Harleen Deol stopped the fans of fans … flew Delhi in a storm of fours and sixes, what happened in the match which lasted till the last over? – Womens Premier League Harleen Deol Superb Inning Win Match for Gujarats Against Delhi Capitals on Ekana Stadium Lucknow
Meg Lanning’s innings spoiled
For Delhi Capitals, Captain Meg Lanning scored 92 off 57 balls with 15 fours and a six. He and the opening batsman Shefali Verma (40 runs, 27 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes) made a fierce start for the first wicket within just 9 overs to make a bang for the first wicket, which made the team a competitive score of 177 runs for 5 wickets.
Harleen did wonders
Chasing this target, the Gujarat giant won by scoring only 178 runs for five wickets in 19.3 overs. Apart from Harleen, Bath Muni’s innings of 44 runs was also important. In the end, captain Ashley Gardner (22 runs off 13 balls) and Diandra Dotin (24 runs in 10 balls) scored fast and brought the team closer to the target. The Gujarat team lost the wicket of opener Dayalan Hemlata (01) in the second over. But wicketkeeper and opener Muni (35 balls, six fours) and Harleen Deol (49 balls, 9 fours, one six) shared an 85 -run partnership for the second wicket in 57 balls.
Meenu Mani took Money’s wicket in the 12th over. But Harleen continued to play aggressively. He shared 39 runs off 25 balls for the third wicket with captain Ashley Gardner and 34 runs in 14 balls for the fourth wicket with Diandra Dotin, which led to the team’s target. Dotin hit two fours and a six on Jess Jonathan in the 18th over. But the same bowler dismissed Dotin and Fobe Lichfield on consecutive balls. But two fours and two sixes in 10 balls of Dotin made the difficulty of Gujarat giants easy.
This now required 16 runs in two overs and Kashvi Gautam hit a six on the last ball of the 19th over. Due to which seven runs were needed to win in the final over and Harleen easily scored these runs. Earlier, Delhi Capitals started well after being invited to bat.
But Shefali was caught by Fobe Lichfield on the boundary in an attempt to hit another six off Meghna Singh in the ninth over. But the lanning stood at the crease and continued batting with aggressive intentions. Meghna Singh was the most successful among the Gujarat giant bowlers, who took three for 35 and Diandra Dotin took two wickets for 37 runs.
