Jonassen, bowlers take DC to victory

A quickfire unbeaten 61 off 32 from all-rounder Jess Jonassen and a disciplined bowling performance from the seamers guided Delhi Capitals to a comfortable six-wicket win against Gujarat Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Tuesday.

- Samreen Razzaqui

NEW DELHI:

Chasing 128, a well-equipped Capitals batting line-up handed Giants their third loss in four matches whilst climbing to the top of the table with three wins in five matches. Although Meg Lanning (3) was beaten on the inside edge by Kashvee Gautam (2/26), Jonassen made the most of her promotion to the No 3 batting position.

The left-hander hit a flurry of boundaries to get going and then maintained the same tempo throughout her innings, largely targeting the leg-side. Shafali Verma (44) too was aggressive in her approach and the duo stitched a 74-run partnership before Verma was dismissed by Ash Gardner (1/33) in the 10th over.