March 1, 2025 | Bengaluru | By BIFF Sports
Delhi Capitals didn’t just beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 14 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025—they embarrassed them.
A 9-wicket thrashing with 27 balls to spare at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, powered by Shafali Verma’s unbeaten 80 off 43 and Jess Jonassen’s 61 not out, sent RCB’s home crowd packing for the fourth straight game.
POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
But forget the scorecard—Verma’s post-match press conference was the real knockout punch, and it’s got Smriti Mandhana, RCB, and the entire cricket world reeling. Buckle up, because BIFF Sports is diving into the chaos.
Verma struts into the press room, Player of the Match medal gleaming, sweat still fresh from dismantling RCB’s bowling like it was a Sunday pickup game.
She’s grinning ear to ear, and then she lets it rip. “I told Jess out there, ‘Let’s finish this quick—I’ve got bigger plans tonight than messing with RCB’s bowlers,’” she says, barely hiding a smirk.
“Their attack’s predictable. Smriti can rally her team all she wants, but they’re no match for us. We’re the real champions here—not the ones clinging to last year’s trophy.”
Yeah, you read that right. She took a flamethrower to RCB’s pride, their 2024 title, and Mandhana’s captaincy in one breath.
The room went dead silent for about three seconds before the journos started scrambling. Was this a slip of the tongue or a calculated strike? Spoiler: Verma wasn’t done swinging.
The Smriti Smackdown: “Too Soft to Lead”
RCB vS DELHI RIVALRY
Some brave soul in the press pack asked about her rivalry with Mandhana—India teammate, RCB skipper, and the golden girl of women’s cricket.
Verma didn’t flinch. Leaning into the mic, she unloaded: “Smriti’s a great player, sure, but she’s too soft to lead a team like this. You need fire, not just smiles, to win titles. Maybe that’s why we keep beating them—and why I’m the one people are talking about.”
This wasn’t just trash talk—this was a declaration of war.
Mandhana’s led RCB to glory before, but Verma’s painting her as a pushover, a smiling figurehead who can’t handle the heat.
X exploded within minutes #ShafaliVsSmriti shot to the top of the trends, with RCB fans crying foul (“She’s disrespecting a legend!”) and DC loyalists crowning Verma the new queen of cricket swagger (“Finally, someone says it!”).
Love her or hate her, the 21-year-old just made herself the story of WPL 2025.
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