Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- Chandigarh medium-pacer Nandani Sharma made a memorable impact in her maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) season with Delhi Capitals, clinching the Emerging Player of the Tournament award and emerging as one of the standout performers of the competition.

Nandani narrowly missed out on the Purple Cap despite finishing as the joint highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets, alongside New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine of Gujarat Giants. While Devine achieved the tally in nine matches, Nandani reached the milestone in ten games. The WPL season concluded on Thursday evening in Vadodara, with Royal Challengers Bangalore defeating Delhi Capitals in the final.

The 24-year-old shot to prominence in her second WPL outing agai...