Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women WPL 2025 Match Summary
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The Delhi Capitals Women have taken the top spot in the WPL 2025 standings after a convincing 9-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians Women at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The victory was set up by an excellent bowling performance led by Jess Jonassen, who claimed her sixth three-fer in WPL history. Mumbai Indians were restricted to a paltry 123 runs, with Harmanpreet Kaur top-scoring with 22 runs. In response, the Delhi Capitals Women openers, Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, put on a blazing 85-run partnership to seal the win with 33 balls to spare.
The match began with Mumbai Indians being put into bat, and they got off to a solid start with Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews finding boundaries. However, the Delhi Capitals Women bowlers soon took control, with Shikha Pandey and Annabel Sutherland claiming key wickets. Jonassen then returned to the attack, dismissing Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt in quick succession, altering the course of the game. Minnu Mani also chipped in with a excellent spell, dismissing S Sajana and Amelia Kerr in a single over.
The Delhi Capitals Women openers, Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, then took center stage, producing a dominant display to wipe out any doubts about the target. Lanning got going with a brace of boundaries in the first over, while Verma slammed two sixes in a single over. By the end of the PowerPlay, Delhi had 57 runs on the board, and the Lanning-Verma pair registered its 11th 50-run stand. Verma eventually fell in the 10th over, but Lanning remained unbeaten, completing her eighth half-century in the tournament and taking the team over the line.
The bowling performance of the Delhi Capitals Women was the key to their victory, with Jonassen and Minnu Mani being the standout performers. The batswomen also played their part, with Lanning and Verma producing a match-winning partnership. The win has given the Delhi Capitals Women a significant boost to their Net Run Rate, and they will look to continue their dominant form in the tournament. The team will be eager to build on this momentum and make a strong push for the title.
Here are the brief scores from the match:
- Mumbai Indians 123/9 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 22; Jess Jonassen 3-25, Minnu Mani 3-17)
- Delhi Capitals 124/1 in 14.3 overs (Meg Lanning 60*, Shafali Verma 43; Amanjot Kaur 1-12)
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