WPL 2025: All-round Delhi Capitals thrash Mumbai Indians by nine wickets

Delhi Capitals continued their dominant run in the Womens Premier League WPL 2025 crushing Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium Led by a masterclass from Meg Lanning 60 off 49 and a disciplined bowling performance DC successfully chased down 124 with 35 balls to spareAfter winning the toss and opting to bat first the Mumbai Indians struggled to gain momentum against a disciplined Delhi Capitals bowling attack Despite a steady start from Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews MIrsquos innings never truly flourished Jess Jonassen 325 and Minnu Mani 317 led the charge with the ball ensuring Mumbai remained on the back foot throughout their inningsMumbai started brightly with Yastika Bhatia flicking Marizanne Kapp for a boundary in the opening over and Matthews driving fluently through the offside However Shikha Pandey struck in the sixth over inducing an edge off Bhatia 11 off 10 that was safely pouched by Sarah Bryce behind the stumpsAt 351 after the powerplay the onus fell on Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat SciverBrunt to stabilise the innings However Annabel Sutherlandrsquos tight bowling kept the scoring rate in check leading to the crucial dismissal of Hayley Matthews 22 off 25 who mistimed a shot to Shafali Verma at midoffTitas Sadhu and Jonassen then turned the game in DCrsquos favour Sadhu almost dismissed Harmanpreet early but an outside edge raced away for four The Mumbai captain attempted to accelerate hitting Jonassen for a six but the leftarm spinner had the last laugh trapping her plumb LBW for 22 off 16With MI struggling at 934 in the 15th over their middleorder faltered under pressure Nat SciverBrunt 18 off 22 offered a simple return catch to Jonassen who struck again soon after to remove Kamalini further deepening MIrsquos troubles Minnu Manirsquos double strike dismissing Sajana 5 and Amelia Kerr 17 ensured that Mumbai couldnt recover A few late boundaries from Amanjot Kaur 12 off 9 helped MI inch past 120 but they finished at an underwhelming 1239 in 20 oversWith a modest target to chase Delhi Capitals were off to a flying start as their skipper Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma took Mumbairsquos bowlers apart in the PowerPlay Shabnim Ismail started aggressively almost trapping Lanning LBW in the opening over but a review showed impact outside offLanning responded in style driving Ismail for consecutive boundaries through point and gully while Shafali Verma quickly got into her groove dispatching Nat SciverBrunt for a six over square leg before slamming two crisp boundariesDespite Ismail tightening her line in her second over Lanning found gaps with precision punching an ondrive and cutting elegantly to keep the scoreboard ticking By the end of the PowerPlay DC had stormed to 570 well ahead of the required rateMumbairsquos spinners couldnrsquot contain the assault either Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr tried to break the partnership but Lanning continued her dominance sweeping Matthews for a fine leg boundary and punching another through point At the other end Shafali launched Kerr for a monstrous six over cover before clubbing another down the groundMumbairsquos breakthrough came in the 10th over when Amanjot Kaur dismissed Shafali Verma 43 off 28 4x4 3x6 SR 15357 caught by Kerr at deep midwicket However Jemimah Rodrigues 15 off 10 walked in and wasted no time slamming a four off her second ballLanning unfazed by the wicket raced to her fifty off just 40 balls her second of the season and a recordbreaking eighth in WPL history surpassing Ellyse Perryrsquos tally of seven She punished Jinti Moni Kalita for consecutive boundaries cutting and sweeping effortlessly as Sourav Ganguly stood in the stands to applaud her brilliance With only a handful of runs left DC comfortably knocked off the remaining target Lanning guided the ball through midwicket for two runs sealing the win with 35 balls to spare as her unbeaten 60 off 43 guided DC to the top of the WPL tableBrief scoresMumbai Indians 1239 in 20 overs Harmanpreet Kaur 22 Hayley Matthews 22 Minnu Mani 317 Jess Jonassen 325 lost to Delhi Capitals 1241 in 143 overs Meg Lanning 60 not out Shafali Verma 43 Amanjot Kaur 112 by nine wicketsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever