In modern-day T20 cricket, a goal of 155 is fancied by the chasing crew on most days.
In a sport that rested on nice margins, it wasn’t fairly easy for Delhi Capitals in opposition to Mumbai Indians within the Girls’s Premier League on Tuesday, however Jemimah Rodrigues and Co. ultimately sailed dwelling with seven wickets in hand and an over to spare on the Kotambi Stadium. Capitals had strong contributions from Jemimah (51 n.o., 37b, 5×4, 1×6) and Lizelle Lee (46, 28b, 7×4, 1×6), overshadowing Nat Sciver-Brunt’s half-century for MI.
In sharp distinction to MI’s sluggish begin, DC raced off the blocks as Lee and Shafali Verma stitched collectively a 63-run opening stand in 7.3 overs. They seldom spared the unfastened deliveries, and appeared eager on ending proceedings in a rush. However MI regained a semblance of management when 20-year-old left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma, who was drafted into the squad on Tuesday as a alternative for the injured G. Kamalini for the rest of the marketing campaign, bowled Shafali and punched the air in delight.
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Two quiet overs later, Lee was stumped by Rahila Firdous off Amanjot Kaur fairly contentiously. Having overbalanced whereas making an attempt to flick a ball down leg, Lee appeared to have grounded her bat in time, however third umpire Ajitesh Argal thought in any other case after a number of replays. Lee’s frustration was compounded by Argal taking eight minutes to make the choice.
Whereas Jemimah and Laura Wolvaardt constructed a gentle partnership to take DC nearer, one other potential twist got here within the seventeenth over when the latter was run out on the non-striker’s finish by Sciver-Brunt. It was necessary for Jemimah to carry her composure at that juncture, and she or he did simply that.
FILE PHOTO: The 21-year-old N. Shree Charani dismissed the well-set Harmanpreet, Nicola Carey and Amanjot Kaur to complete with figures of 4-0-33-3.
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FILE PHOTO: The 21-year-old N. Shree Charani dismissed the well-set Harmanpreet, Nicola Carey and Amanjot Kaur to complete with figures of 4-0-33-3.
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Earlier within the night, Sciver-Brunt (65 n.o., 45b, 6×4, 2×6) and Harmanpreet Kaur (41, 33b, 7×4) contributed closely to MI’s complete of 154 for 5. Having joined arms when MI was 21 for 2, the duo added 78 runs in 58 deliveries. However contributions from the remainder of the line-up had been sparse. Left-arm spinner N. Shree Charani can take a lot of the credit score for that. The 21-year-old dismissed the well-set Harmanpreet, Nicola Carey and Amanjot Kaur to complete with figures of 4-0-33-3.
Printed on Jan 20, 2026