"We fought magnificently, Lanning has been unbelievable": DC coach Batty after WPL final loss

Delhi Capitals coach praises team's fight in WPL final loss to RCB; RCB clinches first WPL title.

Following his side's eight-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their Women's Premier League (WPL) title clash, Delhi Capitals head coach Jonathan Batty expressed happiness at how his team fought till the very last over.

An all-round Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by yet another solid knock by Ellyse Perry and brilliant bowling spells from spinners Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Molineux captured their first-ever Women's Premier League (WPL) title after defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the title clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

DC lost their second successive WPL final. Following the loss in the post-match press conference, Batty lauded skipper Meg Lanning and the team for the fight they put up.

"Every game she has been unbelievable. She has poured her heart and soul into this tournament and into DC. We (Lanning and Batty) just talk about where we are in the game, how we can get the players back up and how we have to fight. We fought magnificently and I am really proud of our players. We bowled and fielded really well," said Batty.

The coach said that looking back at the match, he would not have had done anything differently, though he admitted his side could not do itself justice with the bat.

"We bowled fantastically. We could not do ourselves justice with the bat. We were a few runs short after that fantastic start. As a fielding unit, credit to all our players. I do not feel we should have had done things differently looking back," said the coach.

Batty said that the match could have been different had they reached 150-160 runs.