The second match of Premier League Female (WPL) 2025 I saw an exhilarating competition while the Capitals of Delhi won an exciting victory at 2 counters against the Mumbai Indians at the Kotambi stadium. A closely fought battle witnessed the most marked performances on both sides, but the Capitals of Delhi finally held their nerve to drive out a difficult target.
Mumbai Indians are fighting despite the heroism of Nat Sciver Brunt
By opting Bown first after winning the draw, the Capitals of Delhi made the breakthrough in the programming of the Indians of Mumbai. The opener Hayley Matthews fell into a duck and Yastika Bhatia managed only 11 balls before being dismissed.
Bordered and disappeared!
Shikha Pandey
Meg Lanning #Dc with a perfect start like #MID lose Hayley Matthews in the very first above the match
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However, Natalie Sciver Brunt, the star of England, played a sensational blow, anchoring the sleeves with a superb 80 of 59 deliveries, interrupted with 13 limits.
#NatSciverbrunt Offers a great half-century, helping the Indians in Mumbai to build a difficult total.
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The skipper Harmanpreet Kaur provided a much necessary momentum, breaking 42 on only 22 bullets, including four four and three.
An enterprising blow ends
The skipper Harmanpreet Kaur does not leave before entertaining the crowd with a 42 (22)
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Despite their efforts, the Mumbai Indians were collapsing in the last overs, losing their last five counters for only 18 points. Amelia Kerr (9 out of 9) and Amanjot Kaur (7 out of 7) offered a brief support, but Delhi’s disciplined bowling attack limited to 164 in 19.1 Overs.
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Annabel Sutherland was the choice of Delhi’s quisors, claiming 3 windows for 34 points in his 3.1 Overs. The veteran The Shikha Pandey stimulator was just as impressive, returning from figures for 2 for 14 in his fate of four out of four. Alice Capsey and Minnu Mani also bypassed the crucial breakthroughs to keep Mumbai under control.
The fireworks of Shafali Varma set the tone for the capitals of Delhi
Chasing 165 for the victory, the Capitals of Delhi took a flamboyant beginning, graceful of the explosive of Shafali Verma 43 of 18 deliveries. His aggressive racing game, with seven four and two, put Mumbai’s quasses on the back.
Shafali Verma in the house
It strikes
2 races in the second second above the #Dc Sleeve
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Meg Lanning (15 out of 19) ensured stability at the other end, but his departure sparked a brief collapse while Jemimah Rodrigues (2 OFF 5) and Annabel Sutherland (13 out of 10) left at a lower cost.
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Shabnim Ismail wins the battle
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Alice Capsey (16 out of 18) and Niki Prasad (35 OFF 33) played sensible blows to maintain the prosecution on the right track.
Young star #Nikiprasad Find the gap for a well -necessary border.
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The equation went down over the last Overs, with the Quickfire 21 of Sarah Bryce out of 10 proving to be crucial to swing the momentum to Delhi. The late camée by Radha Yadav (9 not outside 4) and Arundhati Reddy (2 * off 1) assured that Delhi crossed the finish line in the final, ending at 165/8 in 20 Overs.
What a thriller!
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The Mumbai Indians fought valiantly with the ball, with Hayley Matthews (2/32) and Amelia Kerr (21/21) leading the charge. Shabnim Ismail and Natalie Sciver also claimed a counter each, but the inability to contain Delhi’s strikers in the Overs of Death cost them the match.
Match summary:
Mumbai Indians Women: 164/10 in 19.1 Overs (Natalie Sciver 80, Harmanpreet Kaur 42; Annabel Sutherland 3/34, Shikha Pandey 2/14)
Delhi Capital women: 165/8 in 20 Overs (Shafali Verma 43, Niki Prasad 35; Amelia Kerr 2/21, Hayley Matthews 2/32)
Result: Delhi Capitals women won by 2 counters.
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