The genesis of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) was an try to increase the usual of ladies’s cricket in India and to present a platform for the budding feminine cricketers within the nation to categorical themselves amid all of the star attraction.

With the second season of the Women’s Premier League operating in full move, each visions seem to be heading in direction of materialization.

UP Warriorz’s newly-signed pacer Saima Thakor is a first-rate instance of it as she did not draw back from sticking it up to the attacking India opener and Delhi Capitals’ third-leading run-getter (171 runs) this season Shafali Verma on Friday night (March 9) on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

High on the adrenaline rush, Saima did what most uncapped Indians can solely visualise in her wildest of desires. The 27-year-old pacer received underneath the pores and skin of Shafali and made her do issues that she normally abstains from.

It all started with the second supply of Saima’s over within the fifteenth match of the league. Saima delivered a size ball exterior of off and Shafali managed to play it again to her in an try to pull off one thing extraordinary.

Shafali was effectively exterior of her popping crease when she made contact with the ball and it prompted a mock throw from Saima. Shafali rapidly rushed again to the protection of her crease but additionally gestured the rookie to have a shy on the stumps.

Watch the battle between Saima Thakor and Shafali Verma:

The next ball was a slower one and it was performed away in direction of the duvet fielder by Shafali. However, Saima continued to measure the Delhi opener as she completed her follow-through with a death stare to the latter.

The brewing stress in the midst of Arun Jaitley lastly hit its crescendo on the supply that adopted. Challenged by Saima, Shafali tried to assert her dominance on the uncapped Indian pacer and misplaced her furnishings within the course of.

Shafali was down the monitor once more however this time failed to make contact as a short-pitched ball from Saima saved low and flew underneath an tried pull by Shafali. The ball cannoned into the stumps and the UP Warriorz gamers burst into celebration.