DC vs MI Highlights, WPL 2026: Jemimah guides Delhi to thrilling win

Another day, another twist in the WPL. With RCB already through to the playoffs, the other four teams are all locked at 4 points each. However, Mumbai Indians have already played 6 games, whereas everyone else has played 5, which makes things all the more difficult for the reigning champions. Next up, the two other teams locked on 4 points - Gujarat Giants and Up Warriorz face-off in Match 14 of the season. That game will be played on Thursday, 22 January and will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can tune in to our build-up a lot sooner. Until then, take care and goodbye!

Jemimah Rodrigues, the Delhi Capitals skipper, is also named Player of the Match for her brilliant knock. She said it was a very good game for the team and praised Marizanne Kapp for her excellent spell in the Powerplay. Jemimah highlighted that the opening partnership between Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee laid a strong foundation for the chase. She added that Kapp is very clear with her plans and is constantly striving to improve, and also mentioned that Kapp guided her through the closing overs. Jemimah shared that she gave herself time at the start, stayed calm, and once she was set, scoring became easier due to her clarity at the crease. She felt the team assessed the conditions well and believed anything under 160 would have been a competitive total. Jemimah concluded by saying she has learned a lot from watching how Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur build and pace their innings.

The Presentation ceremony...

One of DC's star performers with the bat, Lizelle Lee, is now down for a chat. Lizelle Lee says that the wicket here isn't an easy one to play on but got away well with the bat. On her stumping, Lee says that it was a brilliant take from the keeper but doesn't want to talk more about it. Mentions that they have good, basic plans with the bat and Jemimah Rodrigues managed to get them over the line. Reckons that there's a lot of stress involved with being captain and feels like the job gets easier if everyone around the skipper is able to do their jobs.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, admitted that her side fell about 20 runs short with the bat. She said the team struggled in the Powerplay with both bat and ball, and things did not go according to plan. She added that injuries before the start of the season forced them to experiment with different opening combinations. Harmanpreet stressed that whoever bats at the top must take responsibility. She praised Vashnavi Sharma for her impressive bowling, which brought them back into the game. Harmanpreet noted that the team has performed well over the past three seasons and continues to work hard, but injuries have been a setback. She concluded by saying that the Mumbai Indians will look to bounce back in the remaining matches.

Mumbai huffed and puffed to a defendable total, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten 65 from Nat Sciver-Brunt but their bowlers let them down in the Powerplay. Shabnim Ismail did hold up one end for a couple of overs but the likes of Nicola Carey and Nat Sciver-Brunt leaked boundaries. The debutant, Vaishnavi Sharma, then came in and did a fine job in the middle along with Amanjot Kaur and the duo managed to put on a bit of a squeeze on the scoring rate, ending up with a wicket each. With Carey unable to take further part, MI relied on NSB, who wasn't quite able to find her mark with the ball. MI are now on a three-game losing streak, not what you would associate with the reigning champions. Let's now hear from their skipper...

Needing 155 for the win, the Capitals started brilliantly in the Powerplay. Both Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee racked up the boundaries while the field restrictions were in place and blew the chase wide open. However, once Verma fell, the scoring rate started to decline and the boundaries were hard to come. Lee kept on finding the fence every now and then but had to walk back in what was a very close stumping call. Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt then built a steady stand but couldn't quite break the back of the chase and Wolvaardt too got out in unfortunate fashion. Finally, Rodrigues decided to up the ante and scored briskly at the death, notching up a match-winning half-century in the process.

An absolute humdinger of a game, another one in the WPL this season but at the end of it all, Delhi Capitals have managed to exact revenge on Mumbai Indians. DC pick up their second win of the season and are firmly back in the playoff race. A fourth defeat for Mumbai Indians in 6 matches and with just a couple of more league matches remaining for them, their playoff hopes have taken a big dent.

18.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Marizanne Kapp, SIX! KAPP HITS THE WINNING BLOW AND TAKES THE CAPITALS HOME WITH A BIGGIE! Back of a length, on off. Kapp picks the bones out of it and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a massive hit. Delhi Capitals win by 7 wickets with an over to spare. 

18.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Short of a good length, around off. Jemimah Rodrigues pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! A valiant attempt from Sanskriti Gupta goes in vain, and Jemimah Rodrigues gets to her FIFTY. Fuller than a length, on off. Rodrigues heaves it along the ground to the left of the deep square leg fielder and finds the ropes, beating the diving Gupta near the ropes. What a knock under pressure this has been from Jemi.

18.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Marizanne Kapp, Slower length ball, at the sticks. Kapp flicks it through mid-wicket and takes one more.

18.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Back of a length, just outside off. Pulled toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Marizanne Kapp, LEG BYE! Skiddy length ball, angled into the middle and leg. Kapp tries to heave it across the line but misses and wears around the thigh pad, the ball rolls off the pad to short third for a leg bye.

17.6: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! CHEEKY AND MIGHTY EFFECTIVE! The DC skipper takes her side closer to the win. A low full toss, just outside off. Rodrigues brings out the reverse sweep and gets it past the short third fielder for a smartly placed boundary. 14 needed off 12 balls. 

17.5: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Flatter on off. Jemimah Rodrigues advances and nudges it through the square leg region. She calls for two and they scamper back to complete the second run.

17.4: Hayley Matthews to Marizanne Kapp, Fuller, on off. Kapp sits low and slogs it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

17.3: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Tossed up full, on the leg. Jemimah Rodrigues flicks this through backward square leg and they settle for one.

Oh, that doesn't look good. Sajana Sajeevan has crashed into the hoardings beyond the ropes after that valiant effort and it wasn't a soft landing at all. She seems to have injured her left shoulder and Triveni Vasistha comes on as a replacement fielder. Hopefully, Sajana is fine.

17.2: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! NICELY DONE! Flatter arm ball, just outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues stays back and plays it late through the short third region, and it beats the fielder chasing it for a clever boundary. Sajana Sajeevan has banged with the advertising board while trying to stop the ball. She is holding her left shoulder. The physio comes out to check on her.

17.1: Hayley Matthews to Marizanne Kapp, Tossed up on a length, on the leg. Kapp has nudged it round the corner for a single.

16.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fuller than a length, outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues drags it toward the deep mid-wicket region, and they scamper for two more. DC are 128/3 after 17 overs. Another 27 needed off 18 balls. This game is going down to the wire.

16.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, SIX! JUST OVER THE ROPES! Short of a good length, angled into the middle. Rodrigues shimmies down, connects well on the pull and manages to clear the deep mid-wicket fence for a much needed hit.

16.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Marizanne Kapp, On a hard length, on middle and leg. Kapp tucks it through mid-wicket for one.

16.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Slower and fuller, at the stumps. Jemimah Rodrigues looks to slog it across the line, but gets the inside edge that rolls toward short fine leg for a quick single. Good response from Kapp as she was running to the danger end.

16.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fuller than a length, outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues looks to drive hard but fails to connect. An appeal for stumping from Rahila Firdous is sent upstairs. The replays show that the foot was grounded when the bails go off and NOT OUT comes on the big screen. DC skipper stays on.

The next batter is Marizanne Kapp. DC need a couple of big hits here to release some pressure.

16.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! RUN OUT! A massive moment in the game! Will this turn the tide in favour of MI? A good length delivery on off. Rodrigues makes room and flat-bats it down the pitch. NSB gets a hand in her follow-through and ricochets it onto the stumps at the bowler's end. Laura Wolvaardt was out of the crease and has to make the long walk back to the pavilion. An unfortunate end for Laura and DC lose their third.

STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! DC have lost momentum over the past few overs and now need 37 off 24 balls. Much will depend on skipper Jemimah Rodrigues and the batters to follow as DC look to lift the tempo and close out the game. MI, meanwhile, have mounted a strong comeback through their spinners and will aim to pile on the pressure, hoping to force a DC stumble.

15.6: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Looped full on off. Rodrigues goes deep in the crease and lifts it on the bounce to long on for one.

15.5: Hayley Matthews to Laura Wolvaardt, Fuller on the leg. Wolvaardt shimmies down and flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one. Just 5 off the over. DC will look for a boundary.

15.4: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Flatter, just outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues makes room and carves it toward the cover fielder for one.

15.3: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Very full, and quick on the leg pole. Jemimah Rodrigues brings out the reverse sweep and tries to hit this past short third but fails to connect and wears on the pad. Half an appeal from the bowler was turned down.

15.2: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Tossed up on a length, on off. Jemimah Rodrigues sits low and slogs it nicely toward the gap at wide of long on and they come back for the second.

15.1: Hayley Matthews to Laura Wolvaardt, Hayley Matthews starts with a low full toss on the leg. Wolvaardt knocks it aerially, past the right of the bowler, down to long on for one.

Not a single over from Nicola Carey since the second over the chase and she is off the field as well, not quite sure why. Hayley Matthews comes into the attack for the first time in this game.

14.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Slower ball, on a good length and outside off. Jemimah hops back and across but has to defend it out. 43 needed now off 30 balls and the scores are idetical for both sides at this stage of the innings.

14.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Laura Wolvaardt, Fuller one but outside off. Wolvaardt drags it down to long on for a single.

14.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Two is the call but they won't get it. Shorter in length, Jemimah pulls it in front of square leg. Sanskriti Gupta at deep square leg moves to her left and cuts it off quickly.

14.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Laura Wolvaardt, Back of a length and over off, Wolvaardt swats it down to long on and turns the strike over.

14.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, Length ball, angled into the batter. This is flicked away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

14.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! 'Catch it,' is the call from the keeper but the ball just eludes the fielder. Slower one, on a hard length and on middle. Jemimah Rodrigues goes across for the lap and gets it just over Vaishnavi Sharma at short fine leg, picking up four crucial runs.

13.6: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Tossed up full on off. Jemimah Rodrigues eases it down to long on for one. Vaishnavi Sharma ends her spell without conceding a single boundary.

13.5: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Brilliant effort this time from Harmanpreet Kaur, saves a certain boundary. Full and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues drills the cover drive but Kaur dives to her left and parries it behind. The batters get a couple of runs.

13.4: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, A flat ball on off, Wolvaardt smacks it to the left of the bowler and picks up another single. The keeper has a jab at the bowler and asks her to atleast dive and make an effort of stopping the ball.

13.3: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Tossed up again, full on off, Rodrigues leans on and pushes it through wide mid off for a single.

13.2: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Nicely looped up, very full and just outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues backs away but drives it straight to covers.

13.1: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, A bit more round arm and around off. Wolvaardt comes forward to smother the spin and eases it down to long on for one.

12.6: Shabnim Ismail to Jemimah Rodrigues, A dot to end and just 6 runs off it. Full and straight, Rodrigues looks to advance but has to adjust and blocks it back to the bowler. Ismail keeps Jemi on her toes by faking to throw it back at her.

12.5: Shabnim Ismail to Laura Wolvaardt, Wolvaardt pre-empts a bit by backing away and Ismail sees it. This is bowled full and angled into the pads. Wolvaardt clips it wide of square leg for a single.

12.4: Shabnim Ismail to Jemimah Rodrigues, Hard length at the stumps, played with the full face of the blade and through mid on for a run.

12.3: Shabnim Ismail to Jemimah Rodrigues, The call is for two and they get it as well. Full-pitched delivery on off, Jemimah Rodrigues plays a lovely cover drive past Harmanpreet Kaur. Amanjot Kaur sprints to her right from sweeper cover and cuts it off.

12.2: Shabnim Ismail to Laura Wolvaardt, Fuller in length, angled into middle. Wolvaardt hits it to long on for just one more.

12.1: Shabnim Ismail to Jemimah Rodrigues, Good-length delivery, angled into middle. Rodrigues stays compact and punches it through mid on for a single.

Shabnim Ismail (3-0-20-0) is back on to finish her spell. There is a big discussion going on between Ismail and Harmanpreet Kaur and Hayley Matthews. Harman is moving the fielders all over the place and finally, Ismail is ready to bowl.

11.6: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Flatter one, angled into the pads. Rodrigues nudges it through mid-wicket and pinches a single. DC are 92/1 after 12 overs, needed 63 more off 48 balls.

11.5: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, Flighted ball, drifts into middle, Wolvaardt backs away and drives it along the turf to long off for another single.

11.4: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Floated up around off, Jemimah plays it on the up and hits it wide of long off for a single.

11.3: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Full again but wide outside off, Rodrigues makes room and drives it straight to point.

11.2: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Tossed up on off, drifts in a bit. Jemimah Rodrigues lunges to defend.

11.1: Vaishnavi Sharma to Jemimah Rodrigues, Good length around off, punched away to cover.

10.6: Amanjot Kaur to Jemimah Rodrigues, Hard length on middle and leg, worked away through mid-wicket for a single.

10.5: Amanjot Kaur to Jemimah Rodrigues, Full again, at the stumps, Jemimah drives it back to the bowler. Kaur stops it in the followthrough and shows a bit of aggression by throwing the ball back at the batter. Jemi moves out of the way.

10.4: Amanjot Kaur to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Excellent placement. Fuller and drifting into the pads, Jemimah Rodrigues clips it away just behind square leg and the ball races away to the fence.

10.3: Amanjot Kaur to Jemimah Rodrigues, Back of a length and angled into the batter, Rodrigues blocks it off.

Jemimah Rodrigues is the new batter in.

10.3: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, OUT! STUMPED! How big a call is that going to be in the context of the game? Lizelle Lee doesn't seem happy but it seems like a fair decision in the end. Amanjot Kaur slips a full ball down the leg side. Lee is drawn forward but fails to flick. Rahila Firdous does well to move low to her left and collect the ball. She also manages to whip off the bails but Lee quickly turns back and plants the bat inside the crease. It is sent upstairs and Lee does get her bat down in time but it pops up and that is when th bails light up. Lee has to walk back after a good knock of 46 (28).

Is that stumped? The keeper, Rahila Firdous, seems pretty excited and the umpires have sent it upstairs. Lizelle Lee did wander out of her crease but did she manage to get back in time? The third umpire first checks UltraEdge and the ball has comfortably missed the bat. Next, the stumping is checked and the side-on angle shows that this is a close one. The third umpire takes his time to check whether the bails were dislodged before the bat was grounded or not. The camera angle from behind shows that the bat hits the turf a fraction before the bails light up but it then goes up in the air exactly when the bails light up. Also, Lee's foot is on the popping crease but is there any part of it inside the crease? After checking all the angles and all the scenarios, the third umpire makes a decision. OUT comes up on the big screen.

10.2: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, SIX! Lizelle Lee decides that she has had enough and tonks the ball over the ropes. Fractionally short over middle, Lee makes room leg side and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

10.1: Amanjot Kaur to Laura Wolvaardt, Slower ball, fuller in length and on leg stump. Wolvaardt flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

9.6: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, The Capitals are dealing in just singles at the moment. Full on middle and leg, worked away in front of square leg for one. DC are 76/1 at the end of 10 overs, whereas MI were 56/2 at the same stage.

9.5: Vaishnavi Sharma to Lizelle Lee, The batters look for two but won't get it. Very full on off, Lee jams it past Harmanpreet Kaur at covers and gets it to deep extra cover for a single. NSB is the one wo cuts it off and saves a run for her side.

9.4: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, Flighted ball, on a length and around off and middle. Wolvaardt waits back and tapsit through mid on for a run.

9.3: Vaishnavi Sharma to Lizelle Lee, Nicely looped up, around the pads. Lee flicks it away towards deep mid-wicket and it will be just another single.

9.2: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, Flatter one, full and at the toes. Wolvaardt clips it firmly towards wide long on and rotates the strike.

9.1: Vaishnavi Sharma to Lizelle Lee, Flighted ball, ends up being a low full toss around off. Lizelle Lee sits down and drags the sweep through mid-wicket for a single.

8.6: Amanjot Kaur to Laura Wolvaardt, A dot to end, just 5 runs off the over again. A bit slower and fuller on middle and leg. This one angles into the pads and Wolvaardt misses the flick.

8.5: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, Fractionally sort, angled into the batter. Lee backs away and swats it to deep square leg for a fifth single in a row in this over.

8.4: Amanjot Kaur to Laura Wolvaardt, Back of a length and over middle, Wolvaardt pulls it off the back foot and hits it straight to deep mid-wicket for just one more.

8.3: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, Even fuller, right in the blockhole around middle and leg. Lee digs it through mid on for a single.

8.2: Amanjot Kaur to Laura Wolvaardt, Kaur keeps the length full and angles it into the legs. Wolvaardt works it off the pads through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

8.1: Amanjot Kaur to Laura Wolvaardt, Pitched up full around off, Wolvaardt looks for the cover drive but mistimes it straight to the mid off fielder.

7.6: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, Flatter one on the pads, flicked away past square leg for a run by Wolvaardt. Five singles and a wicket off Vaishnavi's first over in the WPL.

7.5: Vaishnavi Sharma to Lizelle Lee, Flighted ball, full and drifted into middle and leg. Lee heaves it towards wide long on and picks up another single.

7.4: Vaishnavi Sharma to Laura Wolvaardt, Flat and full on middle, Wolvaardt works it away through wide mid-wicket for a single.

Laura Wolvaardt walks out to bat at number 3.

7.3: Vaishnavi Sharma to Shafali Verma, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Vaishnavi Sharma picks up her maiden WPL wicket in her very first over and MI finally get the breakthrough they wanted. Shafali Verma is a bit too early to shuffle to the off side and Sharma smartly bowls this one quicker. She fires it on leg stump and Verma misses the flick, getting bowled around the legs. Verma departs for 29 (24) and DC are 63/1.

7.2: Vaishnavi Sharma to Lizelle Lee, Nicely tossed up on off, Lee backs away and goes for the lofted shot but hits it flat and on the bounce to long off for another single.

7.1: Vaishnavi Sharma to Shafali Verma, Floated up, full and around off, Shafali gets halfway forward and punches it down to long off for a run.

Another bowling change and here comes the debutant Vaishnavi Sharma to bowl her left-arm orthodox spin.

6.6: Amanjot Kaur to Shafali Verma, Full and straight, Verma walks inside the line this time and nails the drive down to long on for just a single.

6.5: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, A full ball on off stump, Lee takes the front leg out and hoicks it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

6.4: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, Lee backs away early but Amanjot follows her with a good-length ball. Lee gets cramped for room and punches it away to covers.

6.3: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, Just full of a good length, sliding onto the off stump. Lee stays back and manages to jam it out into the off side.

6.2: Amanjot Kaur to Shafali Verma, Good length, in and around off. Verma presents the full face of the blade and pushes it down to long off for one more.

6.1: Amanjot Kaur to Lizelle Lee, Kaur begins with a full ball at the toes. Lee clears the front leg and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Well, what a blistering start this has been to the run chase. The Capitals have not let a single bad delivery go unpunished and have already racked up 13 boundaries in just 6 overs. Shabnim Ismail bowled a couple of decent overs but everyone else has been off their lengths. MI need a coupleof wickets right after the break to wrestle back some momentum, whereas DC will be looking to build on this brilliant start. Also, Amanjot Kaur comes on to bowl right after the Powerplay.

5.6: Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, Flighted ball, full and on the stumps. This is eased down to long on for one DC end the Powerplay at 57/0!

5.5: Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! Nicely done by Lee and DC are off to a flier here. Fractionally short on middle and leg, Lizelle Lee rocks back and sovels the pull to the right of deep mid-wicket for four runs.

5.4: Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, Pushed through again, not all that full and outside off. Lee stays back and taps it to the left of the point fielder.

5.3: Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, FOUR MORE! 50 comes up for the Capitals and 48 out of 52 runs have been scored in boundaries, staggering. Fired in, full and on the pads. Lee sits down and sweeps it hard behind square leg for another boundary.

5.2: Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! That's brute force from Lizelle Lee. Too short and outside off, doesn't quite rise up. Lee fetches the ball and swats it back past the non-striker for a boundary.

5.1: Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, Gupta begins with a full ball on off, Lee lunges and blocks it back to the bowler.

Bowling change? Yes, time for some spin. Sanskriti Gupta comes in to replace Nat Sciver-Brunt.

4.6: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Skiddy, short of a good length delivery, angling into the middle. Verma mistimes the pull to short mid-wicket. After 5 overs, DC are 44/0 in the chase of 155.

4.5: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, FOUR MORE! Up and over! Fuller than a length and follows Verma, outside the leg pole. Verma goes through with the shot and lifts it over wide of mid on region for back to back boundaries.

4.4: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Lovely shot! On a length, around off. Shafali Verma shows full face of the bat and times it through extra cover for a glorious boundary.

4.3: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, On a hard length, on off. Verma makes room and flat-bats it down the pitch. 

4.2: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Appeal from the bowler, and up goes the finger. Shafali Verma has a word with Lee and sends it upstairs for the review. Good length delivery, nips back into the middle stump line. Verma looks to defend but seems to have missed and gets pinned in front. The on-field decision is OUT. The replays show an inside edge off the bat, onto the pad, and the decision is reversed to NOT OUT.

4.1: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Good length delivery on off. Verma blocks it down the pitch.

3.6: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! TOO EASY! On a length and slanting down leg . Lee gets inside the line of the ball and swipes it past short fine leg fielder, and finds the ropes in a flash.

3.5: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, Skiddy length ball, outside off. Pulled through mid-wicket for one.

3.4: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Back of a length, angled into the pad. Shafali Verma makes room and tucks it wide of the short fine leg region for a whippy boundary. With that, Verma also brings up 1000 runs in the WPL. The fourth batter to do so.

3.3: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Lizelle Lee, Slower length ball on off. Lee nudges it toward wide of the mid on fielder for a single.

3.2: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, Pace off, back of a length, on middle. Verma makes room and drags the pull toward deep square leg for one.

3.1: Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, Good length delivery, just outside off. Shafali Verma knocks it toward mid on.

A solid start for the Capitals and that has forced an early bowling change. Nat Sciver-Brunt comes on to bowl now.

2.6: Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, On a hard length, attacking the stumps. Lee defends it down the pitch, goes past the bowler and rolls toward mid on.

2.5: Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! On a length, slanting down the leg. Lee gets inside the line and helps it to the fine leg for consecutive boundaries. DC are off to a positive start.

2.4: Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! DISPATCHED! Back of a length, angled into the middle. Lee picks it early and pulls it with disdain toward the deep backward square leg region. Beats the fielder near the ropes and collects the boundary.

2.3: Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, Short of a good length, zips through off the pitch, around off. Lee advances and slaps this to the fielder at mid off. 

2.2: Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, Fuller than a length on off. Lee blocks it down the pitch.

2.1: Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, On a hard length, around off. Lee steers it toward point for none.

1.6: Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, FOUR! CLUBBED! Short of a good length, pace off, just outside off. Sits up nicely for Shafali Verma, who tonks it over mid off for a thumping boundary. 13 runs off the over.

1.5: Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, Short of a good length, around off. Shafali Verma moves in the crease and knocks it toward Gupta at backward point.

1.4: Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Fuller than a length, angling down the leg. Verma waits for it and tickles it to fine leg for a second boundary in the over.

1.3: Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, Back of a length, around off. Shafali rides the bounce and punches it toward the fielder at backward point.

1.2: Nicola Carey to Lizelle Lee, Inswinger, on a length, on the leg stump line. Lee prods and works it through square leg for a single.

1.1: Nicola Carey to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! Lee greets Carey in style! Fuller than a length, swings down the leg. Lee does well to help it past the fielder at short fine leg and gets off the mark with an easy boundary.

Nicola Carey to operate from the other end.

0.6: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, A bit of mix-up but Shafali Verma gets back in time! Short of a good length, around off. Verma punches it into the gap at covers and looks to take one. She was halfway down the pitch, but Lizelle Lee wasn't keen and sent her back. 4 runs off the opening over. 

0.5: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Short of a good length, angling into off. Shafali Verma gets behind the line and tucks into the leg side.

0.4: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Full-pitched delivery on off. Shafali drives it nicely but straight to mid off.

0.3: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Skiddy length ball, just outside off. Shafali Verma hangs back and stabs it toward Hayley Matthews at the first slip.

0.2: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Lands it on a length, moves away, around off. Verma lets it go.

0.1: Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, FOUR! What a sublime start from Shafali Verma! Fuller than a length, a hint of swing, just outside off. Verma presents full face of the bat and drives it nicely through the gap at wide mid off for a lovely boundary.

We are back for the all-important run chase. The umpires are back out in the middle and the players of MI gather in a huddle before striding out and taking their positions on the field. The hard-hitting duo of Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee will open the innings for Delhi Capitals. Veteran and fiesty pacer, Shabnim Ismail, will take the new ball for Mumbai. Rahila Firdous is keeping wickets and Hayley Matthews is standing at first slip. Let's go...

…THE RUN CHASE…

Now, chasing a target of 155, the Capitals will need a strong start and consistent contributions across the lineup if they hope to challenge a strong MI side and secure their second win of the season. Will they rise to the occasion, or will the MI bowlers come hard and defend their total? We’ll find out soon. Stay tuned for the second essay!

Marizanne Kapp of the Delhi Capitals is down for a chat. Kapp says that she would have liked a couple more wickets and reckons that the score on the board is gettable but the chase won't be easy. Adds that she has bowled four overs on the trot in the earlier seasons and today, she felt like she needed to get the wicket of the two set batters. Mentions that there wasn't any movement off the deck and she doesn't like to bowl on such wickets but also feels that she was a touch too full with her lengths.

The Delhi Capitals were brilliant in the first half of the innings, applying relentless pressure and taking crucial wickets. Marizanne Kapp bowled a miserly spell, conceding just 8 runs in her four overs while picking up a wicket. Sree Charani was exceptional in the middle overs, claiming three key wickets, and Nandni Sharma and Lucy Hamilton also did tidy work at the death. While DC did have a few lapses in the field, with misfields and dropped chances that allowed MI to score a bit more, overall, their bowling performance was impressive.

An excellent finish propelled the Mumbai Indians to a competitive total of 154/5 in their 20 overs. After being asked to bat first, MI stumbled early, losing both openers inside the Powerplay. However, Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt steadied the innings with a crucial 78-run partnership for the third wicket. Kaur made a well-crafted 41 before departing, while Nicola Carey and Amanjot Kaur were unable to make much impact. Sciver-Brunt anchored the innings brilliantly, remaining unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls, and Sanskriti Gupta contributed valuable runs toward the end, helping the team surpass the 150-run mark.

19.6: Lucy Hamilton to Sanskriti Gupta, SIX! BANG! A maximum to end the innings! Slower ball on the full, on off. Sanskriti Gupta charges down the pitch and smashes it over the bowler's head, clearing the long on boundary for a biggie. MI finish on 154/5.

19.5: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicely bowled! Pace off on a length, just outside off. NSB tries to swipe it across the line but gets the inside edge onto the pad, that further rolls to short third and they take one.

19.4: Lucy Hamilton to Sanskriti Gupta, Full and at the stumps. Gupta hits it over the bowler's head and down the ground for just a single. NSB denies the second as she wanted the strike.

19.3: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Fuller than a length, around off. Sciver-Brunt drills it toward wide long off. Kapp does well coming in from the boundary and keeps it to a single.

19.2: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Slower ball on a length, just outside off. NSB gets across and scoops it over the keeper, down to fine leg for a cheeky boundary.

19.1: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pace off on a length, angling across the batter. Nat Sciver-Brunt makes room and looks to go inside out, but does not connect. A dot to start the final over.

Lucy Hamilton ia back on to bowl the final over. She's gone for 23 runs in her 3 overs so far.

18.6: Nandni Sharma to Sanskriti Gupta, This is very sloppy from DC! Slower, loopy delivery, just outside off. Gupta bunts it toward mid off for looks to take one. Niki Prasad throws it to the bowler, Nandni Sharma, who fails to collect it cleanly. After that, the ball rolls behind and DC are half asleep and the batters sneak in the second run as the bowler runs after the ball but can't pick it up cleanly. After 19 overs, MI are 141/5.

18.5: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and at the stumps. NSB clears the front leg and drills this to long on for one.

18.4: Nandni Sharma to Sanskriti Gupta, Slower full ball on off. Gupta hits it down to long off for one.

18.3: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, DROPPED! Sree Charani puts down a sitter! Slower back of the hand delivery, just outside off. NSB tries to heave it across the line, gets the outside edge that goes straight to Charani at short third, who puts down a simple chance. Single taken.

18.2: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pace off on a length, outside off. NSB pulls this into the gap at cow corner region and scampers for the double. Sharp running from both the batters. The umpires are checking for a short run from Sciver-Brunt, but the replays confirm that it was all ok. Then they check the other end as well and Sanskriti Gupta also is fine with regards to a short run.

18.1: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Slower full ball, just outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt stays deep in the crease and drills it straight to mid off. A dot ball to start the penutimate over.

Nandni Sharma is back on and she'll bowl the penultimate over of the innings.

17.6: Sree Charani to Sanskriti Gupta, Tossed up full, on off. Sanskriti Gupta pushes it back to the bowler.

The next batter is Sanskriti Gupta.

17.5: Sree Charani to Amanjot Kaur, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Flatter arm ball, sliding down the leg. Amanjot Kaur shuffles across and tries to help it past the keeper toward fine leg, but seems to have gotten a faint edge through to Lizelle Lee behind the stumps. A big appeal from the bowler and the keeper for caught behind, but the umpire turns it down. Delhi Capitals take the review. The replays show a clear spike off the gloves, and Amanjot Kaur is a goner. Sree Charani has her third, and MI are five down. 

An appeal for caught behind but there didn't seem to be any noise. The on-field umpire turns it down but both the bowler and the keeper are confident. Jemimah Rodrigues sends it upstairs. The third umpire checks UltraEdge and finds that there is a spike as the ball passes the gloves and the decision is changed to OUT.

17.4: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Quicker arm ball, on off. NSB punches it past extra cover for one.

17.3: Sree Charani to Amanjot Kaur, Flatter again, back of a length and outside the leg-stump, Amanjot Kaur goes on the back foot and tucks to deep mid-wicket for one.

17.2: Sree Charani to Amanjot Kaur, Flatter on the leg. Amanjot Kaur swipes it off the top edge over short fine leg for a couple.

One all-rounder replaces another. Amanjot Kaur walks in at number 6 for MI.

17.1: Sree Charani to Nicola Carey, OUT! TAKEN! Sree Charani gets her second, and DC will be happy to see the back of Carey. Tad short and wide outside off. Carey tries to cut it past the point region, but it goes uppishly and straight to Sneh Rana at the backward point region, who makes no mistake. Much-needed wicket for DC as Carey could have been dangerous at the backend of the innings.

Sree Charani (3-0-29-1) comes back to finish her spell.

16.6: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and just outside off. NSB tries to slog it across the line but fails to connect. After 17 overs, MI are 130/3.

16.5: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! SMASHED! Fuller than a good length, angling into the middle and leg. NSB targets the short boundary and heaves it toward deep square leg for a powerful hit.

16.4: Lucy Hamilton to Nicola Carey, Full pitcher on off. Carey drills it to mid-off and sets off for a quick single. Niki Prasad, this time gets a direct hit at the bowler's end but Carey is just in.

16.3: Lucy Hamilton to Nicola Carey, FOUR! Sloppy from Niki Prasad! Fuller than a length, around off. Carey drives it to mid off and it goes through the hands of Prasad at mid off, giving away four bonus runs.

16.2: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FIFTY for Nat Sciver-Brunt. Fuller than a length, on the leg. NSB flicks it through backward square leg for a single. The leading run-scorer in the history of the WPL delivers again.

16.1: Lucy Hamilton to Nicola Carey, Leading edge but safe! On a length, around off. Carey closes the bat's face and looks to work across the line but gets a leading edge that lands safely toward short cover and the batters also pick up a single.

STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! Just 4 overs left in the MI innings and they have a real chance to get a score of around or even over 160 runs. The stand between Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt has turned things around nicely for them but with Harman back in the dugout, Nat will look to stay on till the end. Delhi Capitals need their pacers to fire at the death but with Kapp already bowled out and the spinners unable to stem the flow of runs, a lot will ride on the shoulders of Nandni Sharma and Lucy Hamilton. Let's see which team gets that momentum heading into the interval. With that said, Hamilton is back into the attack.

15.6: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flighted full, on off. Nat Sciver-Brunt knocks it to the right of the bowler. 

15.5: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! PUNISHED! Fuller and drifting down the leg. NSB sits on her knee and sweeps it hard toward fine leg for an easy boundary. 

15.4: Sneh Rana to Nicola Carey, Tossed up full, on the leg. Carey makes room and slogs it along the ground toward wide of long on for a single.

15.3: Sneh Rana to Nicola Carey, Flatter, slower through the air, on off. Carey brings out the reverse sweep but picks out Deeya Yadav at short third.

15.2: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flatter, turning into off. NSB nudges it through mid-wicket. Laura Wolvaardt is rapid to come in from the ropes and keeps it to one.

15.1: Sneh Rana to Nicola Carey, Tossed up on leg stump. Carey works it through mid-wicket for one.

14.6: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, SIX! BANG! Lands it on a length, on off. NSB clears her front leg and whacks this over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. The extra ball has cost the Capitals dearly. After 15 overs, MI are 112/3.

14.6: Nandni Sharma to Nicola Carey, NO BALL! Slower ball on a length, just outside off. Nicola Carey makes room and drag-pulls it to long on for one. Oh No! No Ball signaled as an extra fielder is outside the circle. Free hit coming up.

14.5: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Short of a good length, on middle. NSB tucks it through the gap between mid on and mid-wicket and settles for a single.

14.4: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Back of the hand slower ball, dipping onto the middle stump line. Sciver-Brunt makes room and drills it straight to the fielder at mid off.

14.3: Nandni Sharma to Nicola Carey, Fuller than a length, outside off. Driven toward sweeper cover for one.

14.2: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pace off on a length, on off. NSB works it through square leg for one.

14.1: Nandni Sharma to Nicola Carey, Short of a good length, angled into the middle. Carey pulls this toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

13.6: Sree Charani to Nicola Carey, Flatter ball on off. Carey turns it toward mid-wicket for one.

The Capitals get their first wicket since the start of the 5th over. Nicola Carey walks out to bat now.

13.5: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, OUT! CAUGHT! Sree Charani gets a massive wicket of the MI skipper. Tossed up on a length, sliding into the middle stump line. Kaur advances down the pitch and looks to clear the long on boundary. She fails to get the elevation or the distance. Lucy Hamilton comes in from the ropes and manages to hang onto the chance. The partnership is broken. Mumbai Indians are three down now. Kaur departs for 41 (33).

Spin hasn't worked out for DC thus far. Sree Charani needs to end the over on a positive note. MI are just one run away from the three-figure mark.

13.5: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, WIDE! Flatter and drifted down the leg. Harmanpreet Kaur plays and misses. Wide signaled.

13.4: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Looped up full, at the stumps. Eased down to long on for a single by Sciver-Brunt.

13.3: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Excellent placement! Tad short, sliding into the middle and leg stump line. NSB goes back and pulls it hard into the gap at deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a cracking boundary.

13.2: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter on off. Kaur nudges it into the leg side and steals a quick single.

13.1: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tad short, on middle. Nat Sciver-Brunt pulls this to deep square leg for one.

Double change? Yes, Sree Charani switches ends now.

12.6: Shafali Verma to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! THREE IN A ROW! Tossed up full, wider outside off. Kaur leans forward and creams the drive in the gap at point region for a glorious boundary to end the over. 14 runs off the over. Just what MI would have wanted.

12.5: Shafali Verma to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Two in a row! Flighted full, around off. Kaur brings out a similar shot and swipes it a tad finer, toward the backward square leg region for another clever boundary.

12.4: Shafali Verma to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Smart batting from the MI skipper! Loopy delivery, outside off. Kaur sits low, drags it from outside and nails the slog sweep toward deep square leg for a quality boundary.

12.3: Shafali Verma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tossed up on leg stump. Flicked through the gap at square leg for one.

12.2: Shafali Verma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flatter and quicker, stays low, just outside off. NSB tries to whack it across the line but misses due to the lack of bounce.

12.1: Shafali Verma to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up full, just outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur eases this to deep cover for one.

The spinners aren't quite doing the job for the Capitals right now. We might see a change in pace now. Well, we do see a change in bowling but another spinner, in the form of Shafali Verma comes on to bowl now.

11.6: Sneh Rana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Floated full, just outside off. Kaur swipes this through mid-wicket and settles for a single. The partnership between Harmanpreet Kaur and NSB has gone past 50 now.

11.5: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Floated full, on off. NSB flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

11.4: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, SIX! What a quality shot from NSB! Tossed up full, just outside off. Sciver-Brunt gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it cleanly over the wide long off fence for half a dozen.

11.3: Sneh Rana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Floated full, on off. Kaur advances down the pitch and eases it along the ground to long on for a single.

11.2: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tossed up full, on off. Nat Sciver-Brunt works this past mid-wicket for one.

11.1: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flighted full, outside off. NSB drags it from outside and slog sweeps this to deep square leg for a brace. Good running from the English batter.

10.6: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Shortish, sliding into the middle and leg. Sciver-Brunt pulls this away to deep mid-wicket for a single. After 11 overs, MI are 65/2.

10.5: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Flatter length ball, outside off. NSB carves it toward the deep backward point region and scampers for the double.

10.4: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! PUT AWAY! Tossed up on the leg. Nat Sciver-Brunt sits low and sweeps it hard toward the long leg region for yet another boundary.

10.3: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter arm ball, on middle. Kaur knocks it down to long on for one.

10.2: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tad short, keeps a little low, angled into the middle and leg. NSB stays back and mistimes the pull toward mid-wicket for one more.

10.1: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter arm ball, just outside off. Kaur goes back and cuts it hard toward deep cover point for a single.

9.6: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Good running. Floated up around middle, Sciver-Brunt stays put and shovels the ball through mid-wicket and the batters race back for the second run with ease. MI are 56/2 at the end of 10 overs.

9.5: Sneh Rana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter and on the pads, tucked away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

9.4: Sneh Rana to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Nicely done. Fractionally short and outside off, Kaur rocks back and cuts it firmly behind point and picks up four runs.

9.3: Sneh Rana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tossed up outside off, Harman advances but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball and smothers it back to the bowler.

9.2: Sneh Rana to Harmanpreet Kaur, Oh, that's too close for comfort. Flighted ball, full and around off, turning in. Kaur stays leg side of the ball and looks to go inside-out over covers. Kaur loses her shape and misses and the ball just goes past the off stump.

9.1: Sneh Rana to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Floated up, very full and outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt stays deep in the crease and hammers it down to long off for a single.

STRATEGIC TIME-OUT! After a slow start and losing their openers within the first five overs, Mumbai Indians have begun to raise the tempo in the final two overs. The duo of Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt will need to bat deep if they hope to guide their team to a competitive total. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals will aim to maintain the pressure and continue chipping away at the wickets. Also, Sneh Rana comes into the attack now for the Capitals.

8.6: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, A bit fuller and angled into the pads, Sciver-Brunt flicks it through mid-wicket for one. 11 off the over, 21 off the last two for MI.

8.5: Nandni Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur, Good length again, on off and middle, Kaur plays the lofted drive but doesn't time it well. The ball goes towards long on and the batters get a single.

8.4: Nandni Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur, On a good length, around the top of off, Kaur taps it out towards mid off.

8.3: Nandni Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Easily done. On a hard length and outside off, not all that wide either. Kaur waits back and plays it with an angled bat, gliding it away wide of short third for another boundary.

8.2: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pitched up full and straight, Nat drills the drive a bit uppishly and through mid on for a single.

8.1: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Just like her first over, Sharma starts the over with a poor delivery and gets punished. Too full and angled down leg, Sciver-Brunt flicks it away and the ball rolls away into the vacant fine leg fence.

Nandni Sharma (1-0-6-1) is back on.

7.6: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, EDGED AND FOUR! A bit unlucky for the bowler but there was just enough width on offer. This is pushed throgh outside off, Kaur opts to cut off the back foot but ends up getting a thick outside edge that rolls away quickly into the deep third fence. 10 off the over, a positive one for MI.

7.5: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter delivery on off, Kaur blocks it off.

7.4: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Finally, a boundary and Kaur breaks the shackles. Tossed up again, but too full and outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur stays put and lays into it, smacking it over covers for a boundary.

7.3: Sree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tossed up, very full and just around off. Sciver-Brunt leans on and drags it down to long on for one more.

7.2: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pushed through flatter on middle and leg, Kaur stays back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

7.1: Sree Charani to Harmanpreet Kaur, Lovely start from Charani. Flighted delivery, relatively full and on off. Harman is drawn forward but the ball turns and beats the outside edge.

First over of spin coming up. Sree Charani has the ball in hand now.

6.6: Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pitched up, well full and around off, Sciver-Brunt gets on the front foot and punches it back to the bowler. End of a stellar spell from Kapp. She ends with figures of - 4-0-8-1.

6.5: Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Full and straight, Nat Sciver-Brunt opts to give the charge but ends up jamming it out to mid on. The pressure keeps mounting on MI as a boundary is nowhere to be seen.

6.4: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Good length gain, but too straight. Kaur turns it away through square leg and picks up another single.

6.3: Marizanne Kapp to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Good-length delivery, slanting in towards the pads. Sciver-Brunt tucks it down through backward square leg and turns the strike over.

6.2: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Nice and full again, around middle, Kaur leans on and just works it leg side with soft hands, setting up for the single. Kapp chases it down and has a shay at non-striker's end but misses and Kaur was well in anyway.

6.1: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pitched full and around off, Harman hits it on the up but back to the bowler.

Marizanne Kapp is going to bowl out here. This could be a big gamble but if Kapp gets either of these two batters, it could turn out to be well worth it.

5.6: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hard length around off, Sciver-Brunt hangs back and hits a flat-batter shot to the right ofmid off. Shafali Verma cuts it off and MI end the Powerplay at 23/2.

5.5: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Back of a length and slightly wide outside off, Nat taps it down towards cover. The dot balls just keep coming.

5.4: Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, On a fuller length, slanted across off, Sciver-Brunt reaches out but ends up dragging her shot back to the bowler.

5.3: Lucy Hamilton to Harmanpreet Kaur, Tap and run, a good hustle from the batters. Good-length delivery on middle, Kaur drops it in front of covers with gentle hands and races through for the single.

5.2: Lucy Hamilton to Harmanpreet Kaur, A cross-seamer, on a good length and on off. Harmanpreet Kaur solidly punches it out into the off side.

5.1: Lucy Hamilton to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pitched up a touch fuller and angled across off, Kaur caresses it on the up but hits it straight to cover.

Lucy Hamilton is brought back in to bowl the final over of the Powerplay. She went for 11 runs in her first over. Lizelle Lee is standing up to the stumps now.

4.6: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Sweetly timed by Harman but it is well stopped as well. Full and outside off, driven to the left of cover-point where Sree Charani puts in the dive and stops a certain boundary. Just a single then, another fruitful over for DC.

4.5: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pitched up fuller now and on off stump, Kaur gets a good stride forward and pushes it towards mid off.

4.4: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Good length attacking the stumps, Kaur clips it away straight to mid-wicket.

4.3: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Hard length just outside off, Kaur looks to stay back and punch it through the off side but miscues it back to the bowler.

4.2: Marizanne Kapp to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pitched up on a fuller length, angled into middle and leg. Harman presents the full face of the blade and blocks it off.

Harmanpreet Kaur joins NSB out in the middle, much sooner than she would have liked.

4.1: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, OUT! TIMBER! Delhi Capitals have gone bang-bang here. Marizanne Kapp continues to find that immaculate length and bowls it on off, getting the ball to swing back in. Hayley Matthews decides to stay leg side of the ball and heave it away but plays all around it. The ball goes past the inside edge, whilst staying a touch low and Matthews hears the death rattle behind her. Kapp finally gets rewarded for some disciplined bowling and MI are rocked early.

3.6: Nandni Sharma to Nat Sciver-Brunt, On a good length and outside off, Nat drives confidently on the up but straight to covers.

Another opening combination that hasn't worked out for the Mumbai Indians. Nat Sciver-Brunt walks in at number 3 now.

3.5: Nandni Sharma to Sajana Sajeevan, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Nandni Sharma continues her sensational run of form and out comes that signature celebration as well. A touch fuller and on off stump, shapes back in late, the perfect delivery to a batter whose feet aren't quite moving. Sajana Sajeevan looks to hit it straight but the ball goes through the gate and smashes into the stumps. Sajana departs for a run-a-ball 9 and MI are 21/1.

3.4: Nandni Sharma to Hayley Matthews, Fuller in length and outside off, Hayley Matthews advances down the pitch and hammers it to the right of cover. Jemimah Rodrigues scampers across and puts the dive in to keep it down to a single.

3.3: Nandni Sharma to Hayley Matthews, Hard length outside off, Matthews stands tall and nudges it off the inner edge and the ball rolls towards point.

3.2: Nandni Sharma to Sajana Sajeevan, Much better. Good length again but around the off stump, Sajana pushes it out square through covers and gets a single.

3.1: Nandni Sharma to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! Wrong line to begin with from Sharma. Good length but on the pads, Sajana stays a bit low and just angles it wide of short fine leg and picks up a boundary.

An early change in bowling for the Capitals. Nandni Sharma comes in to replace Lucy Hamilton.

2.6: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, Excellent, disciplined bowling from Kapp. Back of a length and in the channel, Hayley hangs back and punches it away to cover-point. Just one off the over.

2.5: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, Hard length, just outside off, Matthews looks to cut too close to the body but ends up jamming it back onto the track off the inside edge.

2.4: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, Good length again, in and around off, this one just straightens off the deck. Hayley is caught on the crease and just about manages to keep it out.

2.3: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, Good-length delivery, targeting the top of off and middle. Hayley solidly blocks it off.

2.2: Marizanne Kapp to Sajana Sajeevan, On a good length, darted into the stumps. Sajana leans on and tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

2.1: Marizanne Kapp to Sajana Sajeevan, BEAUTY! Fuller than a good length and in the channel. This one nips back in late and Sajana awkwardly plays all around it and is beaten past the inside edge. That stayed low as well.

1.6: Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, Much better line from Hamilton. Full and just outside off, angling across. Matthews is enticed into the drive but gets beaten past the outside edge. 11 off the over.

1.5: Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, Heaved away without any real timing. Back of a length, angled across middle. Matthews leans back and forces it over the mid-wicket region and picks up a couple of runs.

1.4: Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! Oh, uppish but through. The in-between length from Lucy but wide outside off. Hayley reaches out to drive but slices it away between point and backward point. Sree Charani gives the chase but fails to stop it and that really should have been stopped.

1.3: Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, Full again, but this is straighter on the stumps. Matthews drills the drive to mid on.

1.2: Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! SHOT! Too full from Hamilton, wide outside off as well. Hayley Matthews reaches out and lunges to just stroke the ball in between point and covers for the first boundary of the game.

1.1: Lucy Hamilton to Sajana Sajeevan, Lucy comes over the wicket and bowls it back of a length on middle and leg. Sajana presses back and tucks it away behind square leg for a quick single.

The left-arm seamer, Lucy Hamilton will share the new ball with Marizanne Kapp.

0.6: Marizanne Kapp to Sajana Sajeevan, Kapp ends with a short ball on the hips. Sajana gets inside the line and angles it away down to fine leg for a single. Just 3 runs off the opening over of the contest.

0.5: Marizanne Kapp to Sajana Sajeevan, Nice and full, pushed wide of the off stump. Sajana reaches out and eases it to covers.

0.4: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, Oh, that's sloppy from DC. Back of a length, angled away from off. Hayley goes back in the crease and looks to cut but gets an inside edge that just misses the stumps and rolls away. Lizelle Lee moves to her left but fumbles and Matthews is able to get off the mark with a single.

0.3: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, Fuller this time and just outside off, Matthews leans to drive but hits it straight to Rodrigues at cover.

0.2: Marizanne Kapp to Hayley Matthews, On the money! Good-length delivery, attacking off and middle. Hayley Matthews watchfully blocks it off.

0.1: Marizanne Kapp to Sajana Sajeevan, A hint of swing right away for Kapp. This is served on a hard length and outside off, shapes away from the right-hander. Sajana Sajeevan presses back and pushes at it but gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single. MI are underway!

All in readiness for the game to begin. The two umpires are the first ones out in the middle and they have their jackets on. It is chilly at this time of the year in Vadodara and we can also see the players of Delhi Capitals striding out to the middle, led by Jemimah Rodrigues. It will be the duo of Hayley Matthews and Sajana Sajeevan to open the innings for Mumbai Indians for the second time this season. The familiar figure of Marizanne Kapp will take the new ball for DC. A slip in place to begin with. Let's play...

Nat Sciver-Brunt, the star all-rounder from MI, was having a chat with the broadcasters just a while ago. She mentioned that they learned about Kamalini’s injury just this morning, so it has been a quick adjustment. She noted that Rahila Firdous has been training with them in the nets and during warm-ups, so she’s familiar with the bowlers, even if the match conditions are slightly different. Sciver-Brunt added that the group is excited for Rahila, and it’s great to welcome another player into the MI family. She also mentioned that the change of venue should work in their favor, as it’s a different wicket that could benefit the side. She highlighted that the team’s experience in the dressing room helps them bounce back effectively. She said her form has been decent, but she is aiming for a steady performance and hopes to contribute more with the ball.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of Mumbai Indians, says that they would have bowled first as well, given the conditions. Adds that they had a couple of good days of practice and conversations and hopefully, they will come out with positive energy. Informs that they have made four changes. Goes on to inform that Kamalini is ruled out due to injury and they have replaced her with Vaishnavi Sharma, who will be making her debut as well and adds that Poonam Khemnar is also back in the side.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - Hayley Matthews, Sajana Sajeevan, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Rahila Firdous (WK) (ON DEBUT) (In for G Kamalini), Nicola Carey, Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar (In for Nalla Reddy), Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail (In for Amelia Kerr), and Vaishnavi Sharma (ON DEBUT) (In for Triveni Vasistha).

Jemimah Rodrigues, captain of Delhi Capitals, wins the toss and chooses to bowl first. She explained her decision, noting that the ball tends to skid more under the lights and that the dew later in the game could be advantageous for batting. Rodrigues emphasized the importance of bowling wicket to wicket and keeping things simple, stressing that the team’s focus remains on following the process. She concluded by adding the debut for 16-year-old Deeya Yadav, who will replace Minnu Mani in the playing XI.

Delhi Capitals (Playing XI) - Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (WK), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Marizanne Kapp, Deeya Yadav (ON DEBUT) (In for Minnu Mani), Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Lucy Hamilton, Sree Charani, and Nandni Sharma.