Delhi Capitals beat defending Women's Premier League champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine wickets to book their place in the play-offs. Australia's Jess Jonassen and India's Shafali Verma added an unbroken stand of 146 for the second wicket as Delhi reached their target of 148 inside 15.3 overs.

Delhi Capitals handed Royal Challengers Bangalore their fourth consecutive defeat with a dominant nine-wicket victory on Saturday, March 1. The win helped DC qualify for the playoffs this season.

Delhi Capitals have five wins in their seven matches in the Women's Premier League 2025. DC have assured themselves of a spot in the next stage, while handing RCB their fourth consecutive loss in the tournament.

Shafali Verma and Jess Jonassen remained unbeaten on 80 and 61 respectively as Delhi Capitals chased down the 148-run target set by Royal Challengers Bengaluru with nine wickets and four-and-a-half overs to spare.

After winning the first two games, RCB have now lost four in a row, and sit second bottom of the WPL 2025 table.

Jess Jonassen upstaged compatriot Ellyse Perry on the night as she scored a brilliant 61 off 38 balls, stitching a 146-run unbeaten partnership with Shafali Verma to chase down 148 in 15.3 overs.

Exceptional knocks by Shafali Varma and Jess Jonnasen and fantastic spells from Shikha Pandey and Marizanne Kapp pushed Delhi Capitals to a nine-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their Women's Premier League (WPL) match at Bengaluru on Saturday,