END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 3 Wkts | RCB-W: 169/9 (26 runs required, RR: 8.45)

  • Shreyanka Patil1 (2b)
  • Renuka Singh1 (1b)
  • Jess Jonassen4-0-21-3
  • Arundhati Reddy4-0-38-2

11:10pm Right. That will be all from us for tonight. There is more action lined up tomorrow, with the UP Warriorz, fresh off a win, looking to make it two wins from two against the Gujarat Giants, who are yet to get on the board. Until then, this is goodbye from all of us at ESPNcricinfo. Goodnight and take care!

Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals captain: It looked like a reasonable wicket and the outfield is quick, so you come to the ground expecting plenty of runs. It is about restricting as many as a bowling unit. We did an excellent job with the bat, were able to keep the momentum going. Capsey and Shafali were great, Kapp and JJ too. Play to your strengths. Playing good shots gets you rewards here. As long as they are playing to their strengths, we will back them. When you are defending nearly 200, you need to stay as calm as you can. Going at that rate for 20 overs is tough. A couple of wickets makes it tough. Reddy bowled well, Kapp too. Just know that if you stick to it long enough, you will come through. Tough call (with selection). JJ came in and was excellent. Under pressure, she showed she can hold her nerve, nice to see her do well.

Marizanne Kapp, Player of the Match: (On being wicketless against RCB before tonight) I feel like I always get them on a flat wicket. While I was batting, I was just thinking that I had to bowl on this wicket (laughs). (On her batting) Have been hitting the ball really well, was trying to be positive and sticking to the areas where I am strong. She (Jonassen) played brilliantly. With the leggie coming in to her, she was great. Bowling pace on that wicket, it just sat up and you could hit through the line. Either had to bowl really full or into the wicket.

Smriti Mandhana, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain: (On the target) The way we bowled in the first two matches, we did not live up to our bowling. One bad game in a tournament like this…we will have to take whatever we can from this game and come back strongly. After the first innings, we felt they were plus-15 (in terms of runs). (On her playing through the leg-side more) With the way women's cricket is progressing, had to put in a bit of work into my leg-side shots. The boundary was short too and my eyes were constantly on it. (What they plan to work on) Won't be too critical because it is just one game. We did not bowl and field according to our standards. Hurrying up in the fielding. And when there is a big crowd, it is a challenge to maintain attention, and that is also something we will have to work on. That one extra fielder out might have made a difference.

Jess Jonassen: (Mindset when she went into bat) To be honest, I was just happy to be back on the field. There was not too much thought, just trying to put together a partnership with Kapp. (On the score they got) We were pretty confident. We new it was a good total, but we also knew we had to bowl well. The way Smriti came out, it put us on the back foot. We had to keep our composure throughout and hope the result went our way. We have got a great variety of players who can step up and do a job on any given night against any opposition.

10:50pm Phew. What a game. RCB gave it a proper rattle at the start, largely courtesy their skipper, who creamed her way to 74 off 43. Around her, though, there was not a lot, and that is what RCB were left ruing at the end. Devine and Meghana struggled, and while Ghosh did get a few boundaries away, her innings did not last long enough to really trouble the Capitals. Their batting unit also looked a little thin, especially as the death-overs dawned, and RCB ended up losing their last six wickets for just 19 runs.

Much of that was down to how disciplined the Capitals were. Apart from the odd No ball and the odd dropped chance, they executed their plans to perfection, using the longer side to their advantage as often as they could. Jonassen and Kapp, who played a big role in DC getting up to 194, picked up the bulk of the wickets. Kapp, in particular, was sensational, first knocking over Mandhana and then outwitting Ghosh. Jonassen, on the other hand, gave nothing away in the 18th and 20th over, and consigned RCB to their first loss of the season.

19.6
0
Jonassen to Patil, no run, The streak is over! DC win, and they do it rather comfortably in the end! Fired in full just outside leg. Shreyanka looks for the reverse and makes a hash of it. Gets pinged on the pads. Given not out by N Janani and DC do not bother with taking it upstairs. A 25-run win, and the Capitals have now made it two wins out of two!
19.5
1
Jonassen to Renuka Singh, 1 run, full on middle and leg. Renuka comes forward and stabs it towards deep mid wicket

Renuka is the last batter in

19.4
W
Jonassen to Sobhana, OUT, another for Jonassen! Given plenty of air on a length on middle and leg. Asha comes down the track and chips it straight to Sutherland at mid on. The wickets keep tumbling, and Jonassen keeps thriving!

A Sobhana c sub (A Sutherland) b Jonassen 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

It's been a procession in the last few minutes. Asha is in now

19.3
W
Jonassen to Bahadur, OUT, this is beautiful bowling! Slowed up on a length outside off. Bahadur does not read the flight and hares down aimlessly. Nowhere to the pitch of the ball and spoons it up to Lanning at extra cover!

SD Bahadur c Lanning b Jonassen 2 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.2
1
Jonassen to Patil, 1 run, full on off. Shreyanka plants her front foot and powers it down the ground to long off

Shreyanka the latest to try her luck with the bat. Jonassen stays over the wicket

19.1
W
Jonassen to Molineux, OUT, taken at deep mid wicket! Throws up the bait outside off. Molineux has no option but to swing at it. Does not middle it and Radha, this time, pouches it at deep mid wicket!

S Molineux c Yadav b Jonassen 1 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Jonassen to bowl the final over. RCB need 28

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs 2 Wkts | RCB-W: 167/6 (28 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.78, RRR: 28.00)

  • Simran Bahadur2 (1b)
  • Sophie Molineux1 (1b)
  • Arundhati Reddy4-0-38-2
  • Jess Jonassen3-0-19-0
18.6
2
Reddy to Bahadur, 2 runs, oh dear! Full and wide outside off. Bahadur throws her hands at it and slices it a mile up. Lanning, running back from extra cover, seems to call for it early. Radha, coming in from deep cover point, does not pay heed to that initially. In the end, both of them look at each other as the ball lands bang in the middle
18.5
1
Reddy to Molineux, 1 run, excellent yorker on off. Molineux opens her bat face and guides it towards short third for a single

Molineux on strike. Bahadur, at the other end, is also yet to face a ball

18.4
W
Reddy to de Klerk, OUT, two in two for the Capitals! Slower ball on a full length on off. de Klerk has a massive swipe at it and the ball goes straight up. Sutherland settles under it at long on and makes no mistake whatsoever!

N de Klerk c sub (A Sutherland) b Reddy 1 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

18.3
W
Reddy to Meghana, 1 run, OUT, has Meghana been run out?! Tries to follow Meghana outside leg again. The batter, though, stands still upon contact and works it behind square. Deep backward square leg fields it well and throws it to the keeper. Meghana, looking for the second, is stranded half-way down at this point. Bhatia realises this and relays it to Reddy. She then throws down the stumps at the bowler's end and Meghana is caught short. Not the greatest effort to get back, it must be said, and that might be that for RCB's chase!

S Meghana run out 36 (42m 31b 2x4 1x6) SR: 116.12

18.2
4
Reddy to Meghana, FOUR, four more! Follows Meghana outside leg with a short ball but it makes no difference. She gets on top of it enough and batters it past deep backward square leg!
18.1
4
Reddy to Meghana, FOUR, there is life in this game still! Slower ball that sits up to be hit outside off. Meghana backs away and slams this over mid off for four!

40 off 12 now. This game is slipping away from RCB (if it has not already). Reddy to bowl the penultimate over

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | RCB-W: 155/4 (40 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.61, RRR: 20.00)

  • Sabbhineni Meghana27 (28b)
  • Nadine de Klerk1 (1b)
  • Jess Jonassen3-0-19-0
  • Shikha Pandey4-0-27-1
17.6
1
Jonassen to Meghana, 1 run, slowed up considerably on a back of a length on off. Meghana cannot generate enough power and hits it straight to long off
17.5
0
Jonassen to Meghana, no run, into the blockhole at the batter's toes. Dug out to the bowler
17.4
2
Jonassen to Meghana, 2 runs, goes a mile up, and put down by Reddy! Jonassen takes all the pace off it, asking Meghana to fetch this length ball outside leg. She gets lots of elevation but not enough distance. Reddy settles under it at deep mid wicket and shells it, despite having a couple of bites at it

43 needed off 15. Something might be about to give here

17.3
1
Jonassen to de Klerk, 1 run, short on middle and off. de Klerk hops back and pulls it towards deep mid wicket

de Klerk on strike now

17.2
1
Jonassen to Meghana, 1 run, similarly slow on a length on middle and off. Meghana drags it to long on
17.1
0
Jonassen to Meghana, no run, slowed up on a full length on leg. Meghana almost swings herself off her feet and jams it off the inside edge into her pads

Here's Jonassen again. She has performed this role multiple times for Australia in the past

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB-W: 150/4 (45 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.82, RRR: 15.00)

  • Sabbhineni Meghana23 (23b)
  • Shikha Pandey4-0-27-1
  • Marizanne Kapp4-0-35-2
16.6
W
Pandey to Wareham, OUT, holes out to long on! Slower ball on a full length on middle and leg. Wareham's eyes light up and she goes after it. Dos not get the timing she is after, though, and offers a regulation catch to Capsey at long on!

G Wareham c Capsey b Pandey 6 (7m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

16.5
1
Pandey to Meghana, 1 run, off-pace and dug into the track outside off. Meghana punches it out to deep extra cover
16.4
1
Pandey to Wareham, 1 run, low full toss angled into the batter outside leg. Wareham heaves it away towards deep mid wicket. Just a single

Free hit coming up

16.4
1nb
Pandey to Wareham, 1 no ball, top yorker just outside off. Wareham has a massive swing at it but only swishes at thin air. Oh dear, the siren goes off, and Pandey has overstepped...
16.3
1
Pandey to Meghana, 1 run, excellent fielding by Shafali again! Slower on a length outside off. Meghana shuffles across and tickles it to short fine's right. Shafali, though, reins it in for the second ball running
16.2
1
Pandey to Wareham, 1 run, low full toss that follows the batter outside leg. Wareham glances it towards short fine leg, where Shafali gets her body behind the ball and saves three

RCB Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st77SFM DevineS Mandhana
2nd35S MeghanaS Mandhana
3rd26S MeghanaRM Ghosh
4th12S MeghanaG Wareham
5th14S MeghanaN de Klerk
6th0N de KlerkSD Bahadur
7th3S MolineuxSD Bahadur
8th1SD BahadurSR Patil
9th0A SobhanaSR Patil
10th1Renuka SinghSR Patil