WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians clinch last-ball thriller against Delhi Capitals in tournament opener
Harmanpreet Kaur and Co kept up with their reputation of being great chasers, defeating Delhi Capitals by four wickets.
The tournament opener of the Women’s Premier League 2024 between defending champions Mumbai Indians and runners-up Delhi Capitals delivered a thriller of a game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Friday.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians kept up their reputation of being great chasers, defeating the Delhi Capitals by four wickets.
Chasing a competitive 172, the Mumbai Indians were off to a turbulent start as Hayley Matthews was dismissed for a duck by Marizanne Kapp. However, wicket-keeper batter Yastika Bhatia stepped up to score a composed 45-ball 57 to bring the chase back on track.
Nat Sciver-Brunt too looked good during her 17-ball stay before she fell to Arundhati Reddy. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was striking at 161 during her 34-ball 55. Towards the business end of the match, the chase became trickier for the Mumbai team as Shikha Pandey dismissed Amelia Kerr (24) in the eighteenth over.
With twelve needed in the last over, Alice Capsey successfully dismissed Pooja Vastrakar and the well-set Kaur and conceded just seven runs. However, with five needed off the final delivery, the new batter in S Sajana sealed the deal with a six.
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Defending champions Mumbai Indians show why they are called chase...
