Lauren Bell Reignites Josh Hazelwood Memories With Double-Wicket First Over, Removes Lizelle Lee & Laura Wolvaardt Cheaply in DC vs RCB WPL 2026 [WATCH]

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Lauren Bell produced a stellar opening over during the DC vs RCB clash in the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL 2026), reigniting memories of Josh Hazlewood, who dominated the powerplay overs and helped the Men’s team win their maiden IPL title last season. Bell, too, has looked stellar this season so far, getting wickets in key phases while being extremely economical with the ball.

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Speaking about her latest heroics, Bell produced two magical deliveries, swinging the ball both ways to dismiss key Delhi Capitals batters Lizelle Lee (4) and Laura Wolvaardt (0) cheaply and put the opposition on the backfoot early in the first over of the match.

After getting hit for a boundary by Lizelle Lee on the second ball, Bell produced a stunning swining delivery that ended up being a near-perfect yorker and bowled the DC batter around her leg. On the very next ball, she outfoxed Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt with the ball nipping back in and Laura getting beaten while attempting a drive.

Watch the video of both dismissals below.

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Shafali Verma fifty revives Delhi Capitals after top-order collapse in DC vs RCB WPL 2026 clash

Speaking about the DC vs RCB game, after Lauren Bell delivered a double blow to the Capitals, their situation worsened further after Sayali Satghare did an encore on the very next over to get the wickets of DC skipper Jemimah Rodrigues and Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp. Jemimah and Kapp departed for four runs and a duck, respectively as DC were left reeling at 10/4.

It was then star India and DC opener Shafali Verma who made amends for the initial setback with a deft fifty. Shafali looked in a league of her own, where everyone else was struggling; she smacked a 27-ball fifty, including four boundaries and four maximums.

At the time of writing this report, the DC scoreboard reads 91/6 in 11 overs with Shafali Verma and Sneh Rana currently batting in the middle.

The Capitals are in dire need of a win to keep their WPL 2026 playoffs qualification hopes alive as they languish at the bottom of the WPL 2026 points table with just a solitary win from three games. RCB, on the other hand, are the only team to remain unbeaten in the tournament so far with three wins in three games and have the odds in their favour of extending it further.

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