The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 witnessed a new champion being crowned on Sunday. In the final match of the Women’s Premier League, the team from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) emerged victorious by defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets to clinch the WPL trophy, thus making history. With this win, Delhi’s dream of becoming champions was shattered.
Delhi Capitals Opt to Bat First; RCB’s Mandhana and Devine Shine in Response
Delhi Capitals Opt to Bat First It’s worth mentioning that the final match of WPL 2024 took place between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bat first. In the final match, the Delhi Capitals team managed to score 113 runs, courtesy of splendid bowling performances by Shreyanka Patil and Molineux.
Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine’s Solid Start Chasing the target of 114 runs set by Delhi, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team got off to a solid start. RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine showcased a brilliant partnership. Together, they started building pressure on Delhi’s bowlers. Within a short span, Sophie began hitting boundaries and sixes. Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana decided to move forward with caution. However, Delhi’s Shikha Pandey took the first wicket by dismissing Devine LBW on the first ball of the 9th over.
Alice Perry Takes Charge After Sophie Devine’s dismissal, Alice Perry took the field for the RCB team. She joined hands with the captain to push the score further. But in an attempt to play a big shot, Captain Mandhana gave a catch to Delhi’s Arundhati. Captain Mandhana scored 31 runs off 39 balls, including 3 boundaries. During this time, Perry surpassed the opposition captain Lanning in the race for the Orange Cap, claiming it for herself.The victory belongs to the millions of Bangalore fans who have been eagerly awaiting this day for years.