2024 Women's Premier League (cricket) final

2024 Women's Premier League Final

Event	2024 Women's Premier League
Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore 113 115/2 18.3 overs 19.3 overs
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Date	17 March 2024
Venue	Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Player of the match	Sophie Molineux (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Umpires	Abhijit Bhattacharya and Gayathri Venugopalan
Attendance	29,717 [1]
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The 2024 Women's Premier League Final was played on 17 March 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi. The runner-up of previous season and table topper of this season, Delhi Capitals ^[2] played in the final against the winner of this season's Eliminator, Royal Challengers Bangalore ^[3] to decide the winner of the 2024 season. ^[4]

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match and the maiden title by defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets. ^[5]

Background

On 14 February 2024, the BCCI announced the schedule for the 2024 season of the Women's Premier League. Bengaluru and Delhi hosted the whole season with the playoffs and the Final being played at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi. ^[4]

Road to the final

See also: Delhi Capitals in 2024 (WPL) and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2024 (WPL)

Delhi Capitals began their campaign with a loss against Mumbai Indians, in their first game at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. However, they regained momentum by securing victories against UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore, propelled them forward with 4 points. Their winning streak continued as they won against Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, accumulating a total of 8 points, as they moved to the Delhi leg of the league stage. Despite a loss against UP Warriorz, they managed to top the table with two successive wins against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants. They made it to the finals as the leaders of the points table at the end of the league stage. ^[6]

Royal Challengers Bangalore commenced their league stage campaign with a win against UP Warriorz, followed by a victory against Gujarat Giants, before losing to Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians back to back. They had a mixed showing in the second segment of the league stage in Delhi, winning two games while losing two games to Gujarat and Delhi. They made it to the playoffs stage where they defeated Mumbai Indians in the eliminator game to make it to the finals. ^{[6] [ dead link ]}

Delhi Capitals				vs	Royal Challengers Bangalore
League Stage
Opponent	Scorecard	Result	Points	Match No.	Opponent	Scorecard	Result	Points
Mumbai Indians	23 February 2024	Lost	-	1	UP Warriorz	24 February 2024	Won	2
UP Warriorz	26 February 2024	Won	2	2	Gujarat Giants	27 February 2024	Won	4
Royal Challengers Bangalore	29 February 2024	Won	4	3	Delhi Capitals	29 February 2024	Lost	4
Gujarat Giants	3 March 2024	Won	6	4	Mumbai Indians	2 March 2024	Lost	4
Mumbai Indians	5 March 2024	Won	8	5	UP Warriorz	4 March 2024	Won	6
UP Warriorz	8 March 2024	Lost	8	6	Gujarat Giants	6 March 2024	Lost	6
Royal Challengers Bangalore	10 March 2024	Won	10	7	Delhi Capitals	10 March 2024	Lost	6
Gujarat Giants	13 March 2024	Won	12	8	Mumbai Indians	12 March 2024	Won	8
League progression Team Group matches Playoffs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 E F Delhi Capitals 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 L Royal Challengers Bangalore 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 W W Win Loss No result Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed. Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Playoff stage
v t e Eliminator Final 1 Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs) 2 Mumbai Indians 130/6 (20 overs) EW Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs) 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/6 (20 overs)
Qualified for the finals [2]				Elimator
					Opponent	Scorecard	Result
				9	Mumbai Indians	15 March 2024	Won
2024 Women's Premier League final

Match

Match officials

• On-field umpires : Abhijit Bhattacharya and Gayathri Venugopalan
• Third umpire : Parashar Joshi
• Reserve umpire : Pashchim Pathak
• Match referee : G. S. Lakshmi
• Toss : Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

Summary

Final 17 March 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs)
Shafali Verma 44 (27) Shreyanka Patil 4/12 (3.3 overs)		Ellyse Perry 35* (37) Shikha Pandey 1/11 (4 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya and Gayathri Venugopalan Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

Delhi Capitals innings

Delhi Capitals Women won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore Women. The innings kicked off with promising starts from Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, but soon faced a setback when Lanning fell victim to a lbw delivery by Shreyanka Patil after scoring 23 runs. Verma, however, showcased a brilliant display of batting, scoring 44 runs off just 27 deliveries, including 2 fours and 3 sixes, before being caught by Georgia Wareham off Sophie Molineux's bowling. ^{[7] [8]} The batting order suffered a collapse with quick dismissals of Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, and Marizanne Kapp, all falling without adding any significant score, and the Capitals at 81 for the loss of six wickets. Despite contributions from Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani, and Arundhati Reddy, the team struggled to build partnerships. For the Royal Challengers, Patil and Molineux claimed 4 and 3 wickets respectively, while Asha Sobhana also chipped in with 2 crucial dismissals. ^[7]

Delhi Capitals Women managed to post a total of 113 runs in their allotted 20 overs, with Shikha Pandey remaining unbeaten on 5 runs. However, the innings was marked by a lack of substantial partnerships and a flurry of wickets, causing their run rate to stagnate around 6.10. Royal Challengers Bangalore Women's bowlers displayed a disciplined performance, and ensuring regular breakthroughs. ^{[7] [8]}

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings

Chasing 114 to win, Royal Challengers Bangalore Women embarked on their innings with Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine at the crease. Mandhana anchored the innings with a knock of 31 runs off 39 deliveries before being caught by Arundhati Reddy off Minnu Mani's bowling. Devine, on the other hand, provided the much-needed impetus to the innings, scoring a brisk 32 runs off 27 deliveries before being dismissed lbw by Shikha Pandey. However, their partnership laid a solid foundation for the chase. Ellyse Perry took charge of the innings thereafter, displaying her experience and skill to remain unbeaten on 35 runs off 37 balls, steering her team closer to victory. Richa Ghosh scored a quickfire 17 runs off 14 deliveries, ensuring there were no hiccups towards the end of the innings. Royal Challengers Bangalore Women chased down the target with 3 balls to spare, finishing at 115/2 in 19.3 overs, clinching the championship title of the 2024 Women's Premier League. ^[7]

Royal Challengers' Sophie Molineux was declared the player of the match. ^[7]

Scorecard

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[7]

Delhi Capitals innings
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Meg Lanning	lbw Patil	23	23	3	0	100.00
Shafali Verma	c Wareham b Molineux	44	27	2	3	162.96
Jemimah Rodrigues	b Molineux	0	2	0	0	0.00
Alice Capsey	b Molineux	0	1	0	0	0.00
Marizanne Kapp	c Devine b Asha	8	16	0	0	50.00
Jess Jonassen	c Mandhana b Asha	3	11	0	0	27.27
Radha Yadav	run out Molineux	12	9	2	0	133.33
Minnu Mani	lbw Patil	5	3	1	0	166.67
Arundhati Reddy	b Patil	10	13	0	0	76.92
Shikha Pandey	not out	5	5	0	0	100.00
Taniya Bhatia	c Ghosh b Patil	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras 3 (wd 3) Total 113 (18.3 overs)				8	3	5.65 RR

Fall of wickets: 64/1 (S. Verma, 7.1 ov), 64/2 (J. Rodrigues, 7.3 ov), 64/3 (A. Capsey, 7.4 ov), 74/4 (M. Lanning, 10.4 ov), 80/5 (M. Kapp, 13.1 ov), 81/6 (J. Jonassen, 13.3 ov), 87/7 (M. Mani, 14.1 ov), 101/8 (R. Yadav, 16.2 ov), 113/9 (A. Reddy, 18.2 ov), 113/10 (T. Bhatia, 18.3 ov)

Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Renuka Singh	2	0	28	0	14.00	2	0
Sophie Molineux	4	0	20	3	5.00	0	0
Ellyse Perry	2	0	14	0	7.00	0	0
Sophie Devine	1	0	9	0	9.00	0	0
Georgia Wareham	3	0	16	0	5.33	0	0
Shreyanka Patil	3.3	0	12	4	3.42	0	0
Sobhana Asha	3	0	14	2	4.66	1	0

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Smriti Mandhana	c Reddy b Mani	31	39	3	0	79.49
Sophie Devine	lbw Pandey	32	27	5	1	118.52
Ellyse Perry	not out	35	37	4	0	94.59
Richa Ghosh	not out	17	14	2	0	121.43
Sabbineni Meghana	did not bat
Georgia Wareham	did not bat
Sophie Molineux	did not bat
Disha Kasat	did not bat
Shreyanka Patil	did not bat
Sobhana Asha	did not bat
Renuka Singh	did not bat
Extras 0 Total 115/2 (19.3 overs)				14	1	5.89 RR

Fall of wickets: 49/1 (S. Devine, 8.1 ov), 82/2 (S. Mandhana, 14.6 ov)

Delhi Capitals bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Marizanne Kapp	4	0	20	0	5.00	0	0
Alice Capsey	3	0	13	0	4.33	0	0
Shikha Pandey	4	0	11	1	2.75	0	0
Radha Yadav	1	0	18	0	18.00	0	0
Arundhati Reddy	3.3	0	26	0	7.42	0	0
Jess Jonassen	2	0	15	0	7.50	0	0
Minnu Mani	2	0	12	1	6.00	0	0

References

1. Women's Premier League [@wplt20] (17 March 2024). "Attendance for tonight's #TATAWPL #Final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 🏟️" – via Instagram.
2. "Delhi Capitals defeat Gujarat Giants by seven wickets to take direct flight to WPL final". The Economic Times. 14 March 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
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External links

• Official website
• Series home at ESPNcricinfo