How Delhi Capitals Fielded Five Foreign Players Against Royal Challengers Bangalore Despite 4-Player Limit In WPL

Delhi Capitals fielded five foreign cricketers in their playing XI against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL) despite the competition having a strict four-foreign player rule. Like the Indian Premier League, the WPL franchises are also allowed to play just four foreign cricketers in the team but DC have been provided with a special allowance. DC were given the allowance because of the presence of United States of America (USA) pacer Tara Norris. According to the rules, any team will be allowed to field five overseas players if one of them is from an associate nation. Currently, no other team in the tournament has a cricketer from any associate nation.

Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning struck belligerent fifties in a 162-run opening partnership as Delhi Capitals posted a huge 223 for two against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.

The 19-year-old Indian batting sensation returned to form in terrific fashion in a 45-ball 84, studded with 10 four and four sixes.

Lanning, the legendary World Cup-winning Australian skipper, was also at her attacking best in a 43-ball 72 (14x4) as the duo demolished a listless RCB attack on a batting paradise in Brabourne.

RCB finally got the much-needed breakthrough in the 15th over when England skipper Heather Knight dismissed the duo with her off-spin.

Knight cleaned up her Australian counterpart with a fuller delivery, and after just one delivery, Shafali went for a widish delivery with Richa Ghosh completing a brilliant catch to inflict a double blow.

But, it was little too late for the RCB camp as the DC duo's epic opening partnership of 162 runs from 87 balls had set the tone for a 200-plus score. It was then left to Marizanne Kapp and Jemimah Rodrigues to