'Shafali! Shafali! Peeth pe lagaye ghumenge tera naam' - Fans elated as Delhi outmuscle Gujarat by 10 wickets in Women's T20 League

Gujarat and Delhi locked horns in the Women’s T20 League 2023 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Gujarat skipper Sneh Rana won the toss and decided to bat first. The batting lineup of Gujarat couldn’t survive strongly against the bowling lineup of Delhi; they could score only 105 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

While chasing the target, the explosive opening pair of Delhi skipper Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma’s outstanding batting heroics helped Delhi to reach the target only in 7.1 overs; eventually, they won the match by a massive margin of 10 wickets.

The fans were also ecstatic after the emphatic win of Delhi in the all-important clash of the Women’s T20 League against Sneh Rana’s girls. The cricket fans took to Twitter to react with some interesting reactions and showered the praise on the amazing performance of Delhi; especially the aggressive and explosive approach of Shafali Verma in the second innings while chasing the target for Delhi.

Here's how fans reacted:

Shafali! Shafali! Peeth pe lagaye ghumenge tera naam!#dcvsgg #wpl2023 #wpl

— Anuradha Exwaized (@anuradhaxyz) March 11, 2023

@DelhiCapitals Chased down 105 in just 7.1overs...
And 87/0 in Powerplay...
Absolute brutal hitting by @TheShafaliVerma 🔥🔥🔥#WPL #DCvsGG #TATAWPL

— CJ (@captainjack_21) March 11, 2023

RCB fans realising their next game with #DC

Their reaction after watching shafali game #wpl2023 #GGvsDC #DCvsGG pic.twitter.com/AANkThsw2D

— Anvesh Gupta (@luckyanvesh143) March 11, 2023

Shafali Verma 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏👏#WPL #DCvsGG

— confused aatma 🤷‍♀️ (@rajmaachaawal) March 11, 2023

#DelhiCapitals tuffest team in #wpl23 bcoz both openers are batting very nicely and till when team win.

Lanning and #shafaliverma both are hard hitter batsman she perfectly handle team.#wplonjiocinema#GGvsDC #dcvsgg #WPLT20#aravchoudhary

— Arav Choudhary (@iaravchoudhary) March 11, 2023

Take a bow @TheShafaliVerma.. what an exhibition of batting prowess… #WPLT20 #DCvsGG @BCCI @mufaddal_vohra @CricCrazyJohns

— Praveen kanyal (@Lepthusmak) March 11, 2023

6 overs 87 runs.🤯

Shafali🤝Meg Lanning#DCvsGG#TATAWPL

— The Red Devil🔴⚫ (@mufc_598) March 11, 2023

And that's how you live up to the expectations!

Last match, #ShafaliVerma danced in the pitch having no clue whatsoever

But today, She proved why she's the next big thing#WPL#WPL2023#DCvsGG#GGvDC

— Annush (@TheNameisAnnush) March 11, 2023

At the start I was thinking 12 to 13 over

Now before 10, maybe 8

— Tricia (@tripholly09) March 11, 2023

Batting first, the Gujarat batting lineup completely surrendered against the bowling lineup of Delhi comprising Marizanne Kapp; she claimed a remarkable five-wicket haul by conceding only 15 runs in four overs. Other than her, Shikha Pandey also scalped three wickets by conceding 26 runs in the spell of four overs.

On the back of these bowling heroics, Delhi restricted Gujarat only to the score of 105 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

While chasing the target, Delhi’s opening pair of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma made a historic partnership of 107 runs for the first wicket to win the match for Delhi by a massive margin of 10 wickets.

Notably, it is the third win of Delhi in the four matches they played so far in the tournament. Earlier in the last match, they lost to Mumbai by a margin of eight wickets.