BENGALURU: Delhi Capitals ticked all boxes in a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in their top-of-the-table Women’s Premier League clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
After a disciplined bowling attack — led by Jess Jonassen (3/25) and Minnu Mani (3/17) — restricted MI to 123/9, DC openers Meg Lanning (60*, 49b, 9x4) and Shafali Verma (43, 28b, 4x4, 3x6) put up a blistering show to power Capitals to a nine-wicket victory in 14.3 overs.
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Invited to bat, MI openers Hayley Matthews (22, 4x4) and Yastika Bhatia (11, 1x4, 1x6) got off the mark with boundaries, taking 10 off Marizanne Kapp’s opening over. As the duo slowly settled down, Shikha Pandey (1/16) turned the tide, breaking the partnership in the final over of powerplay.
The onus to revive the innings was on last match hero Nat Sciver-Brunt (18, 2x4) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (22, 2x4, 1x6). The duo brought up MI’s 50 in 9.1 overs. Harmanpreet looked to up the tempo, first launching Titas over long-on for a maximum and then working the final ball behind the square for a boundary. But MI’s joy was short-lived as Jess first trapped Harmanpreet to break the 38-run stand and then returned in the 14th over to dismiss Sciver-Brunt with a regulation return catch.
Chasing the below par total, Capitals were off to a flying start as skipper Lanning and Shafali ensured they ended powerplay at 57 for no loss. After Shafali got out, Meg finished the chase with Jemimah Rodrigues.
Brief scores:
Mumbai Indians: 123/9 in 20 overs (Jess Jonassen 3-25) lost to Delhi Capitals: 124/1 in 14.3 overs (Meg Lanning 60 n.o)
