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WPL 2024: Jemimah Rodrigues and Meg Lanning Shine as Delhi Capitals Secure 29-Run Victory Against Mumbai Indians
WPL 2024: Jemimah Rodrigues and Meg Lanning Shine as Delhi Capitals Secure 29-Run Victory Against Mumbai Indians
In a Women’s Premier League (WPL) match at the top of the table in Delhi on Tuesday, the Delhi Capitals defeated the Mumbai Indians by 29 runs thanks to dominant fifties from captain Meg Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues.
Sent into bat, Lanning blasted at the top with a 38-ball 53, and Jemimah provided the late surge with an entertaining 33-ball 69 as DC amassed a mammoth 192 for 4 in response to a lackluster reception to the WPL juggernaut’s move to the nation’s capital.
Amanjot Kaur’s 42 off 27 and Hayley Matthews’ 29 off 17 did not help the Mumbai Indians’ chase, which ended with a 163 for 8, as the reigning champions lost for the second time in five games and just the second time in WPL history versus DC.
With eight points from five games, Delhi now sits two points ahead of Mumbai after their fourth straight victory.
With the victory, DC cemented their leadership position and provided comfort to the home club, which had just lost to MI in the tournament opener in agonizing fashion on the final ball.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium saw a small audience for the first leg of the Delhi leg, which grew as the match progressed but was still unable to match the ‘crowd spirit’ of Bengaluru. This was in contrast to the resounding success of the first leg.
DC Bowlers Shine in Clinical Display
But the hosts put on a show, protecting the total with their bowlers putting on a clinical exhibition. Marizanne Kapp, who had been absent from the last game, made a comeback and promptly took two wickets in the powerplay. She removed Harmanpreet Kaur (6) and Yastika Bhatia (6), and fellow bowler Shikha Pandey removed Nat Sciver-Brunt (5) to put MI in a precarious position.
MI lost half their side in the ninth over after opener Matthews hit a brilliant 17-ball 29 before being caught by Alice Capsey off left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen (3/21). Amelia Kerr (17) was also removed by 19-year-old pacer Titas Sadhu.
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Amanjot, 23, hit seven fours en route to her 42 to offer a glimmer of hope, but after Jonassen castled her, the run rate continued to mount and the task got too daunting. In the previous innings, Lanning, the opener, amassed her third half-century by hitting the ball twice over and six times over the ropes. She also added three valuable partnerships that, for the most part, supported the DC innings.
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