Radha Yadav to Simran Shaikh, Fuller, on off. Shaikh gets it to backward point off the outer half. A wicket-taking over from Radha Yadav comes to an end.
Radha Yadav to Alyssa Healy, Full and on leg, Healy clips it to mid on for a single.
Radha Yadav to Alyssa Healy, WIDE! The umpire now signals a wide as Yadav spills it down leg.
Radha Yadav to Alyssa Healy, FOUR! Alyssa Healy now taking care of the scoring rate here. It is a full toss, on off. Alyssa Healy slaps it over mid off. One bounce and over the ropes.
Radha Yadav to Alyssa Healy, On off, defended out.
Radha Yadav to Simran Shaikh, Short and on off. Simran Shaikh pulls it down to long on for one.
Simran Shaikh walks in at number 3.
Radha Yadav to Shweta Sehrawat, OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change does wonders for Delhi. Meg Lanning is on the money here with her bowling changes. Radha Yadav has an instant impact here. Shweta Sehrawat tries to put the new bowler under pressure but holes out instead. It is floated and full, around off. It holds a bit off the deck. Shweta Sehrawat tries to go for the slog sweep but it flies off the top edge. It travels towards backward point and Jess Jonassen takes a sharp catch there.
Jess Jonassen to Alyssa Healy, Two dots in a row to end the over! Good recovery by Jess Jonassen. It is short, outside off, turning into the batter. Alyssa Healy goes back and helps it to covers.
Jess Jonassen to Alyssa Healy, Fuller, on off. Healy taps it out.
Jess Jonassen to Shweta Sehrawat, Flatter, wide of off. Shweta Sehrawat dabs it to short third and crosses.
Jess Jonassen to Shweta Sehrawat, On off, defended out.
Jess Jonassen to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Shweta Sehrawat is on fire! It is floated and full, going down leg. Shweta Sehrawat sweeps it down to fine leg for four runs.
Jess Jonassen to Shweta Sehrawat, Full, on off, defended solidly.
Jess Jonassen comes into the attack now.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, Woah! Just missed. Alyssa Healy tries to get her feet into play here but could not end the over with a boundary. Nonetheless, 8 runs come off the over. It is a good-length ball, on off, it extracts some extra bounce this time. Alyssa Healy dances down the track and throws the kitchen sink at it but misses.
Marizanne Kapp to Shweta Sehrawat, Fuller, on fourth stump. Shweta Sehrawat opens the face late and guides it down to third man.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, On a length, on fifth stump. Alyssa Healy dabs it out to point and rotates the strike now. They already got a boundary in this over but will they be able to end this over on a high. Still two balls left.
Marizanne Kapp to Shweta Sehrawat, Length, on middle. Shweta Sehrawat gets it to the leg side off the inner half. One taken.
Marizanne Kapp to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Shweta Sehrawat is on a mission here. It is a length ball, in the channel. Shweta Sehrawat waits for it and steers it down to third man for a fine boundary.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, An off-pace delivery, length, wide of off. Healy taps it out and crosses.
Shikha Pandey to Shweta Sehrawat, Overpitched, on off. Shweta Sehrawat hammers it down the ground. Shikha Pandey stretches her left hand out but it eludes her effort. No run though.
Shikha Pandey to Shweta Sehrawat, WIDE! It is full, down the leg side. Shweta Sehrawat tries to slog it away but misses. Called as a wide. Shikha Pandey under some pressure now.
Shikha Pandey to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. This is even better. A length ball that nips back in from outside off. Shweta Sehrawat opens the face and smacks it past backward point. It races away.
Shikha Pandey to Shweta Sehrawat, FOUR! Smacked! It is pitched up, on fifth stump. Shweta Sehrawat leans in and carves it through the gap at cover-point. Makes the most of the bottom hand here.
Shikha Pandey to Shweta Sehrawat, Length and on off. Shweta Sehrawat defends it out solidly.
Shikha Pandey to Alyssa Healy, A half-tracker, on leg. Alyssa Healy heaves it across the line to deep square leg and collects a single.
Shikha Pandey to Alyssa Healy, Shikha Pandey hurls in a good-length ball, around off, it straightens a touch. Alyssa Healy gets beaten on the outside edge here.
Shikha Pandey to operate from the other end.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, Misfield! Shortish, on off. Healy pulls it towards mid on, off the toe end. There is a misfield and the batters take three runs.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, Length and on off, defended out.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, Full and outside off. Healy steps forward and drills it to extra cover.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, On a length, that comes back in from outside off with some extra bounce. Alyssa Healy tries to defend it away but gets pinged high on her pads.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, Marizanne Kapp now drifts in a full one and gets it to swing away. Alyssa Healy pushes it gently towards mid off.
Marizanne Kapp to Alyssa Healy, FOUR! Alyssa Healy opens her account with a boundary. An ideal start for UP. Marizanne Kapp starts with a loosener, outside off. Alyssa Healy waits for it and crunches it through cover-point for a cracking boundary.
All in readiness for the play to begin! The two umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Delhi. It will be Shweta Sehrawat to open the innings alongside Alyssa Healy for UP. As usual, Marizanne Kapp will take the new ball for Delhi and she is ready to steam in. Let's play...
Right then, the start of the final league game isn't far away but just to let you know, in the first game of the day Mumbai defeated Bangalore by 4 wickets to go top of the points table. This means that UP cannot earn a direct entry into the final and will play the Elimanator game. But as Mumbai didn't finish things off in a hurry, simply a win for Delhi here will see them finish top of the table and seal their direct entry into the final. Stick around as an exciting game is soon to begin.
The skipper of UP, Alyssa Healy says that losing the toss does not matter. Informs that they will try to put up a solid score on the board. Adds that they have three changes to the sides. Mentions that it is a good opportunity for a few of the players to get some game time and says that they have made three changes to the side.
Meg Lanning, the captain of Delhi says that they will have a bowl first but there's no real reason for it and are looking upto the challenge. Adds that any team can win on a given day in this competition and UP are on a roll as well. Mentions that they know they need to play well and they have been playing well too. Informs that the side is playing well and hence, no changes have been made to the playing XI.
UP (Unchanged Playing XI) - Alyssa Healy (C/WK), Shweta Sehrawat (In for Devika Vaidya), Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Kiran Navgire, Parshavi Chopra, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Soppadhandi Yashasri (In for Rajeshwari Gayakwad), Shabnim Ismail (In for Grace Harris).
Delhi (Unchanged Playing XI) - Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Taniyaa Bhatia (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav.
TOSS - Delhi win the toss and they will BOWL first.
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