DC vs MI WPL 2024 Highlights: Delhi Capitals posted a massive 29-run win over champions Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.
DC managed to make a massive total of 192 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs as Meg Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues scored half-centuries to boost their side’s total.
Lanning made 53 runs before being dismissed, while Rodrigues remained unbeaten at 69 as DC piled pressure on MI with the big total.
Then it was time for the DC bowling unit to deliver and they did it exceptionally well as they made early breakthroughs with a wicket in each of the opening three overs with Marizanne Kapp leading the attack.
Star batters Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr did not spend long at the crease either as DC moved into a strong position.
Hayley Matthews made 29 before falling prey to Jess Jonassen, who picked up the Windies player as her first of three wickets on the day.
Amanjot Kaur played a lone ranger innings as she added a fighting 42 runs, but was sent back by Jonassen in the 15th over.
Sanjana S chipped in with a quick 24 off 14 deliveries towards the final stretch but it was all for nothing as DC restricted MI to 163/8 in 20 overs.
As the match began, opening batter, Shafali Verma was dismissed early. But the pair of Meg Lanning and Alice Capsey looked to take charge in the innings. The DC skipper went on to bring up her fifty but was dismissed soon after in the innings.
Jemimah Rodrigues who is yet to rack up a performance with the bat, struggled to get going early on. But she managed to pick up the pace during the final few overs and managed to bring up a brilliant half-century. She went on to continue her brilliant knock till the end of the innings as DC set MI the target of 193.
Returning skipper Harmanpreet Kaur wins the toss and opts to bowl first vs Delhi Capitals. Shabnim Ismail also returns for the defending champions. For Delhi Capitals, playing their first game at home, there is one change with Marizzane Kapp back.
DC XI: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia(w), Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav
MI XI: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail
“Hello Delhi,” says the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 as the tournament arrives in the national capital. The first half in Bengaluru was just the build-up to what’s going to be a blockbuster and the climax will be scripted in the north. The Delhi leg of the league gets underway Tuesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium where the home team – Delhi Capitals (DC) – will face the defending champions Mumbai Indians.
The winning team will take the top honours on Tuesday night with 8 points whereas the losers would face stiff competition from the Royal Challengers Bangalore who have all their eyes on the knock-out qualification.
The last couple of match-ups between these two teams were hard-fought battles where Delhi were left empty-handed. In fact, the head-to-head stats show that Harmanpreet Kaur & Co have mostly been the better side; 3 wins and 1 loss in 4 matches. But DC are currently the table toppers and would not like to lose their spot, especially in front of the home crowd.
