On the back of a phenomenal bowling performance by Issy Wong and Saika Ishaque, Mumbai Indians strengthened their dominance in the ongoing Women's Premier League on March 9 (Thursday). Harmanpreet Kaur's side outmuscled Delhi Capitals at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai and registered a resounding eight-wicket win to consolidate their position at the top of the points table. The Women in Blue registered their third consecutive win and maintained their unbeaten run in the competition. Mumbai now has six points in three games while Delhi has four points in as many matches.
Chasing a below-par target of 106 runs, Yastika Bhatia and in-form Hayley Matthews combined for a 65-run alliance for the opening wickets and killed any hopes of a miracle for Delhi. Bhatia scored 41 runs off 32 balls with the help of eight fours while Matthews added 32 runs off 31 balls with help of six wickets.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (23 not out off 19 balls) and Harmanpreet (11 not out off eight balls) then combined for an unbeaten partnership of 32 runs to take Mumbai Indians to the promised land.
For Delhi, Tara Norris and Alice Capsey bagged a wicket each while all other bowlers lacked venom against a dominant Mumbai batting line-up.
Earlier, Delhi skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bat first but her decision backfired quickly as the batting line-up collapsed like a pack of cards and the team could only manage a score of 105/10 in 18 overs. Lanning scored 43 runs off 41 balls with the help of five fours and top-scored for her team. Jemimah Rodrigues scored 23 runs in 18 balls as eight out of the 11 batters failed to score in double-digits.
For Mumbai, Ishaque finished her spell with figures of 3/13 in 3 overs while Wong hogged the limelight with a terrific spell of 3/10 in four overs. Matthews too bagged three wickets in four overs and conceded just 19 runs while Pooja Vastrakar chipped in with a wicket.
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