WPL 2024, DC vs MI HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Capitals Beat Mumbai Indians By 29 Runs
WPL 2024, DC vs MI HIGHLIGHTS: Delhi Capitals handed Mumbai Indians their second defeat of the season.
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WPL 2024, DC vs MI LIVE SCORE: Delhi Capitals will host Mumbai Indians in a top of the table clash at the Women's Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday (March 5). The two teams have continued their fine form from the last season into this season and the 2023 finalists sit at the first and the second places on the table having played 4 matches each and won 3 of their matches.
The only thing that differentiates the two teams at this stage is the net run rate (NRR) with Delhi's +1.251 better than Mumbai's +0.402. Interestingly, Delhi's only defeat in the tournament so far came against Mumbai in the tournament opener in a last-ball finish. On the other hand, MI's solo defeat came against UP Warriorz barring which they have looked pretty much clinical this season.
Alice Capsey has done the bulk of the scoring for Delhi and has 148 runs from 3 innings to her credit Meg Lanning is not too far behind either with precisely the same number of runs in 4 innings. For Mumbai, the duo of Yastika Bhatia and Amelia Charlotte Kerr have been the leading scorers with 121 and 118 runs so far in the competition respectively.
In the bowling department, Delhi has Radha Yadav in their side who has taken 7 wickets already. For Mumbai, Kerr has been up there with the ball too and has 7 scalps to her credit. As the two heavyweights meet again, fans are anticipating yet another thrilling encounter this Tuesday evening, a match which marks the first fixture of the Delhi leg of the tournament.
Squads:
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia(w), Titas Sadhu, Poonam Yadav, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Harris, Minnu Mani, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Sneha Deepthi
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur
WPL 2024, DC vs MI: It's A Wrap
Clinical performance by Delhi who register yet another win batting first. No surprises then that Rodrigues got the Player of the Match recognition as Delhi strengthen their place at the top of the WPL 2024 points table with 8 points from 5 matches. MI remain at six points. That's it from here. Stay tuned to ABP Live's Sports Page for every major update from the sporting sphere.
WPL 2024, DC vs MI LIVE SCORE: DC WIN!
In the end, DC beat MI by 29 runs. Comprehensive performance. Lanning and Rodrigues the archietcts of this Delhi victory, especially the innings Rodrigues played which gave them the momentum to reach 192/4.
WPL 2024, DC vs MI LIVE SCORE: Another One Bites The Dust!
MI can only reduce the margin of defeat here. After 18 overs, 137/7.
WPL 2024, DC vs MI LIVE SCORE: WICKET!
Amanjot Kaur departs. She was perhaps the last glimmer of hope for MI. She falls for 42 off 27 and surely with that MI's hopes. Goes for the big heave on the leg side, misses it altogether, sees her stumps getting rattled. MI- 116/6 after 15.1 overs.
WPL 2024, DC vs MI LIVE SCORE: MI Going Nowhere With This Chase
MI Going Nowhere With This Chase. Required rate over 14 now.