WPL 2024: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by 29 runs

Delhi Capitals performed like a well-oiled machine to hammer Mumbai Indians by 29 runs and extend their domination at the top of the points table with their fourth straight win in the WPL 2024. This was Mumbai Indians' first-ever loss while chasing a target in the Women's Premier League.

After being invited to bat, Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning and star batter Jemimah Rodrigues hit impressive fifties to help the hosts post a mammoth total of 192 for four against Mumbai Indians. Mumbai never looked in control of the 193-run chase as the tourists finished at 163 for 8 despite Amanjot Kaur's 42 off 27 and Hayley Matthews' 29 off 17. This was the defending champions' second defeat in five matches and their second against DC in WPL history. This was Delhi's fourth consecutive win, and they moved two points ahead of Mumbai, who had eight points from five



matches.

DC therefore consolidated their lead at the top with the victory, which will come as a relief to the hosts, who had suffered a devastating last-ball loss to the MI in the tournament's opening game. Marizanne Kapp returned after missing the previous game and did the damage in the powerplay, taking two wickets -- Yastika Bhatia (6) and Harmanpreet Kaur (6), while fellow pacer Shikha Pandey cleaned up Nat Sciver-Brunt (5) to leave MI on shaky ground.

Opener Matthews scored a strokeful 17-ball 29 before being caught by Alice Capsey off left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen (3/21), and 19-year-old pacer Titas Sadhu removed Amelia Kerr (17) as MI lost half their side in the ninth over. The 23-year-old Amanjot smashed seven fours on her way to 42, providing some optimism, but once she was castled by Jonassen, the run-rate continued to pile up, making the task too difficult.