WPL 2025 DC vs UPW Highlights: UP Warriorz Seals First Win Of Tournament By 33 Runs: The clash at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 certainly spells tenor as the UP Warriorz (UPW) outclassed the Delhi Capitals by a healthy win margin of 33 runs on February 22, 2025, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
WPL 2025 DC vs UPW Match Summary
UP Warriorz innings
Batting first, UPW was in deep trouble at some point with their innings sitting precariously at 109/7. The turning point was when Chinelle Henry was given a life. A dropped catch when she was on 13—and she came out all guns blazing. She hit an impressive 62 runs in just 23 balls to steer UPW to a competitive total of 177/9 in 20 overs. Her aggressive stroke play turned momentum on its head in favor of UPW. For DC, Jess Jonassen was the pick of the bowlers, with figures of 4 wickets and 31 runs conceded.
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Delhi Capitals response
DC set a target of 178. Jemimah Rodrigues wove a solid performance in a tremendous effort to keep the innings getting better with a touch of 56 runs from only 35 balls. However, despite her efforts, DC could not stitch together meaningful partnerships. Once they lost one wicket, they lost three in quick succession. Following Grace Harris’s stunning job—a hat trick in the last over—she took 4 wickets for 15. DC was bowled out for 144, falling short by 33 runs.
Key Performance:
Chinelle Henry (UPW): 62 runs in only 23 balls.
Grace Harris (UPW): 4 wickets and after 15—a hat trick.
Jemimah Rodrigues (DC): 56 runs in just 35 balls.
With this win, this is UPW’s first in the league to successfully boost morale for further tournaments, whilst DC needs to rethink their strategy and resolve setbacks that cost them victory.
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Playing 11 of Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Sarah Bryce (wk), Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani
UP Warriorz: Kiran Navgire, Vrinda Dinesh, Deepti Sharma (c), Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Grace Harris, Chinelle Henry, Sophie Ecclestone, Uma Chetry (wk), Kranti Goud, Saima Thakor
