The second season of the Women’s Premier League has come to an end. The tournament is now moving to the playoff stage. In the next step, the competition will be harder than before. The race of Orange Cap will be going on between the top three teams that qualified for the playoff. Fans are waiting to see the queen with the orange cap.
The 20th match of the WPL witnessed a thrilling clash between Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals. Two teams, standing in very different positions in the points table, locked horns with all their strength. After winning the toss, Gujarat Giants decided to bat first.
While batting, Gujarat lost some quick wickets. Laura Wolvaardt walked away after scoring 7 runs in 11 balls. Skipper Beth Mooney walked away after scoring on a duck. Ashleigh Gardner scored 12 runs in 12 balls. Bharti Fulmali played a knock of 42 runs in 36 balls. K. Bryce remained unbeaten on 28 runs. They scored 126/9 in 20 overs.
In the second innings, the Capitals lost their first wicket early. But Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues stowed their masterclass. On a very crucial point, Shafali played an unbeaten knock of 71 runs in 37 balls. He smashed 7 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries. On the other hand, Jemimah was unbeaten on 38 runs. DC won the match by 7 wickets.
The Orange Cap Scenario:
| Batter | Team | Runs | Match | Highest score | Average |
| Meg Lanning | DEL-W | 308 | 80 | 60 | 98.33 |
| Deepti Sharma | UP-W | 295 | 8 | 88 | 98.33 |
| Beth Mooney | GUJ-W | 285 | 7 | 85 | 57.00 |
| Shafali Verma | DEL-W | 265 | 8 | 71 | 37.86 |
| Smriti Mandhana | BAN-W | 259 | 8 | 80 | 32.38 |
| Ellyse Perry | BAN-W | 246 | 7 | 58 | 61.5 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | DEL-W | 235 | 8 | 69 | 47.00 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | MI-W | 235 | 5 | 95 | 78.33 |
| Alice Capsey | DEL-W | 230 | 7 | 75 | 38.33 |
| Richa Ghosh | BAN-W | 226 | 8 | 62 | 45.2 |
