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Women's Premier League 2024

'Super over bhi ho jaata toh mazza aata' - Fans react as Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals in thrilling inaugural match of WPL 2024

In a thrilling opening encounter of the Women's Premier League Season 2, the Mumbai Indians showcased their batting prowess with a sensational run chase against Delhi.

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Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets (Source: Twitter)

In a thrilling opening encounter of the Women's Premier League Season 2, the Mumbai Indians showcased their batting prowess with a sensational run chase against Delhi. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team beat the Delhi Capitals by four wickets to get a terrific start to the season.

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Earlier in the day, MI Skipper won the toss and elected to field. Delhi's innings unfolded with a mix of dynamic performances and strategic gameplay, accumulating a total of 171 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Shafali Verma's early dismissal at just 1 run provided an initial setback for Delhi. However, Skipper Meg Lanning initiated the inning with a brisk knock of 31 runs at a strike rate of 124.00 before being caught by S. Sajana off Nat Sciver-Brunt. The highlight was Alice Capsey, who stabilised the inning with an impactful 75 runs off 55 deliveries.

The middle order further bolstered the team's total, with Jemimah Rodrigues contributing a rapid 42 runs at an impressive strike rate of 175.00. Marizanne Kapp's sturdy innings of 16 runs off nine balls, followed by an unbeaten 12 runs from Annabel Sutherland, added valuable runs to Delhi's total.

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The bowling attack was led by Shabnim Ismail and supported by Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr. They managed to create breakthroughs at crucial junctures. However, the Delhi Capitals women concluded their innings with a challenging target of 172 runs for the Mumbai Indians women.

Harmanpreet Kaur led Mumbai to a memorable win!

Chasing a challenging target of 172 runs, the Mumbai Indians women embarked on their innings with the early dismissal of Hayley Matthews. However, the team found resilience in Yastika Bhatia, who played a spectacular knock of 57 runs. He attacked at a scintillating strike rate of 126.67. Further, the explosive partnership between Nat 

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Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur, contributing 19 and 55 runs, respectively, bolstered the run chase.

Despite wickets falling at intervals, Amelia Kerr's impactful contribution of 24 runs added crucial momentum. Pooja Vastrakar and Amanjot Kaur's combined efforts steered the innings towards a nail-biting climax. Amanjot Kaur's unbeaten 3 runs and S Sajana's six runs off the last ball sealed the victory for the Mumbai Indians women.

Here is how fans react to Mumbai Indian’s victory:

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