Smriti mandhan

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Australia all-rounder Jess Jonassen put on another clinical performance at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as she, alongside opener Shafali Verma, put on a 146-run stand to help the Delhi Capitals secure a spot in the playoffs for the third time running.

The 21-year-old Indian opener scored a blistering 80 off 43 deliveries while finding the boundary rope on eight occasions and scoring four maximums as well, whilst the Aussie scored her second consecutive half-century by smashing 61 runs in 38 deliveries through nine boundaries and one six.

Following the game, Jess stated that she loved batting with Shafali and joked that their rampage on the night was a ‘lesson in slogging to the leg side.’