Shafali Verma’s 84 off 45 balls and a 43-ball 72 by Meg Lanning helped Delhi Capitals (DC) register their first win (by 60 runs) of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. 

Even though RCB won the toss and elected to field, they had little say thereafter. The Capitals posted 223-2 in the stipulated 20 overs. The opening pair of Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning shared a 162-run partnership lasting 14.3 overs. They toyed with RCB’s bowling, scoring boundaries at will. Regardless of who bowled, RCB took a beating. While Verma preferred giving it a heave down the ground and through the covers, Lanning played square of the wicket on both sides for her boundaries.