Delhi, 2 March (H.S.): Shafali Verma and Jess Jonassen smashed merciless unbeaten fifties to steer Delhi Capitals (DC) into the WPL 2025 playoffs with a nine-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Saturday. It was RCB’s fourth defeat in a row, and they ended without a single win in the Bengaluru leg of the tournament.

Ellyse Perry once again led RCB’s fight after they were sent in, scoring an unbeaten 60 to help the side post 147 for 5, but it wasn’t enough against the table-toppers, who had Shikha Pandey and debutant left-arm spinner Shree Charani picking up two wickets apiece.

The chase though got off on a tricky note for DC, who lost Meg Lanning in the third over, but Shafali and Jonassen put on an unbroken 146 for the second wicket off just 77 balls – the highest partnership for any wicket in a WPL run chase. The Chinnaswamy was left silenced as DC romped home with 27 balls remaining.

Shafali Verma finishes it off in style as her blazing knock steers Delhi Capitals to a 9-wicket win at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Shafali Verma is the Player of the Match.She said that she feels good to win it for the team and also expresses her happiness.She ends up saying that it would have been difficult for them if the target would crossed 170 but she was happy to get the target on the plate.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar