Tags: Womens Premier League 2023,
Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, 18th Match,
Mumbai Indians Women,
Delhi Capitals Women
Revealed on: Mar 21, 2023
Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 9 wickets in match quantity 18 of the Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 match on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday, March 20. With the win, DC displaced MI from the highest spot within the factors desk on the idea of a greater web run price
Delhi bowled first after Meg Lanning gained the toss and put up a commanding present to limit a robust Mumbai batting line-up to 109/8. Marizanne Kapp (2/13), Shikha Pandey (2/21) and Jess Jonassen (2/25) all got here up with glorious bowling efforts.
Kapp struck early for Delhi. She had Yastika Bhatia caught behind for 1, whereas Nat Sciver-Brunt was bowled for a golden duck. An excellent catch by Jemimah Rodrigues at large mid-on off Shikha Pandey’s bowling ended Hayley Matthews’ keep for five. Mathews performed a whip stroke, just for Rodrigues to take a stunner.
Amelia Kerr (8) was subsequent to go, caught behind off Arundhati Reddy. Pooja Vastrakar scored 26 off 19. She hit three fours and a six earlier than falling to Jonassen, in search of one massive hit too many. MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur hung round for 23, however couldn’t convert her begin into an enormous rating. She was caught at deep midwicket off Pandey’s bowling. Issy Wong (23 off 24) and Amanjot Kaur (19 off 16) batted patiently and ensured that Mumbai not less than crossed 100.
Chasing 110, Delhi wanted solely 9 overs to achieve the goal. Captain Meg Lanning (32 not out off 22) and Shafali Verma (33 off 15) added 56 runs for the opening wicket in 4.3 overs. Shafali struck six fours and a six earlier than being stumped off Matthews.
Alice Capsey (38 not out off 17) then got here in and clobbered one 4 and as many as 5 sixes – three of her sixes got here in a single over from Matthews. The aggressive batter struck Saika Ishaque for 2 sixes and a 4 as Delhi raced to victory with 66 balls to spare.
Talking in regards to the dominating win, Delhi skipper Lanning commented, “It was an important sport, onerous to fault a lot. We received off properly with the bowl, Kapp received us to an important begin once more and to chase down like that was sensible.
On Participant of the Match Kapp, she added, “She’s very gifted, at all times desirous to play properly and to see her carry out so properly, very happy for her. I believe the bowler’s did it for us tonight, to limit them to about 100 was nice.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
