WPL Points Table 2023 : In the first season of the Women’s Premier League, there were two exciting matches on Monday, March 20, in which the result of one match came out on the last ball of the match, but the second match was made one-sided by Delhi Capitals.
The Delhi team registered a big win against Mumbai Indians, which has seen a big change in the points table of the first season of WPL. With this victory of UP, along with Gujarat Giants, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), captained by star player Smriti Mandhana, is also out of the playoff race. After this win, UP has eight points from seven matches. WPL Points Table 2023 know below.
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RCB and Gujarat needed a UP defeat to keep their hopes alive, but it did not happen. Gujarat had only four points in eight matches. At the same time, RCB has four points from seven matches. Even if she wins her last match, she will be able to reach only six points. In such a situation, it will not be able to leave UP behind.
Ever since the start of the tournament, Mumbai Indians had the number one crown on their heads, but on Monday this crown was snatched by the Delhi team. The Mumbai team was looking for a way to reach the final of the tournament directly, but the Delhi team has shocked the team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur. In this way, now three teams have joined the race to get the direct final ticket.
Although the teams of Mumbai, Delhi and UP have reached the playoffs of WPL, but you will be surprised to know that the team which will top the points table of Women’s Premier League 2023 will get direct entry into the finals, while number 2 and number 3 The remaining teams will have to win the eliminator match to enter the final. In such a situation, now the final race has become very interesting.
Even if only 1% is correct, but now UP Warriors also have a chance to directly cut the final ticket, because the last league match of the team is left, which is to be held against Delhi Capitals. If UP get a big win in that match and improve their net run rate, then the story will be interesting, but if Mumbai wins the match between Mumbai and RCB on Tuesday afternoon, then UP’s hopes will end.
After this, only the team of Mumbai and Delhi will have a chance to reach the final directly. If Mumbai and Delhi lose their match, then the qualification for the final will be decided on the basis of net run rate, where currently Delhi is at No.1, Mumbai at No.2 and UP at No.3. RCB is at fourth and Gujarat Giants at fifth position. WPL Points Table 2023.
Grace Harris and McGrath lead UP to victory
Chasing the target of 179 runs, UP Warriors did not get off to a good start. He had lost three wickets for 39 runs in 4.5 overs. Captain Alyssa Healy was dismissed for 12, Kiran Navagire for four and Devika Vaidya for seven.
After the fall of three wickets, Grace Harris and Tahlia McGrath handled the innings. Both shared a 78-run partnership for the fourth wicket. McGrath got out after scoring 57 runs in the 14th over. He hit 11 fours in his 38-ball innings.
Grace Harris took over after McGrath’s dismissal. He took the team to the threshold of victory. She was dismissed on the fifth ball of the 19th over. Then UP had to score seven runs. Harris scored 72 off 41 balls. During this he hit seven fours and three sixes.
Sophie Ecclestone ended the match with an unbeaten 19 off 13 balls. Deepti Sharma was dismissed for six and Simran Sheikh scored one run. Anjali Sarwani remained unbeaten without opening an account. Kim Garth took two wickets for Gujarat. Monika Patel, Ashley Gardner and Tanuja Kanwar got one success each.
Points Table
Women’s Premier League Points Table
No | Teams | P | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR | |
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1 | Delhi Capitals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.978 | |
2 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.725 | |
3 | UP Warriorz | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.063 | |
4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.044 | |
5 | Gujarat Giants | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2.220 | |
P : Played, W : Win, L : Loss, T : Tie, NR : No Results, NRR : Net Run Rate, PTS : Points