Twitter Reactions: Youth and experience help Delhi Capitals clinch WPL finals spot at Brabourne

Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz by five wickets and 13 balls to spare.

Published - 21 Mar 2023, 22:53 IST | Updated - 21 Mar 2023, 22:20 IST

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The Women’s Premier League's league stage ended on Tuesday, March 21, as Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz locked horns in match 20 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The game was important for Delhi as a win would’ve ensured them a top place in the points table, giving them a direct entry into the finals.

Delhi captain Meg Lanning won the toss and invited UP Warriorz to bat first. UP openers captain Alyssa Healy and Shweta Sehrawat added 30 runs for the first wicket in 25 balls. The partnership was broken by Radha Yadav, who dismissed Sehrawat for 19 off 12 balls.

Healy tried to take the innings forward but was dismissed on 36 off 34 by Alice Capsey. UP lost their third wicket in the twelfth over in the form of Simran Shaikh, who could only score 11 off 23 and were 71/3 after 12 overs.

Tahlia McGrath took it upon herself to guide her team to a respectable total and scored an unbeaten 58 off 32 balls smashing eight fours and two sixes in her innings. She didn’t get support from any other batter as UP finished their innings on 138/6.

Alice Capsey was the pick of the bowlers from UP, who picked up 3/26 in four overs, while Radha Yadav also picked up 2/28 in her four-over spell.

In reply, Delhi’s famed opening duo of Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning came out all guns blazing and immediately took the attack to UP. They added 56 runs for the first wicket in 29 balls and were looking to finish the chase quickly to seal the top spot in the points table.

Alice Capsey's all-round show took Delhi to the final

UP got their first strike as Shafali got holed out at long on courtesy of a spectacular diving catch by Sophie Ecclestone. Delhi lost two more wickets in the run chase as Jemimah Rodrigues departed for just three while Lanning got dismissed for 39 off 23 balls.

Following the two quick wickets, Capsey came to the crease and continued her onslaught from the last game against Mumbai. She got involved in a crucial 60-run stand with Marizanne Kapp and took her team to the brink of victory. Capsey departed after scoring 34 off 31 balls, while Kapp finished the chase in the 18th over, scoring an unbeaten 34 off 31 as well.

As a result, Delhi won the match by five wickets and entered the final of WPL as they finished on the top of the points table. UP Warriorz will next face Mumbai Indians in the eliminator on March 24, which will decide the second finalist.

Here's how Twitter reacted:

Seek-4-Cricket@micricket2013

Nobody but #MumbaiIndians fault to let go of No-1 in points table! Let's try and do it the 'Hard' way now ... #WPL #WPL2023 #MIvsUPW

10:22 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Krish@archer_KC14

Deepti Sharma has been doing well for India in ODIs. Think after #WPL2023 , a call will definitely be taken on her T20 place #UPWvDC | #WPL | #CricketTwitter

10:16 PM · Mar 21, 2023

MP 🇮🇳@kmpdiwa

#ParshaviChopra is impressive. She truly has a lot of potential to become a star player! #UPWarriorz #EmergingPlayer #DCvsUPW #WPL #wplonjiocinema #TATAWPL @JioCinema @Sports18

10:12 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Krish@archer_KC14

Just Realised Alice Capsey is 1.5 Years Older than Parshavi Chopra 🤫 Also, PC has one World Cup, whereas AC has none 👀 #UPWvDC | #WPL | #CricketTwitter

10:10 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Shajin MS@SupertrampMS

From the class of 2023, Mannat Kashyap, Parshavi Chopra, Archana Devi, Titas Sadhu & Hurley Gala look more ready than others. Even they need a few years of game time before consistently playing. As long as they are protected, all good even if they don't feature in the XI. #WPL

10:08 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Rangu :)@ranga_swamy

DC Women's team have most powerful hitting batters in #WPL . They connect very well. #CricketTwitter

10:07 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Aeyy Indu Daa....😁🤪@S_DELPHIC_P

From an Indian perspective in terms of upcoming Talent, the biggest disappointment has been #kirannavgire while #ParshaviChopra & #ShaykaIsaq have been the biggest finds in the #WPL But what’s little worrying is that hardly any New Batters have made an impression. #WPL2023

10:04 PM · Mar 21, 2023

M@AngryPakistan

Top 5 scores of the group stage #WPL 1 - Lanning 2 - Devine 3 - Perry 4 - McGrath 5 - Mathews No local players.

10:04 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Mahima Parmar 🌻🌻@mahima1045

So let me get this straight. #UPW played like one of their best games against #MI in #WPL and one game we all wanted them to play well against #Delhi is the game they give poor performance. I AM SO CLOSE TO CRYING #MumbaiIndians @mipaltan

10:02 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Saint@Cricguy1

How to dismiss shafali verma. Short ball at the stumps. Place a (good) fielder at long on/off. Shafali can't play pace back foot. Only Healy utilized that in this WPL. #WPL #CricketTwitter

10:01 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Harsh shekhawat@wordofshekhawat

I don’t understand, why there are in hurry I mean DC required run rate in 5 and they are trying to hit every ball #dcvsupw #wpl

09:59 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Ria 💙💛@RiaRaichaudhuri

Delhi trying to finish this game well before time so I can watch the UWCL match in peace. So lovely, so considerate. 🥰🥰 #WPL #UPWvsDC

09:57 PM · Mar 21, 2023

4th Umpire@4thUmpire_

Express quick of Shabnim followed by leg spin of Parshavi. That’s some World class work UP Warriorz 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 #WPL

09:57 PM · Mar 21, 2023

4th Umpire@4thUmpire_

Express quick of Shabnim followed by leg spin of Parshavi. That’s some World class work UP Warriorz 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 #WPL

09:57 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Sugu ( Harry is MagiC)@MegHPK07

First player to score 300+ runs in wpl. Remember her Megastar Meg lanning🥰🥰 310 runs till now. #tatawpl #wpl #meglanning

09:56 PM · Mar 21, 2023

पार्थ.@iparthjoshii

Meg lanning is box office full entertainer what a player #WPL

09:52 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Bhavin Garg@CricBhavin

Delhi Capitals are finishing their games in the powerplay, probably the best openers in the competition. #WPL #WPL2023 #WIPL #CricketTwitter

09:47 PM · Mar 21, 2023

hypocaust@_hypocaust

Second game today to have a 'strategic' time out with the chase basically over, and single figures required for victory. #WPL

10:34 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Navleen Kaur@NavleenSpeaks

That was me, was having dinner and watching #WPL twitter.com/Sports_Himansh…

Himanshu Pareek

@Sports_Himanshu

Delhi people coming on Twitter to check if there was an #Earthquake

10:33 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Karna@FranciumKarna

Delhi are peeking at the right time. Mumbai have flattened a bit. UP have the players in Harris & Eccelstone to have a good day, & win against anyone. Delhi favourites now. MI need to wake up. #WPL

10:30 PM · Mar 21, 2023

CATTT@catttgms

@Sophecc19 come on cutie 2 more to go Bring 🏆 it home #WPL #UPvMI

10:47 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Anu ᴮᴵᴺᴰᵁ 💫#AngerTalesOnHotstar@AnuBindu0

Meg 👏👏👏💙💙💙 DC into the finale 💥💥💥 #WPL #TATAWPL

10:47 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Mahendra Jadav@mahend157

केजरीवाल ने योगी को हरा दिया... 🤣🤣🤣 #WPL

10:47 PM · Mar 21, 2023

Good Luck Gamings@GoodLuckGamings

Delhi Capitals is the 1st ever team in WPL History to reach the final by beating by 5 wicket to UP Warriorz Women Alice Capsey all-round performance🔥 #WPL #WPLT20 #WPL2023 #DCvUP #DCvUPW #UPWvDC #UPWvsDC #DCvsUPW #MegLanning #AliceCapsey #MarizanneKapp #TahliaMcGrath