Women’s Premier League: Delhi Capitals got some sweet vengeance for their defeat on Monday after they thrashed Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets in their final group stage clash. Delhi now has a great opportunity to secure a direct entry into the final thanks to this astounding victory as they moved ahead of MI on the net run rate. Delhi is now at the top of the Tata Women’s Premier League Points Table. Both teams have 10 points from 7 games.
After deciding to bowl, Delhi first did an outstanding job of holding Mumbai’s potent batting lineup to 109 in 20 overs and pulling off a chase in just 9 overs to derail Mumbai’s hopes of earning a straight berth in the championship game. From the start, Shafali Verma and captain Meg Lanning destroyed the Mumbai spinners, scoring 50 runs in just 4 overs.
The foundation for Delhi’s significant victory was set by Shafali’s blitz of 33 runs in 15 balls. Later, Alice Capsey took over and led Delhi home with Lanning in an unbroken 54-run partnership. Lanning scored an undefeated 32 off 22 balls with a few lovely strokes. With this, she is again at the top of the WPL Orange Cap List. Capsey scored a scorching 38 off just 17 balls with 5 sixes and 1 four.
