New Delhi: As the Women’s Premier League (WPL) progresses, so does the excitement. One such exciting match was played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Coming out to bat first, the MI team dismissed the Capitals team for just 105 runs in 18 overs. Mumbai Indians bowler Sayka Ishaq bowled brilliantly, taking 3 wickets for 13 runs in 3 overs. At the same time, Issy Wong took 3 wickets for 10 runs in 4 overs. Hayley Mathews also bowled brilliantly, taking 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. Due to the excellent bowling of Mumbai Indians, the Delhi Capitals team got battered.
Excellent batting by Yastika Bhatia
Chasing the target, the MI team achieved this target with 8 wickets in just 15 overs. For MI team, wicketkeeper and opener Yastika Bhatia scored 41 runs in 32 balls hitting 8 fours, while Hayley Mathews scored 32 runs hitting 6 fours. Nat Brunt scored an unbeaten 23 in 19 balls and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten 11 to give the team a resounding 8-wicket win.
3️⃣ in 3️⃣ for @mipaltan 👏
Saika Ishaque and the team seem to have hit a “purple patch” 😉
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Mumbai Indians reached the top
After this win, Mumbai Indians have reached the top of the points table with 6 points. MI has won all the 3 matches played so far. At the second place is Delhi Capitals, who have 4 points after winning 2 matches. In the third place is the team of UP Warriors. Who has 2 points after winning one and losing one out of two matches. Gujarat Giants are fifth after losing 2 out of 3 matches. At the same time, the opening season for RCB has been disappointing so far. Royal Challengers Bangalore are at the last position with 0 points after losing all the three matches. Under WPL, 7 out of 22 matches have been held so far. It has to be seen how RCB bounce back from here.
