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Another dismal season for the UP Warriorz as the Delhi Capitals made not-so-quick work of a modest total to secure a spot in the playoffs. 🦆 Lanning’s golden duck was always too big a void to fill UP Warriorz have been the leaders of preserving their wickets in the powerplay this WPL. Before tonight, they […]

Gujarat Giants finally broke the jinx and notched their first win against the Mumbai Indians in WPL! 👊 Gardner’s decisive middle-overs punch It felt like a tale of two middle-order tournament leaders and the middle overs between 11 and 16. The fate of the game was sealed when one of them delivered, while the other

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru get back to winning ways at a crucial juncture, securing their place in the WPL final. Read our analysis below! ❎ Nadine de Klerk’s cross-seam magic! Today isn’t as much an analysis as it is a peek into an interesting skill—the cross-seam delivery. Nadine de Klerk, the latest holder of the

Tonight was a game that, in great detail, highlighted how important spin is going to be toward the business end of the WPL. We’ve already seen that Vadodara has offered slower, lower wickets than the belters in Navi Mumbai. The consequence is reflected not only in lower scores but also in how much more the

In the end, we nearly witnessed two centuries in the same match of the WPL, but Nat Sciver-Brunt’s century was enough to ensure that the Mumbai Indians were able to defeat the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but not before getting a run for their money! Read our analyses below 😀 💯 Deserving Sciver-Brunt smashes WPL’s maiden

A rather odd fixture that. Delhi Capitals emerge victorious. The game was so weird that I lost all mood to analyse something except small bits of basics going wrong for both sides, in fact. Batting For starters, the pitch was sluggish in some weird way. Maybe it stayed a tad low, maybe the ball did

When I was drafting out the Kranti analysis, little did I realise that the UP Warriorz had dug themselves an absolute hole, going from 57 for 2 to 97 for 9. It takes a special effort to botch a game up this badly. Credit to the Gujarat Giants’ bowlers and bowling changes. Read our analyses

Delhi Capitals finally close out a run chase and keep their hopes alive as we move deeper into the tournament. Two innings of great class today, read our analyses here. 📝 Sciver-Brunt’s low-scoring masterclass The Vadodara pitch on offer today was significantly slower and lower than most surfaces we’ve seen this tournament. Run-making was tougher,

Five out of five now for RCB as this juggernaut shows absolutely no signs of stopping. They also managed to throw up yet another new hero in Gautami Naik, and can seem to lose no game. Read our analyses here. 🧠 Gardner got Smriti’s wicket, but the real battle was won in her mind They

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru complete yet another victory to go unbeaten in their Navi Mumbai leg and look like a side that’s improving with each passing game of cricket they play. Read our analyses here. 🏏 Shafali’s innings was that of a batter who knew her game inside out Shafali Verma’s knock tonight showed maturity