Gujarat giants 178 for 5 (Deol 70*, Mooney 44, Pandey 2-31, Jonasen 2-38) Beat Delhi capitals 177 for 5 (Lanning 92, Shafali 40, Meghna 3-35) by five Wickts
By knocking out the table torship that are already in the playoffs, the giants surpassed the Mumbai Indians to go second in the points table with a better NRR, although my still has two games in the hand compared to those of the giants. The victory of the giants also meant that it was the end of the road for Up Warriorz, who can no longer reach the playoffs. Giants and my will now face a penultimate match of the crucial league on March 10 in Mumbai.
The persecution of the giants was established by a constant Mooney, a wonderfully rhythm and undefeated 49 of Deol and an energy power of 10 of 10 of Dottin before Kashvee Gautam stole the show when they needed 13 of the seven.
Mooney and Deol place the base
The giants are not known for their successes of power at the top of the order and did not change their template even in a pronounced persecution. They had 15 by 1 after four overs when Mooney and Deol aimed to stay stable after the early loss of Hemalatha, whose miserable streak continued. Mooney constantly passed the box to collect limits and was the fifth so that things began for the giants. Deol was launched with two four in a 13th race and repeated the feat in the next when he used the rhythm of Annabel Sutherland to boost the execution rate beyond six when the power game ended.
With the application rate in an exact ten, the giants had a mountain to climb. Mooney made Deol run hard among the Wickts and when the duo collected four four in the seven -ball space just before half of the brand, the persecution was really alive. The capitals also had their forgettable moment to Fildear when Deol, on 27, Jess Jonassen on the floor and Shafali went to her for a long time, but the ball broke out in his hands and released an opportunity that potentially cost them the game.
The great successes of the big names
The giants received a great blow when Mooney found Sutherland to Long-Off Minnu Mann in the twelfth, but that meant that the capitals had to try to restrict the great batters of the giants now. And they couldn’t. Gardner left the brand with a four before breaking a glorious six rectus by Marizanne Kapp that reduced equation to 73 of 43, which soon became 66 of 36.
Deol then obtained a second life, in 45, when Sutherland failed to hold on to a return capture. Gardner unleashed six, this time in a slower Sutherland ball about half of the midwick. Deol mentioned his first fifty WPL since 2023, out of 38 balls, with a limit to aim; And despite the fact that Gardner hid for 22, Dottin and Deol broke the consecutive themselves to reach 36 of 23. The Quicks Quicks river from the ball, brought Jonassen back but nothing helped. Dottin smoked Jonassen for 4, 6 and 4 to different parts of the leg side limit that reduced equation to 16 of 14.
Capitals thought they had a chance when Jonassen ended with Dottin and Phoebe Litchfield wicks, before Shikha Pandey gave only two of five boots of 19, but Gautam sent a length ball. Deol followed him with a four before Gautam hit the winning races.
Another half century of Lanning and Shafali
Lanning continued to splash the limits on each side of the front foot while the giants continued to throw the ball up. Shafali obtained a life on 15 when Tanuja Kanwar could not hold on to a return capture in the sixth despite a complete immersion. It seemed much safer than two six after the power game, but hid for 40 of 37 to the deep Midwickt, where Phoebe Litchfield completed a well -judged capture.
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Vishal Dikshit is an assistant editor in Espncricinfo