WPL 2024: Delhi Capitals’ pacer fined 10% of her match fees for on-field misconduct against UP Warriorz

Arundhati Reddy, the fast bowler for Delhi Capitals (DC), was fined 10 percent of her match fees for violating the Code of Conduct of the Women's Premier League (WPL) during the match against UP Warriorz (UPW) on February 26 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Arundhati fined for breaching WPL code

The 26-year-old Reddy admitted to committing a Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 of the WPL's Code of Conduct. This offense pertains to ‘using language, actions, or gestures that disparage or could provoke an aggressive response from a batter upon her dismissal during a match.’

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How did Arundhati Reddy and DC perform vs Warriorz?

Reddy and the DC had a memorable day on February 26. The glitzy franchise began their campaign with a loss to Mumbai Indians (MI) but bounced back strongly by defeating UPW by nine wickets.

Reddy flaunted her skills by dismissing Poonam Khemnar and ended with figures of 3-0-16-1 against UP Warriorz. 

She also performed well against MI and picked up the wickets of Yastika Bhatia and Nat-Sciver Brunt.

DC asserted their dominance over UPW by limiting them to 119 for 9 in 20 overs. Marizanne Kapp was instrumental in dismantling their top order, claiming the wickets of Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, and Dinesh Vrinda with figures of 4-1-5-3. Radha Yadav also made significant contributions, ending with figures of 4-0-20-4.

The DC launched a relentless assault in their run-chase, reaching the target with 33 balls to spare. Shafali Verma, who was dismissed for a duck against MI, quickly bounced back to score a half-century off 36 balls against the RCB.

She remained unbeaten on 64 runs from 43 deliveries, smashing 6 fours and 4 sixes. Skipper Meg Lanning also contributed with a valuable 51 off 43 balls before being dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone.

With this victory, the DC climbed to the second position in the table with 2 points and a net run rate of +0.488.

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