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WPL: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians to take top on points table; Marizanne Kapp stars with ball

Delhi Capitals took the top spot in the Women's Premier League for the first and crucial time as the Meg Lanning-led side defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the DY Patil Stadium on Monday

By Mykhel Staff

Navi Mumbai, Mar 20: Delhi Capitals took the top spot in the Women's Premier League for the first and crucial time as the Meg Lanning-led side defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the DY Patil Stadium on Monday.

Marizanne Kapp

Marizanne Kapp, who was adjudged player of the match, starred with the ball early on as she took two big Mumbai Indians wickets to push them to the backfoot. The side never recovered from the bad start and could only manage 109/8 in 20 overs.

Openers Shafali Verma (33), skipper Meg Lanning (32 not out) and Alice Capsey (38 not out) then helped Delhi Capitals chased down the 110-target for the loss of just one wicket in nine overs.

Both teams -- as well as UP Warriorz -- have secured the three playoffs berths in the tournament before this match.

Meg Lanning

Earlier, Pooja Vastrakar (26), Harmanpreet (23) and Issy Wong (23) were the main contributors with the bat for MI, while Kapp, Shikha Pandey and Jess Jonassen took two wickets each for Delhi Capitals in their four overs.

Brief scores: Mumbai Indians: 109 for 8 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 23, Pooja Vastrakar 26; Issy Wong 23, Marizanne Kapp 2/13, Shikha Pandey 2/21; Jess Jonassen 2/25).

Delhi Capitals: 110 for 1 in nine overs (Shafali Verma 33, Alice Capsey 38 not out, Meg Lanning 32 not out).

With inputs from PTI

Story first published: Monday, March 20, 2023, 22:35 [IST]
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