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.
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.
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.
MI can only reduce the margin of defeat here. After 18 overs, 137/7.
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.
MI Going Nowhere With This Chase. Required rate over 14 now.
Jonassen, Reddy Bowled an over each from either ends. After 13 overs, MI- 94/5. They need 99 runs from 42 balls.
Kapp Bowls Out. Just 3 off the 11th. Surely, DC looking to close this out now. MI- 77/5 after 11 overs.
Reddy Concedes 2 Off Her First. The 10th of the innings. MI- 74/5 after 10 overs.
Amanjot Kaur has joined Vastrakar in the middle.
Half the side back in the pavilion for MI now as Kerr falls for 17 off 20. MI- 68/5 after 8.5 Overs.
Amelia Kerr finds the fence to finish the over after 5 dot balls off Radha Yadav. After 8 overs, MI- 61/4.
Titas Sadhu has slipped in a tight over for DC. Concedes just 3. MI- 57/4 after 7 overs.
Pooja Vastrakar the new batter for MI.
Jess Jonassen Strikes! She removes Matthews for 29 off 17 who was looking in good nick. Matthews having been dropped earlier in the over, couldn't quite make it big as she couldn't quite middle the pull but hits it straight to midwicket Capsey holds on to the catch. MI- 54/4 after 5.5 Overs
Matthews With Couple Of Boundaries Again as Kapp gets a third in the trot. 11 runs off the over. After 5 overs, MI-50/3.
Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews Out In The Middle for MI. Pandey bowls the fourth, concedes 10 off it. Matthews finding the fence twice in that over. So MI up with the run rate at least but it's the wickets column that would be concerning. They are 39/3 after 4 overs.
Mumbai's lost three in a hurry. Yastika Bhatia, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur all back in the pavilion. Two wickets for Marizanne Kapp, one for Shikha Pandey. MI- 29/3 after 3 overs.
End Of Innings. DC- 192/4 at halfway stage. Jemimah the star with 69* off 33.
And a four of the penultimate ball.
Take a bow Jemimah! This innings getting better and better. This time in the last over, she has found the maximum.
Brave call this by Harmanpreet as Hayley Matthews gets the ball in hand for the 20th over.
18 Runs Off The 19th Over. Delhi in a superb position at this stage. Last 6 balls.
Wow! Some innings this. She gets to a fifty. Four and a six to start the 19th over. And another six off the third ball. Nat Sciver-Brunt under pressure.
12 Runs Off The 18th over. Rodrigues playing a real gem of an innings here and yet again managing to find two boundaries after that wicket. DC- 161/4 after 18.
New Batter in for DC is Jess Jonassen.
Saika Ishaque strikes! Cleans Marizanne Kapp with a delivery in the blockhole. It's a yorker on target and Kapp can't do much about it. Falls for 11 off 12. DC- 151/4 after 17.2 Overs.
Saika Ishaque To Bowl Her 4th now. 18th of the innings.
Rodrigues with a couple of boundaries again! One through the square leg region, one of point off Vastrakar. 10 off the over. DC- 149/3 after 17 overs. Vastrakar finishes 4 overs, 1 for 20.
Kapp With Another Four To End The 16th. DC- 139/3 after 16 overs. 16 runs coming off it.
Rodrigues breaks the shackles, gets a couple of boundaries off the first four balls.
Ismail Will Bowl Out. She is bowling the 16th over.
Nat Sciver-Brunt With Another Tight Over. Just 4 off it. Good passage of play this for MI as we move for the second strategic time out! DC- 123/3 after 15 overs. Marizanne Kapp- 3* off 6, Jemimah Rodrigues- 13* off 14.
Ishaque returns and concedes 5. Good over in the context of the innings. 14 overs bowled. DC- 119/3.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Marizanne Kapp.
Lanning Falls After Fifty! She got there with the help of a boundary but two balls later she departs mistiming a pull. Kerr takes a fine catch near the fence to end a great innings. Vastrakar with the wicket in the last ball of the over. DC- 114/3 after 13 overs.
Wow. What a show the Delhi Capitals captain is putting on tight. 4, 6, 4! 14 off three deliveries and it's Amelia Kerr who is on the receiving end. 20 come off the over. DC: 109/2 after 12 overs.
DC- 89/2. Just 1 came off this Vastrakar over.
There's the breakthrough! It's Matthews who provides it. Capsey plays it on to her stumps and has to walk back for 19 off 20. DC- 79/2 after 9.3 Overs.
Hayley Matthews for the first time this evening!
Nat Sciver-Brunt begins with a tight over after the break. Concedes just 2. DC- 76/1 after 9 overs.
Three boundaries in the over. Two from the bat of Capsey, one from Lanning. 15 off that over. How is that for the batting team! DC- 74/1 after 8 overs. STRATEGIC TIME OUT!
Amelia Kerr into the attack. MI's star with both bat and ball in the tournament. Can she break this partnership?
Alice Capsey Has Joined Lanning after the fall of wicket. The duo has done the bulk of the scoring for Delhi this season. Massive partnership this again.
Ishaque Bowls A Top Over to finish off the powerplay. Concedes just 3. DC: 55/1 after 6 overs.
It's all happening here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Ismail concedes back to back sixes but has come back to get rid of Shafali off her third ball. Both the maximums were hit down the ground before the third delivery takes an edge which is caught by the keeper. DC- 48/1 after 4.3 Overs.
14 Runs Off The Over. DC- 36/0 after 4 overs.
And another from Lanning! Again on the pads and Lanning has given it the treatment it deserves by sending it for four. Great over for DC!
It's the captain this time! It's in the arc on the leg stump and the Australian star has deposited it over long on for a maximum.
Nat Sciver-Brunt into the attack. 3 overs bowled, DC- 22/0 going at 7.33 Runs per over.
Shafali's got three fours already in the first three overs. One in every so far. Second one went for 8 as DC finished at 15/0. Verma then found a boundary off Ismail again in the third.
Saika Ishaque will share the new ball.
A boundary coming off the first over already, it's come off the bat of Shafali. The 1st over has ben bowled. DC- 7/0 after 1.
Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning open for Delhi. Shabnim Ismail with the new ball for Mumbai.
MI: Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque
DC: Meg Lanning (captain), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu
BREAKING NEWS: Harmanpreet Kaur's back! MI win the toss and choose to bowl first
Hello And Welcome to our live coverage of the WPL 2024 clash between DC and MI. It's a top of the table contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Background
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
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