Mumbai Indians put an all-round performance to beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 match here at DY Patil Sports Academy on Thursday. Yastika Bhatia scored the highest with 41 runs as Mumbai Indians chased down a target of 106 runs in 15 overs while Hayley Matthews slammed 32 and Nat Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 23. For Delhi Capitals, Alice Capsey and Tara Norris bagged one wicket each. Chasing a target of 106, Mumbai Indians got off to a flying start as their openers Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia blasted Delhi bowlers all around the ground. Matthews slammed Shikha Pandey for back-to-back three boundaries.
Back to back fours from Sciver-Brunt to finish the game off. What a performance this has been from the Mumbai Indians. They now have a two-point lead at the top of the table and their net run rate is +4.228. Delhi Capitals remain second, they are now the only team on four points.
Delhi Capitals 105 all out in 18 overs : Matthews takes three! The umpire turned down an appeal for LBW but Harmanpreet took the review. No bat involved and ball tracking shows that the ball would have smashed into leg stump. That is the end of DC’s tortured innings and MI would hope they can get another big boost on their NRR.
MI’s results so far : Mumbai Indians started off by pulverizing Gujarat Giants in the inaugural game of the season. MI had scored 207/5, with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur being the top scorer with 65 runs in 30 balls. Saika Ishaque then took four wickets as GG capitulated for just 64 runs. It was yet another cakewalk for MI in the second match, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets. RCB were all out for 155 runs and an unbeaten 114-run stand for the second wicket between Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt helped MI win on a canter.
