DC vs UPW, WPL Live Score: Calm Wolvaardt secures victory for Delhi Capitals in tense chase; first win for DC this season

Nandni Sharma to Meg Lanning, Good length on top of off, Meg Lanning punches this to cover for no run.

Nandni Sharma to Meg Lanning, FOUR! That's been smashed through the left of cover-point for a boundary. Back of a length around off, Meg Lanning hangs onto her back foot and cuts this square, wide to cover-point for a boundary.

Nandni Sharma to Meg Lanning, WIDE! Full and way too wide outside off. Meg Lanning swings and misses as this was way too wide. 

Nandni Sharma to Meg Lanning, Full and around the fifth-stump line. Meg Lanning doesn't move her foot much and throws her bat at but gets beaten on the outside.

Nandni Sharma to Meg Lanning, Good length on off, Meg Lanning punches this to cover-point for no run.

Nandni Sharma to Meg Lanning, WIDE! On a length wide down the leg. Meg Lanning swings and misses. Wided.

Marizanne Kapp to Meg Lanning, Good-length delivery, around off, Meg Lanning guides it to deep backward point for one more runs. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, On a length, outside off, Phoebe Litchfield punches it to deep cover for one. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Litchfield didn't quite get the middle or the timing, but the placement was just elite. Fuller, wide outside off, Phoebe Litchfield charges down the deck and punches it from the inner part of her bat to beat the left of the mid off fielder for four more runs. 

Marizanne Kapp to Meg Lanning, On a length, just outside off, Meg Lanning pushes it from the outer part of her willow toward deep backward point for one run. 

Marizanne Kapp to Meg Lanning, Full, on off, Meg Lanning dabs it down. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Excellent from Kapp! She pitches it much fuller, just behind the yorker length, on middle. Phoebe Litchfield tries to drive it through mid off, but gets the inside edge and the ball rolls to deep fine leg for a single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Fuller, on off, Phoebe Litchfield pushes it to extra cover. Oh no, the buzzer goes off as Kapp has overstepped. The umpire signals a No Ball and a Free Hit is coming up next. 

Chinelle Henry to Meg Lanning, Short, outside off, Meg Lanning attempts to cut at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Chinelle Henry to Meg Lanning, Full, on off, Meg Lanning pushes it to cover. 

Chinelle Henry to Phoebe Litchfield, Back of a length, on off, Phoebe Litchfield tucks it to square leg for a single. 

Chinelle Henry to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Phoebe Litchfield gets a bit lucky here! Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Phoebe Litchfield attempts to pull it but misses the connection on the willow but hits the gloves. The ball flies to the right of the keeper. Lizelle Lee offers a dive but it flies past her toward the deep fine leg fence for four runs. 

Chinelle Henry to Phoebe Litchfield, Back of a length, nipping it back to the left-hander. Phoebe Litchfield looks to pull it but cramps for room and hits the thigh pad. 

Chinelle Henry to Phoebe Litchfield, Fullish, around the pads of the batter, Phoebe Litchfield looks to flick but plays the short early and gets a soft leading edge. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Fullish, around off, Phoebe Litchfield punches it to deep point for a single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! CHEEKY! On a length, on the stumps. Phoebe Litchfield shuffles across the line and ramps it over the keeper's head for four more runs. She is looking really confident with her strokeplay. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Fuller, around the leg, Phoebe Litchfield flicks it toward the left of the backward square leg and gets a couple of runs with a dive at the end. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Short, on off, Phoebe Litchfield taps it to cover-point. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Upish, but away from the fielder! Pitches it up, does Kapp, just outside off. Phoebe Litchfield lunges and drives it a bit aerieally toward the right of the mid off fielder, who dives to attempt, but the ball flies away and races for the boundary. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Fuller, on middle, Phoebe Litchfield skips down the deck and pushes it to mdi off for no run. 

Minnu Mani to Meg Lanning, FOUR! 16 off the first over from Minnu Mani! This is short and outside off, around the sixth stump. Meg Lanning rocks back, frees her hands and cuts it through cover-point for another boundary. 

Minnu Mani to Phoebe Litchfield, Short, around off, Phoebe Litchfield dabs it to cover for a single. 

Minnu Mani to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Excellent usage of the feet! Full-length delivery, around off, Phoebe Litchfield shimmies down the track and uses her bottom hand to loft it over wide mid off for four more runs. 

Minnu Mani to Meg Lanning, Fuller, on leg, Meg Lanning flicks it to short fine leg for a single. 

Minnu Mani to Meg Lanning, Short, around off, Meg Lanning steers it to wide of short third for a couple of runs. 

Minnu Mani will operate from the other end. 

Minnu Mani to Meg Lanning, FOUR! SHOT! Minnu Mani pitches it short, on off and spins in. Meg Lanning opens her stance and pulls it to the right of the diving deep square leg fielder for four runs. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, On a length, around off, Phoebe Litchfield eases it to cover for no run. That's an excellent over from Kapp, a wicket maiden!

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, On a length, around off, Phoebe Litchfield dabs it to backward point. 

Marizanne Kapp to Phoebe Litchfield, Full, on middle, Phoebe Litchfield nudges it to square leg for no run. 

Phoebe Litchfield is the new batter on the crease.  

Marizanne Kapp to Kiran Navgire, OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! Marizanne Kapp draws the first blood in the very first over of the inning. This is a full-length delivery, on off, nipping back into the batter. Kiran Navgire looks to slog it over wide mid on, but gets the toe end of the bat and lobs up high toward the mid off region, where Shafali Verma reverse scoops the catch. 

Marizanne Kapp to Kiran Navgire, Huge appeal now for LBW, but the umpire shakes her head! However, Delhi Capitals has challenged with a review. This is on a good length, pitching it just outside off and angling in. Kiran Navgire hags back and looks to flick it but misses on the inside edge to thump her upper pad. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking shows that the wicket hitting the top of leg stump is umpire's call.

Marizanne Kapp to Kiran Navgire, Swing right away! Good-length delivery, pitching it around the sixth stump and swinging it away from the batter. Kiran Navgire looks to lash it over cover but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

All set now for the action to commence. The umpires stride out to the middle and the players of Delhi Capitals have scattered to take their fielding positions. Meg Lanning will be pairing with Kiran Navgire to open for UP Warriorz. Marizanne Kapp, as usual, starts with the new ball. Away we go...

Meg Lanning, captain of UP Warriorz, starts off saying that the toss is very unpredictable in this season of WPL. She further notes that her team would be happy to bat second, given the trend of teams batting second doing well. However, she emphasizes that regardless of when they bat, execution is key. Lanning expresses her team's eagerness to put the Capitals under pressure early and notes that they've seen some progression at the top of the order. She's confident that this will give them a good chance to take on the bowlers and allow players to operate in their strengths. While acknowledging areas for improvement from the last game, Lanning mentions that the team has had productive discussions and is now focused on executing their plans. She notes that with both teams familiar with each other's gameplay, the match will be a great challenge, but one that her team is looking forward to. Ended up announcing that Chloe Tryon is replacing Deandra Dottin for this match. 

Jemimah Rodrigues, skipper of Delhi Capitals, says that they will bowl first, citing the pitch's expected improvement as the dew sets in later in the game. She believes that any target set on this pitch can be chased down. Jemimah is pleased with the team's performance, highlighting their display of character with both bat and ball. She also notes that the game yielded many positive moments and valuable learnings. She further singles out Nandni Sharma, as a young and standout performer and a captain's delight. Rodrigues praises Nandani's accuracy and fearlessness in bowling any delivery. She emphasizes the importance of keeping things simple and trusting that the results will follow. Ended up saying that the team will stick with the same lineup. 

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Lizelle Lee (WK), Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Marizanne Kapp, Sneh Rana, Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Sree Charani and Nandni Sharma.

UP Warriorz (Playing XI) - Meg Lanning (C), Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (WK), Chloe Tryon (In place of Deandra Dottin), Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey and Kranti Gaud.

TOSS - Delhi Capitals have won the toss and elected to BOWL first.