WPL 2023, UPW vs DC HIghlights: Delhi Capitals defeat UP Warriorz to book direct entry into finals

UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals Highlights, WPL 2023 UP vs DC: DC defeated UPW in the final league, in Mumbai on Tuesday. DC have also ented the final. Follow here highlights of UPW vs DC.

UPW vs DC Highlights WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz by five wickets in the final league game of WPL 2023, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. The win also helped Delhi top the table and book a direct entry into the final. Meanwhile, UPW will face Mumbai Indians in the playoffs. Chasing a target of 139 runs, Delhi reached 142/5 in 17.5 overs, with Meg Lanning smacking 39 runs off 23 balls. Meanwhile, Shabnim Ismail took two wickets for UPW. An unbeaten knock of 58 runs off 32 balls by Tahlia McGrath helped UPW post 138/6 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Alice Capsey took three wickets for DC, Radha Yadav bagged three and Jess Jonassen scalped a dismissal. 

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• Mar 21, 2023 10:45 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: FOUR! DELHI WIN AND HAVE BOOKED A DIRECT BERTH INTO THE FINAL!

  A short delivery by Sharma, and Kapp hammers it through cover for a four!

  DELHI WIN AND ARE INTO THE FINAL!

• Mar 21, 2023 10:43 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT!

  A length delivery by Jonassen, on wide. Jonassen reverse sweeps and it oes to backward point. Confusion in the middle as Kapp calls for a single, and the relay on one bounce from Deepti hits the stumps!

  Jonassen run out Yashasri/Sharma 0 (5)

• Mar 21, 2023 10:39 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Delhi need 3 from 18 balls!

  Ecclestone tosses it up and Kapp launches it over mid-on for a four!

  DC: 136/4 (17), Target: 139

  Delhi need 3 from 18 balls.

• Mar 21, 2023 10:38 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT!

  A good length delivery by Ecclestone, on fourth stump. Capsey misses it and the ball spins past off stump and the wicketkeeper does the stumping!

  Capsey st Healy b Ecclestone 34 (31)

  Delhi need 15 in 27 balls.

• Mar 21, 2023 10:31 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: SIX!

  A full delivery by Sharma, on sixth stump. Kapp slog sweeps it very far at deep midwicket for a huge six!

  Delhi need 15 in 27 balls.

• Mar 21, 2023 10:25 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: FOUR! 27 needed!

  A full delivery by Yashasri, outside off. Kapp slog sweeps it wide of long-on for a four! SHOT!

  Delhi need 27 runs now and 13 overs done!

• Mar 21, 2023 10:17 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Delhi get past 100! Delhi need 34 from 48 balls!

  A flighted delivery by Sharma, on full length on fifth stump. Capsey sweeps it to wide midwicket boundary for a four! DELHI RACE PAST 100!

  Delhi need 36 runs in 48 balls.

• Mar 21, 2023 10:07 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: SIX! OVER LONG-ON!

  A flighted delivery by Chopra on middle. Capsey slams it deep over long-on for a six!

• Mar 21, 2023 10:03 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 12 off this over!

  In the third delivery, Ecclestone sends a full delivery, on off. Capsey drives it down the ground, and past long-off for a four! Then in the next delivery, she smacks a full delivery over the long-on ropes for a four! In the final ball, she reverse sweeps Capsey behind point for a four!

  DC: 84/3 (9), Target: 139

  Delhi need 55 from 66 balls.

• Mar 21, 2023 09:55 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 2 key wickets in this over!

  In the first delivery, Ismail sends a full delivery, into the pads. Jemimah misses the clup and is hit on the knee roll in front of leg stump! LBW!

  Jemimah lbw b Ismail 3 (3)

  In the fifth delivery, Ismail sends a short ball on middle and leg. Lanning can only clatter it to deep backward square leg for a catch!

  Lanning c Shaikh b Ismail 39 (23)

  DC: 71/3, Target: 139

  Delhi need 68 from 78 balls.

• Mar 21, 2023 09:42 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT! Delhi lose their first wicket in this chase!

  A short delivery by Yashasri, on fifth stump. Shafali guides it flat to long-on where Ecclestone dives and catches!

  Shafali c Ecclestone b Yashasri 21 (16)

• Mar 21, 2023 09:38 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: FOUR! Delhi 44/0 (3.4)

  A full delivery by Sarvani, on seventh stump. Lanning whacks it through covers for a four!

  DC: 44/0 (3.4), Target: 139

• Mar 21, 2023 09:31 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 20 off the first over!

  In the third delivery, Ismail sends a full ball, into the legs, which Lanning clips past the wicketkeeper to fine leg for a four! Also it is a no-ball. In the free hit, Lanning smacks her to deep midwicket boundary for a four! In the fifth ball, Lanning slaps Ismail through square leg for a four! In the final delivery, Lanning takes a full toss and sends it over backward square leg for a six!

  DC: 20/0 (1), Target: 139

• Mar 21, 2023 09:28 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: The action resumes!

  Meg Lanning and Shafali are back in the middle to begin the chase. Ismail to bowl the first over for UPW!

• Mar 21, 2023 09:00 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 19 runs off the final over and McGrath gets her fifty! INNINGS END!

  In the third ball, Capsey sensd a length delivery on middle and McGrath clobbers it over midwicket for a four. Then she launches her over wide long-off for a six and reaches her fifty! In the final ball, she hammers past Kapp, who misfields! FOUR!

  UPW: 138/6 (20), Target: 139

• Mar 21, 2023 08:55 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 6-4!

  A full delivery by Jonassen, on middle. McGrath sweeps it over deep midwicket for a six! In the previous ball, she smacked it between wide long-off and extra cover for a four!

  UPW: 119/6 (19)

• Mar 21, 2023 08:53 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 2 wickets in this over!

  In the first delivery, Capsey sends a full ball, outside off. Deepti shuffles and misses totally. It is easy stumping for Bhatia and another wicket!

  Deepti st Bhatia b Capsey 3 (8)

  In the fourth delivery, Capsey sends a quick ball, down the leg side. Ecclestone tries to clip but misses and the wicketkeeper takes the bails off. A wide though!

  Ecclestone st Bhatia b Capsey 0 (2)

  UPW: 105/6 (18)

• Mar 21, 2023 08:46 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: BACK-TO-BACK FOURS! UP WARRIORZ GET PAST 100!

  A flighted full delivery by Yadav, on fourth stump McGrath reverse sweeps it through backward point for a four! Then she drives it to long-off and misfielding allows it to slip through for a four! UPW GET PAST 100!

• Mar 21, 2023 08:35 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT! NAVGIRE DEPARTS!

  A flighted delivery by Jonassen, on good length and on fifth stump. Navgire goes forward to smack it but misses totally! Bhatia does an easy stumping!

  Navgire st Bhatia b Jonassen 2 (3)

• Mar 21, 2023 08:29 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: 14 off this over!

  In the first delivery of this over, Reddy sends a full length ball, outside off. McGrath skies her drive through extra cover for a four! Then in the third delivery, she skies her drive again mid-off for another four! Then in the fifth ball, she clips a length delivery past the wicketkeeper to the fine leg ropes for a four!

  UPW: 88/3 (14)

• Mar 21, 2023 08:20 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT! ANOTHER ONE!

  A flighted full delivery, on sixth stump by Radha. Shaikh tries to drill it over mid-off but splices it for a simple catch to mid-off!

  Shaikh c Jemimah b Radha 10 (21)

  UPW: 71/3 (12)

• Mar 21, 2023 08:15 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: DRIVEN THROUGH WIDE LONG OFF!

  A full delivery by Kapp, on fifth stump. Shaikh drives it through wide long off for a much-needed four!

• Mar 21, 2023 08:12 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT! THE BIG WICKET!

  A full length delivery by Capsey, and Healy goes down the track to smack it, but misses and it is a simple stumping!

  Healy st Bhatia b Capsey 36 (35)

  UPW: 63/2 (10)

• Mar 21, 2023 08:08 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: FOUR! CUTS INSIDE OUT!

  A short delivery by Pandey, on fifth stump. Healy cuts it inside out past backward point. It goes past the sweeper for a four!

• Mar 21, 2023 08:01 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: SIX! HEALY TAKES UP WARRIORZ PAST 50!

  A full delivery by Yadav, on sixth stump. Healy slams it over the boundary ropes at extra cover for a six! STRONG ONE! UPW ARE PAST 50 NOW!

• Mar 21, 2023 07:58 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: DROPPED!

  A full delivery by Reddy, on fifth stump. SHaikh guides it high to Lanning at short extra cover, at thigh height. She fumbles and drops it! No run.

• Mar 21, 2023 07:57 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: No run, UP Warriorz 38/1 (6)

  A full delivery by Jonassen, on off. Shaikh drives it to extra cover for a single.

  UPW: 38/1 (6)

• Mar 21, 2023 07:49 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: OUT!

  A full delivery by Yadav, on off. Sehrawat goes big, but can only send it inside the ring for an easy catch!

  Sehrawat c Jonassen b Yadav 19 (12)

• Mar 21, 2023 07:47 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: FOUR!

  A full length delivery by Jonassen, on the legs. Sehrawat paddle sweeps it past the wicketkeeper, and to the fine leg boundary for a four!

• Mar 21, 2023 07:40 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Back-to-back fours!

  First it is a length deilvery by Pandey, on seventh stump. Sehrawat drives it square through backward point for a four! Then she follows it up with a whack square behind point for another four!

• Mar 21, 2023 07:36 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Three runs

  A good length delivery by Kapp, outside off. Healy guides it to Jonassen at mid-on who misfields and then has to backtrack, slides near the ropes to keep the ball in play. Three runs.

• Mar 21, 2023 07:33 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: FOUR TO BEGIN WITH!

  A full length delivery by Kapp, outside off. Healy smacks it through cover point for a four! GOOD START!

• Mar 21, 2023 07:30 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: The action begins!

  Healy and Sehrawat are in the middle to open for UPW. Kapp to bowl for DC.

• Mar 21, 2023 07:12 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Playing XIs

  UPW: Shweta Sehrawat, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Simran Shaikh, Parshavi Chopra, Anjali Sarvani, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Shabnim Ismail

  DC: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Taniya Bhatia(w), Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav

• Mar 21, 2023 07:11 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: What did the captains say?

  After winning toss, DC captain Lanning said, "We are gonna have a bowl. It has been working well for us in the last two games. We need another good performance tonight. Any team in the competition can win on any day and we have to put a good performance tonight. If you come in a game thinking about it, it will put you off. Same team. We have been playing well, so no need to change."

  Meanwhile, UPW skipper Healy said, "We are not too unhappy. We will enjoy coming here and put a good total on the board. We have got three changes tonight – Grace Harris, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Devika Vaidya miss out. Yashasri makes her debut so we're looking forward to her, Shabnam Ismail also comes in.The focus of our franchise is to look forward. Grace Harris has been doing the heavy lifting for us, so she has earned a well-earned rest."

• Mar 21, 2023 07:03 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Delhi win toss, opt to bowl

  Delhi captain Lanning has won the toss and opted to bowl vs Warriorz.

• Mar 21, 2023 06:44 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: MI win by four wickets

  MI have sealed a four-wicket win vs RCB and are on top of the table. For a direct berth in the final, MI need UPW to defeat DC, but not by a big margin, as net run rate also matters!

• Mar 21, 2023 06:40 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Last meeting

  Both sides met in Match 5, where DC won by 42 runs. Chasing a target of 212 runs, UPW were restricted to 169/5 in 20 overs, despite a knock of 90* runs off 50 balls by McGrath. Meanwhile, Jess Jonassen bagged three wickets. Initially, a knock of 70 runs off 42 balls by Meg Lanning helped DC post 211/4 in 20 overs.

• Mar 21, 2023 06:19 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Fiery Sophie Ecclestone

  UPW's Ecclestone has been in good bowling form this season, and leads the Purple Cap race. The England cricketer has 13 wickets in seven matches until now!

• Mar 21, 2023 06:16 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Focus on Meg Lanning

  Delhi Capitals captain Lanning has been in hot form this season and also leads the Orange Cap race. The Aussie has bagged 271 runs in seven games and will be looking to add more runs to her tally today!

• Mar 21, 2023 06:12 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Alyssa Healy on UPW qualifying for playoffs

  After UPW qualified for the playoffs, captain Healy said, "Box ticked, yeah, but I mean leave it to us to have one entertaining game. I don't really have words. Our batting unit just held their nerve and got the job done but full credit to the bowling as well for just hanging in there."

• Mar 21, 2023 06:10 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Current situation

  DC are on top of the table, followed by MI in second and UPW in third. All three teams have qualifed for the playoffs atleast. They all have the same amount of points, with only net run rate dividing them. The three teams will be eyeing for top-spot tonight as it confirms a berth in the final. Meanwhile, the 2nd and 3rd sides play in the playoff.

  MI are currently chasing a target of 126 runs vs RCB and are at 73/3 in 9 overs.

• Mar 21, 2023 05:58 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Squads

  UPW: Devika Vaidya, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Simran Shaikh, Anjali Sarvani, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shabnim Ismail, Lauren Bell, Shivali Shinde, Laxmi Yadav, Shweta Sehrawat, Soppadhandi Yashasri

  DC: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia(w), Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Laura Harris, Tara Norris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Aparna Mondal, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi

• Mar 21, 2023 05:55 PM IST

  UPW vs DC Live Score WPL 2023: Hello and good evening everyone!

  Hello and good evening everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of the final WPL 2023 league phase game as UPW take on DC in Mumbai. Stay tuned folks, for some exciting cricket!