S. Sajana stole the present with a surprising last-ball six after fifties from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (55, 34b, 7×4, 1×6) and Yastika Bhatia (57, 45b, 8×4, 2×6) as Mumbai Indians bought off to a successful begin within the Ladies’s Premier League with a four-wicket win towards Delhi Capitals on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Friday.Â
Chasing a goal of 172, Marizanne Kapp decreased MI to none for one, eradicating opener Hayley Matthews for a two-ball duck.
Nevertheless, the defending champion recovered rapidly after Yastika and Natalie Sciver-Brunt stabilised the innings taking MI to 50 within the PowerPlay.
AS IT HAPPENED: MI VS DC Highlights
Meg Lanning’s determination to introduce Arundhati Reddy paid off as she confounded Sciver-Brunt with a slower supply that breached her defence. , breaking a half-century stand for the second wicket.
Harmanpreet and Yastika’s onslaught introduced up the group 100 for Mumbai Indians within the thirteenth over.
A string of wickets put Capitals again within the hunt with 12 wanted off the final over. Lanning turned to Alice Capsey to bowl the final over and she or he struck instantly, dismissing Pooja Vastrakar off the primary ball. Harmanpreet decreased the goal to 5 runs from the final two balls. Looking for a boundary, Harmanpreet holed out to Sutherland at long-on. Sajana then sealed a memorable win with a six over long-on.
Earlier within the night, Shabnim Ismail bought MI off to a dream begin, conceding a solitary run within the opening over. Capitals may handle solely 26 within the PowerPlay, their lowest ever. Together with Saika Ishaque, Ismail cramped openers Lanning and Shafali Verma for room. In her second over, she induced an error from Shafali who tried to play throughout to a size ball that nipped again, just for the ball to crash into her center stump.
Nevertheless, momentum quickly Capitals’ method courtesy some clear placing by Lanning and Capsey, who went arduous towards leg-spinners Amelia Kerr and Keerthana Balakrishnan, taking their aspect’s rating to 65 in 10 overs.Â
Sciver-Brunt eliminated a settling Lanning within the eleventh over, however Capsey, alongside Jemimah, didn’t enable Mumbai to dominate play for lengthy.
Capsey dealt in boundaries and introduced up her half century with a lower by way of level. Amelia Kerr ultimately caught her plumb leg earlier than within the 18th over whereas Sciver-Brunt eliminated Jemimah within the subsequent.
Kapp hit Kerr for 3 fours within the final over earlier than being stumped on the final ball of the innings, serving to Capitals to 171 for 5. It appeared sufficient then, nevertheless it turned out to be inadequate when Sajana swung her bat.