New Delhi: Tara Norris picked up five wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as Delhi Capitals won their first match of the Women’s Premier League by 60 runs at Barbourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 5.
Norris, the USA pacer, destroyed the RCB lineup, returning figures of 5/29 after Delhi Capitals had put up an imposing 223 for two at the Brabourne Stadium. Chasing the mammoth 224, the Smriti Mandhana-led side was restricted to 163 for eight in 20 overs.
USA pacer Tara Norris picked first 5 wicket haul in this WPL – She created history. Her bowling figure (4-0-29-5) against RCB.
What a moment for her, this is just amazing. Incredible, Tara Norris!! pic.twitter.com/diJpQbitnH
---Advertisement---— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 5, 2023
Earlier in the first innings, Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning set the stage on fire with their astonishing knock.
Tara Norris removed Heather Knight, Eyllse Perry, Richa Gosh, and Disha Kasat and became the first bowler in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) to claim a five-wicket haul for the first time in WPL history.
Tara Norris starred with a sensational fifer for @DelhiCapitals and was our Top Performer from the second innings in the #RCBvDC clash 👏👏
Take a look at her bowling summary here ✅
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/593BI7xKRy#TATAWPL | #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/Fzhgikuomv
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 5, 2023
Playing XIs: Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Heather Knight, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Megan Schutt, Preeti Bose, Renuka Singh Thakur.
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