• Shikha Pandey is currently representing Delhi Capitals in the WPL 2023.

  • Shikha took a stunning catch against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday, March 13.

WPL 2023 [WATCH]: Shikha Pandey takes a stunner to remove Heather Knight in RCB vs DC clash
Heather Knight and Shikha Pandey during the RCB vs DC clash

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) locked horns with Delhi Capitals (DC) in match no. 11 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Monday (March 10) and faced a close defeat by six wickets in a last over thriller.

Asked to bat first, RCB put up a competitive total of 150/4 in their 20 overs courtesy of an impressive knock by Ellyse Perry, who scored 67 off 52 balls. Richa Ghosh also contributed with a quickfire 37 off just 16 deliveries. Meanwhile, Shikha Pandey was the pick of the bowlers for DC as she took three wickets for 23 runs, while Tara Norris chipped in with one scalp for 25 runs. Apart from exceptional bowling performance, Shikha also took a stunning catch of Norris’ delivery to remove Heather Knight.

On the fourth ball of the 13th over, Knight tried to smash Norris for a boundary but was caught by Shikha, who pulled off a stunner at short fine diving towards her left. DC players were thrilled by the effort and celebrated the dismissal, while Knight was shocked.

Here’s the video:

Talking about the match, Delhi chased down the target set by RCB with two balls to spare, ending their innings at 154/4. Alice Capsey was the top scorer for her team with 38 runs off 24 balls, hitting eight fours in the process. Jemimah Rodrigues contributed with 32 runs, while Jess Jonassen scored fiery 29 runs off just 15 balls to steer their team to victory. Asha Shobana took two wickets for Bangalore, with Megan Schutt also picking up one scalp but failed to sail their team through. Jonassen was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for her quickfire contribution.

Notably, this was the fourth win for Meg Lanning-led DC in the inaugural tournament, while for Smriti Mandhana captained RCB, this was the fifth consecutive loss in the event.

Source: WomenCricket.com

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