MI vs DC highlights: Delhi thrash Mumbai in less than 10 overs, occupy top spot

Tabletoppers Mumbai Indians will square off againstsecondplaced team Delhi Capitals in match number 18 of the ongoing Womens Premier League WPL on Monday Both Mumbai and Delhi will aim to get back on the winning side of things While MI suffered their first loss in the tournament against UP Warriorz Delhi are coming on the back of a defeat over Gujarat Giants As it stands out Mumbai top the table with 10 points followed by Delhi with 8 points Both the sides have qualified for the WPL playoffsOne can expect an intense battle to unfold between the two formidable opponents as they vie for ultimate glory in what appears to be a crucial 20over encounterAlso Read WPL 2023 UPW snap formidable Mumbai Indians becomes first team to beat Kaur amp CoMI vs DC Dream11 predictionWicketkeeper Yastika BhatiaBatters Shafali Verma Jemimah Rodrigues Harmanpreet Kaur VC Meg Lanning CAllrounder Nat SciverBrunt Marizanne Kapp Hayley MatthewsBowlers Saika Ishaque Shikha Pandey Titas SadhuMI vs DC Full SquadsDelhi Capitals Meg Lanningc Shafali Verma Marizanne Kapp Jemimah Rodrigues Alice Capsey Jess Jonassen Taniya Bhatiaw Arundhati Reddy Shikha Pandey Radha Yadav Tara Norris Laura Harris Jasia Akhtar Minnu Mani Aparna Mondal Poonam Yadav Titas Sadhu Sneha DeepthiMumbai Indians Hayley Matthews Yastika Bhatiaw Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaurc Amelia Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Humaira Kazi Jintimani Kalita Saika Ishaque Priyanka Bala Neelam Bisht Sonam Yadav Dhara Gujjar Heather Graham Chloe TryonMI vs DC Predicted playing XIsMumbai Indians Yastika Bhatia wk Hayley Matthews Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaur c Amelia Kerr Issy Wong Saika Ishaque Dhara Gujjar Amanjot Kaur Jintimani KalitaDelhi Capitals JI Rodrigues MM LanningC Shafali Verma Alice Capsey M Kapp T Bhatia JL Jonassen S Pandey Radha Yadav T Norris Titas SadhuMI vs DC A brief overviewMumbai and Delhi are the only two teams to seal their berth in the Playoffs stage of the inaugural Womenrsquos Premier League WPL 2023 However both the teams suffered shock losses last week and will look to get back to winning waysHarmanpreet Kaur amp Co suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of UP Warriorz while DC were also beaten by bottomplaced Gujarat Giants in their last match In the last match between the two sides MI downed DC by eights wickets with spinners Saika Ishaque Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews walking away with three wickets eachMI vs DC Toss updateDelhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning wins toss opts to bowl first against Mumbai IndiansFollow MI vs DC live updates below945 PM Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets930 PM 971 in 82 oversMatthews delivers a generous ball to Shafali Verma who charges out to meet it only for the ball to pitch just under her She misses her attempted heave and Yastika capitalizes by completing the stumping MI has something to celebrate with this wicket Shafali Verma has been dismissed scoring 33 runs off 15 balls including 6 boundaries and a six915 PM 490 after 3 oversOutside off Nat SciverBrunt bowls a full delivery Lanning drives it for a four between extra cover and midoff After that she guides SciverBrunt to go deep into the third for another four854 PM Delhi Capitals need 110 runs to win against Mumbai Indians850 PM 1077 in 194 oversJess Jonassen gets rid of Issy Wong in the last over845 PM 1036 after 19 oversKaur falls to Pandey caught by Rodrigues The skipper departs adding to the mounting wickets column Pandey pitched a full ball outside off tempting Harmanpreet Kaur to go for a big hit over deep midwicket Although she made decent contact the ball failed to clear Rodrigues stationed at deep midwicket The Delhi Capitals player held on to the catch brilliantly triggering a bout of floss dance in celebration Mumbai are having a torrid time today as Delhi dominate the proceedings Kaur departs for 23 runs off 26 balls including 3 fours830 PM 746 in 145 oversJessJonassen took the wicket of Pooja Vastrakar as she was caught by Radha Yadav Vastrakar had the opportunity to attack and was wellset but couldnt resist swinging at a fuller delivery in her hitting zone by Jonassen The shot went straight down the ground but Yadav easily caught it at longon Vastrakar scored 26 runs off 19 balls hitting three fours and one six before being dismissed by Jonassen817 PM 585 in 114 oversYadan bowled a flighted delivery in a straight line in the second delivery of the 11th over Kaur swept it behind square hitting a four first boundary in five overs In the fourth delivery Yadav bowled a flighted delivery outside off Vastraker hit it over extra cover for a four Finally in the last ball Vastrakar smashed Yadav over longon hitting a six805 PM 274 in 82 oversAmelia Kerr departs after being caught by Bhatia off the bowling of Arundhati Reddy The ball angled in before leaving the batter outfoxing Kerr who went after it and ended up edging it to Tanya Bhatia behind the stumps Arundhatis astute bowling has put Mumbai Indians in even more trouble Kerr is dismissed for 8 runs off 16 deliveries including a boundary745 PM 173 after 4 oversIf two wickets werent enough Shikha Pandey joins the attack from the other end The dangerous Matthewsfalls to Pandey as a fit Jemimah Rodrigues holds on to a diving catch inside the circle730 PM 62 in 23 oversThe mighty Marizanne Kapp looks dangerous tonight Gives an early breakthrough to Mumbai in the form of Yastika Bhatia who departs for just 1 runNat SciverBrunt comes in at number three Out Kapp bowls on a good length region and Sciver misjudges as the ball crashes into the stumps710 PM Confirmed playing XIsMumbai IndiansHayley Matthews Yastika Bhatiaw Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaurc Amelia Kerr Issy Wong Pooja Vastrakar Amanjot Kaur Humaira Kazi Jintimani Kalita Saika IshaqueDelhi Capitals Meg Lanningc Shafali Verma Alice Capsey Jemimah Rodrigues Marizanne Kapp Taniya Bhatiaw Jess Jonassen Radha Yadav Arundhati Reddy Shikha Pandey Poonam Yadav705 PM Players ready to battle it outToss done If Delhi Capitals lose tonight they will most definitely be out of contention for a toptwo finish Consequently it is likely that they will adopt an aggressive approach on the field against Mumbai tonight