Delhi Capitals (DC) outclassed a listless Mumbai Indians (MI) by 9 wickets on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Friday to maneuver to the highest of the Women’s Premier League factors desk.
DC (8 factors) pushed MI (6 factors) to second spot.
DC captain Meg Lanning took the successful template of inserting the opposition in to bat. The MI batters – missing in intent – got here a cropper. MI performed out 54 dot balls in the essay, resulting in an insufficient whole of 123 for 9.
Trouble got here early for MI, when Yastika Bhatia (11) failed for a fourth straight event. Hayley Mathews (22, 25b) and Natalie Sciver-Brunt (18, 22b), the star performers in the win over UP Warriorz just a few days earlier, crawled alongside.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (22, 16b, 2×4, 1×6) was the one one to get a transfer on. Harmanpreet’s dismissal, caused by correct left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen, robbed MI of all momentum.
The DC outfielding was on top of things, with Annabel Sutherland grabbing a positive excessive catch to ship again Amelia Kerr (17). Jonassen and offspinner Minnu Mani claimed three wickets every.
The electrical DC chase was in stark distinction to MI’s lethargy. Shafali Verma (43, 28b, 4×4, 3×6) and Meg Lanning (60 n.o., 49b, 9×4) went after the bowling unit with gusto, making a mockery of the goal. The duo successfully put the sport to mattress in the PowerPlay, powering the aspect to 57 for no loss.
After hammering leg-spinner Kerr for 2 large straight sixes, Shafali flicked pacer Amanjot Kaur to deep mid-wicket.
At this stage, DC was in prime place with 39 runs wanted from 59 balls. With an eye fixed on the web run charge, Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues (15 n.o., 10b, 2×4) stored the arduous hits coming to finish the job in 14.3 overs.
The scores: Mumbai Indians 123/9 in 20 overs (Jess Jonassen 3/25, Minnu Mani 3/17) misplaced to Delhi Capitals 124/1 in 14.3 overs (Meg
Lanning 60 n.o., Shafali Verma 43). Toss: Capitals; PoM: Jonassen.
Published – February 28, 2025 11:17 pm IST
