WPL Review: Delhi continues their winning momentum
Delhi Capitals annihilated Mumbai Indians in match number 13 of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, February 28.
Meg Lanning won the toss and did not hesitate to bowl first. Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews got their team off to a sedate start as they added 35 runs inside the powerplay. Bhatia was the first batter to be dismissed as she scored 11 off 10 balls. Matthews was denied in the following over. Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Amelia Kerr got starts but couldn’t convert them into big scores.
Amanjot Kaur played a fine little cameo at the end to take Mumbai to 123/9 in their 20 overs as Minnu Mani and Jess Jonassen bagged three wickets apiece.
Lanning and Shafali Verma formed an 85-run stand of 59 balls to take Mumbai out of the match. The Indian opener was dismissed for a 28-ball 43 before Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues took their team home with nine wickets and 33 balls to spare.
Top performers of the match
Meg Lanning – 60 off 49 balls
Lanning played a captain’s knock for Delhi Capitals. She hit nine fours during her innings and finished on 60 runs off 49 deliveries. Lanning made her intentions clear by hitting back-to-back boundaries in the first over bowled by Shabnim Ismail. This is just her second half-century in the tournament.
Jess Jonassen – 3/25
Jess Jonassen bowled a brilliant spell for the Capitals. She picked up the important wickets of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur in the middle overs and came back to dismiss G Kamalini at the death. The Australian all-rounder conceded just 25 runs in her four overs.
What’s next for the two teams?
Delhi climbed to the top of the table with this win. They are going to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday, March 1, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Mumbai will take on UP Warriorz on March 6 at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
