this was clearly within the guideline and the on-field decision of a legal ball stays.

Good length on the pads, Laura Wolvaardt tucks this straight to the fielder.

Full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues shuffles across and looks to ramp but gets it edged around the shoulder and rolling towards square leg for one.

On a length around off, Jemimah Rodrigues cuts this to short third for no run.

Good length, on the pads, Jemimah Rodrigues tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Good length on middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt pumps this down to long on for one.

Tossed up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt drives this down to long off for a single.

Full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues pushes this away in the gap for a single.

FOUR! And another one in the gap for four more. Tossed up, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues plays the reverse sweep and hits this away to the right of the fielder at the backward point region for four more.

Tossed up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt drives this down the ground for another single.

Full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues rolls this down to long on for one.

FOUR! Clever again from Jemmi. Tossed up, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues plays the reverse sweep and gets it through the gap to the left of the fielder at short third for a boundary.

Quicker, on the pads, Jemimah Rodrigues shuffles across and ramps this to fine leg for one.

Full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt pumps this down the ground for a single.

SIX! Up and over the fence for a biggie. Quicker one, on off, Laura Wolvaardt clears her front foot and slogs this over the fence towards the cow corner for a biggie.

Quicker one, on off, Laura Wolvaardt guides this to short third.

Pushed through on off, Jemimah Rodrigues paddles this to fine leg for one this time.

FOUR! That's a really clever stroke from the Dc skipper. Full and way too wide of off, Jemimah Rodrigues shuffles a long way across and paddles this through the fine leg region for a boundary. Kiran Navgire attempted hard to field this running to her right but couldn't keep it inside the playing area.

Full, on off, Laura Wolvaardt nudges it to short mid-wicket for no runs.

Full, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Deepti Sharma joins the attack and gets the crucial breakthrough. This is a touch fuller, around the sixth stump. Lizelle Lee rocks back and looks to smoke it downtown, but micues the shot. The ball flies flat toward the long on region, where Navgire jogs a bit to her front and pouches the catch. Delhi Capitals are 114 for 2 and they need 41 more runs in 32 deliveries.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Full-length delivery, outside off, Lizelle Lee sits down on one knee and cross-bats it over the bowler for four runs.

Tossed up, on middle, Laura Wolvaardt flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Flat and fuller, just outside off, Lizelle Lee drills it to long off for one.

FOUR! Much better from Wolvaardt! Tossed up, around middle, Laura Wolvaardt crouches down on one knee and slog sweeps it groundedly through mid-wicket for four runs.

Laura Wolvaardt is having a tough time middling the deliveries! Fuller, around off, Laura Wolvaardt looks to slog sweep it across the line, but gets nicked on the outside edge to short third.

Full, on off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to extra cover.

Flighted, fuller and just outside off, turning away. Laura Wolvaardt lunges to drive it but connects the outside edge and it rolls to short third.

Fuller and outside off, Lizelle Lee swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length, around the seventh stump. Lizelle Lee goes deep into her crease and slaps it over the left of the extra cover fielder for a boundary. 100 up for Delhi Capitals.

Short, around leg, Laura Wolvaardt tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller, around the pads of the batter, Laura Wolvaardt flicks it to square leg for no run.

Full, on off, Lizelle Lee sweeps it to wide long on for one.

Short, around off, Laura Wolvaardt slaps it to deep cover for one.

Short, on off, Lizelle Lee pushes it to deep cover for one.

Short, around off, Laura Wolvaardt dabs it to right of point.

Tossed up, fuller, pitching it just outside off and turning away from the batter. Laura Wolvaardt lunges to defend forward but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Full, outside off, Laura Wolvaardt slices it to backward point.

OUT! TAKEN! That's an excellent catch by Deepti Sharma. Slower through the air, fuller, on off, Shafali Verma looks for the switch hit over backward point, but gets the top edge of the bat. The ball lobs toward the short third region. Deepti Sharma accelerates to her left and throws her body toward the skier to pouch the catch safely. UP Warriorz get their first breakthrough after 11 overs.

Full, on off, Lizelle Lee sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Fuller, on middle, Shafali Verma sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Much fuller, around the fifth stump. Shafali Verma drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Pitches it up, around off, Lizelle Lee hammers it to the right of the long off fielder for four runs.

Full, on off, Shafali Verma drives it to cover for one.

Fuller, around off, Lizelle Lee tries to drive it away but gets nicked on the outside edge to the left of short third for one.

this time Shikha Pandey manages to keep his line just inside the tramline, around off and yorker. Lizelle Lee makes a leave.

Much fuller, on leg, Lizelle Lee flicks it to short fine leg.

WIDE! Slower and on a length, but sprays it just outside the tramline around off. Lizelle Lee charges down the track and extends her arm to lash it away, but misses.

Full and on off, Lizelle Lee punches this away in the gap for a single.

FIFTY FOR LEE! Back-to-back fifties for Lee. Full and wide of off, Lizelle Lee square drives this to the left of Sophie Ecclestone at sweeper cover and runs two to bring up her half-century.

SIX! That's been clobbered out of the park for a huge six. Flighted, around off, Lizelle Lee gets right on top of it and slogs this over the fence towards the long on region for a huge six.

Tossed up, on off, Lee hits this well but straight to the fielder.

Quicker one, on off, Shafali Verma drives this through cover for one.

Full and wide of off, Lizelle Lee smashes this to deep cover for one.

Full and around off, Shafali Verma sweeps this but straight to the fielder.

FOUR! That's a very Verma way to get over that denied single opportunity. Tossed up, on middle and off, Shafali Verma stays leg side to it, lofts this over the extra cover fielder for four runs.

STRANGE! Tossed up, on off, Shafali Verma sweeps this grounded towards deep mid-wicket and doesn't take the single. Yes, Verma fell while sweeping but a single was always on the cards.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Lizelle Lee sweeps this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Lizelle Lee shuffles across and sweeps this to backward sqaure leg for no run.

Tossed up, on off, Lee pushes this back to the bowler.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Verma. Full and wide of off, Shafali Verma plays the square drive and gets this away from the fielder running to her left from sweeper cover for four runs.

FOUR! That's been hit over the fielders behind square on the leg for four. Poor from Sophie Ecclestone to bowl this full and way too wide down the leg, Shafali Verma paddles this over the fielder at backward square leg for four runs.

WIDE! Way too full and wide outside off. Shafali Verma leaves it. Wided.

Floated onto the pads, Lizelle Lee drills this down to long on for one.

SIX! UP AND OVER FOR A BIGGIE! Tossed up, wide of off, Lizelle Lee goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this up and over the fielder and the fence towards deep mid-wicket for a huge biggie.

Quicker one, around off, Shafali Verma smashes this down to long off for one.

Tossed up, on off, Lizelle Lee sweeps this to deep square leg and runs one.

Length dragged back a bit, Shafali Verma clears her front foot and slap this on the bounce to square leg.

Tossed up, on off, Shafali Verma looks to work this around the onside but closes the bat face early and edges this short of the bowler to her left for no run.

WIDE! That's a big wide from Asha. Fired way too wide outside off, Shafali Verma leaves.

Full and on off, Lizelle Lee hits this through the mid-wicket region for a single.

Flighted, wide of off, spinning away from the batter. Lee looks to sweep but misses.

Tossed up, on off, Shafali Verma milks this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A poor start from Asha Sobhana and the ball has been smashed to the fence for four. Short of a length, around the pads, Shafali Verma had enough time to rock onto her back foot and pulls this over the fielder at square leg for four.

SIX! That's been smashed out of the park for six. Tossed up, around middle and off, Lizelle Lee goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

Floated on off, Lizelle Lee blocks this one.

FOUR! Smashed in the gap for four more. Pushed through, on middle and off, Lizelle Lee ricks onto her back foot and slogs this in the gap towards the cow corner region for four more.

FOUR! Poor from Asha Sobhana and the ball has raced to the fence. Short and on off, Lizelle Lee hangs on her back foot and cuts this sharply towards backward point on the bounce. Asha Sobhana fails to field this and the ball bounces away from her for four towards the deep third region.

Pushed through on middle and leg, Shafali Verma flicks this through the mid-wicket region for one more.

Short of a length around off, Lizelle Lee hangs back and smashes this through the covers region for a single.

Short and on off, Lizelle Lee cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.

Short and wide of off, Lizelle Lee hangs back and looks to cut this square but misses out.

Slower one, on a length around off, Lizelle Lee pushes this off her front foot to mid off.

Good length, on top of off, Shafali Verma hits this to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length on off, Shafali Verma punches this but fails to beat covers.

FOUR! That's been hit away from the fielder for four. Back of a length on middle and off, Shafali Verma rises with the bounce and flicks this through the right of the mid on fielder for a boundary.

Quicker one, on off, Lizelle Lee rolls this back to the bowler.

Full and going down the leg, Lizelle Lee clears her front foot and looks to sweep this but misses and gets hit on the body.

FOUR! SHOT! Wide full toss, outside off, Lizelle Lee swings her bat on it and slices it over the backward point region for four more runs.

Full, on leg, Shafali Verma flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full, on leg, Shafali Verma eases it bakc to the bowler.

Short, on off, Shafali Verma pushes it to mid off.

Full, on leg, Lizelle Lee dabs it to the leg side.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short, outside off, Lizelle Lee makes room and cuts hard at it. The ball flies between short third and backward point for four runs.

Short, on off, Lizelle Lee pulls it to short fine leg.

Short, outside off, Lizelle Lee pushes it to mid off.

On a hard length, just outside off, Shafali Verma pushes it to sweeper cover for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Shafali Verma dabs it to extra cover.

On a length, on off, Lizelle Lee pushes it to cover.

On a length, around the whips of the batter, Lizelle Lee pulls it wide of the short fine leg fielder for the boundary.

Full, outside off, Shafali Verma flicks it to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! SHOT! On a length, outside off, Shafali Verma opens the face of her bat and guides it wide of backward point for four runs.

Short, outside off, Shafali Verma pulls it to mid-wicket.

Mix-up between the batters! On a length, around off, Shafali Verma pushes it to the front of the cover fielder to get a single. Lizelle Lee sets off as well, but puts on her break and rejects the call. Meanwhile, Verma is halfway through the deck. The fielder in the cover region fails to collect the ball in one go and Verma gets enough time to get back.

On a length, around off, Lizelle Lee dabs it to cover.

FOUR! Lizelle Lee sets off with style! Back of a length again from Kranti Gaud, on off and middle, Lizelle Lee pulls it late to beat the wide of short fine leg for four runs.

Back of a length, on middle, Shafali Verma pulls it to deep square leg for a single. Shafali Verma and the Delhi Capitals are underway with that single.

Fuller, on middle, Shafali Verma pushes it to mid-wicket.

Swings it away now! On a length, outside off, nips it away from the batter. Shafali Verma looks to punch it through cover but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Nearly dragged on! Back of a length, around the fifth stump, Shafali Verma looks to guide it to cover, but gets an inside edge and bounces over the wickets.