Delhi Capitals (DC) earned a brilliant 60-run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), courtesy of their classy batting from the winning side. During the match, there was a special moment which saw a new system being tried out for the first time when vice-captain Jemimah Rodrigues used the Decision Review System to check a waist-high no-ball bowled by Megan Schutt.
The Capitals were in a very comfortable situation after a brilliant 162-run partnership between openers Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma. But England skipper Heather Knight got the much-needed breakthrough in the 15th over, striking twice in three balls. In came Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored a handy 15-ball 22.
The incident took place in the final over of the first innings, when Jemimah was squatting while trying to play a shot off Schutt's bowling. It was a full toss, and the ball connected much higher than her waist. The field umpire did not believe that it was a waist-high no-ball, and not agreeing that it was a no-ball.
The young gun challenged the umpire's decision to be checked by the DRS. They used 'ball tracker' to track the flight of the ball and points of possible impact when the ball crossed Jemimah and where it would hit the stumps. According to the ball tracker, the delivery was descending rapidly and would have impacted Jemimah below her waist.
They lost one of their two reviews which eventually did not matter. DC went on to score an above-par total of 224. The Delhi bowlers did not let their opponents settle at the crease. After a strong start by Sophie Devine (14 off 11) and Smriti Mandhana (35 off 23), Alice Capsey ended their 41-run partnership in the fifth and seventh overs respectively. Then it was young and unknown pacer Tara Norris' show.
She start her rampage with the wicket of the dangerous Ellyse Perry, who was in fine form with her 19-ball 31. A fine straight ball saw Perry charging, which hit the bottom edge and travelled directly to the middle stump.
Disha Kasat (9 off 11) followed but the scalp of Richa Ghosh was the most important for the 24-year-old, dismissing her for just two runs off four balls.
Heather continued her performance for her team, this time with the bat. She scored 34 off 21 balls but was once again stunned by a brilliant Norris ball as the match slipped away from Bangalore.
Megan Schutt fired her side to a respectable score of 163 runs with her unbeaten 30 off 19 balls, as Delhi secured a brilliant victory to kick off their score.
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