MI vs DC Ball by Ball Commentary

Arundhati Reddy, YOU BEAUTY! A dive, full-stretch from Reddy wins this for Delhi. Tossed up around off, Arundhati Reddy chips this behind Harmanpreet Kaur at cover and scampers back for two to win this. Kaur did take a bit too long before releasing it towards the keeper and tat probably helped Reddy to stretch and barely manage to sneak inside the crease. TV umpire was called into action but the replay clearly suggested that Arundhati Reddy had made her ground. Delhi wins this by 2 wickets.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Can you believe it? Niki Prasad finds the fielder in the deep. Tossed up on the pads, Niki Prasad comes down the track and flicks this way too well. The ball travels all the way to the fielder in the deep. Amelia Kerr keeps calm and holds onto it.

Tossed up on the pads, Radha Yadav gets a fine tickle onto it and the ball is fielded by short fine leg for one.

Floated arond off, Niki Prasad thumps this towards point and sneaks one more.

Fuller around middle and leg, Niki Prasad rocks back and smashes this towards deep mid-wicket for two.

FOUR! A poor start from Sajana S as she drags this down the leg and Niki Prasad moves in and flicks this past short fine leg for four. This should have been fielded by the deep backward square leg feidler but she dives over this.

SIX! That's been hammered away fro a huge six. Tossed up around middle and leg, Radha Yadav shimmies down the track and slogs this up and over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

Fuller around off, Radha Yadav gets it away towards point and sets off for one. SHe is sent back and puts in a dive to save herself. The bat thumps the ground and bounces up but the TV replay shows that it had landed inside the crease before bouncing and the third umpire adjudged this as NOT OUT.

Tossed up around middle and leg, Radha Yadav hammers this down the ground for a couple. This was racing away to the fence before Shabnim Ismail running to her left from long on fields this and keeps this down to two.

OUT! RUN OUT! Another bit of beautiful fielding from a Mumbai player and Shikha Pandey has to walk back here. Full toss on off, Shikha Pandey fails to make the most of it and drives this towards Sajana S at cover. The fielder picks it up and throws it to Yastika Bhatia behind the stumps at the striker's end. The keeper does the rest with Shikha out of her crease.

Full toss around leg, Niki Prasad tucks this towards short fine and runs a quick single.

Tossed up around middle and leg, Niki Prasad sweeps this towards deep square for a couple.

Tossed up around off, Shikha Pandey lofts this over cover for a couple.

Floated around middle and leg, Niki Prasad sweeps this for a single.

BYE! Drama as Niki Prasad is given not out. Shikha Pandey attempted a pull shot but missed, and a direct hit was made at the keeper's end. The umpire decided to refer the decision upstairs, and the replays showed it was an extremely close call. After a thorough review, the TV Umpire declared Pandey NOT OUT, much to the dismay of Harmanpreet Kaur, who is engaged in a discussion with the umpire, clearly unhappy with the decision. The umpire clears to Kaur that the zing lights were off with just a part of bails uprooted and not the entire bail hence the TV umpire has made this call of NOT OUT.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Floated around off, Sarah Bryce moves to her leg and looks to loft this over cover. The ball doesn't get enough height and lands straight to Jintimani Kalita at cover for her dismissal. This is massive in the context of this chase.

Fuller around leg, Niki Prasad sweeps this to deep square for one.

FOUR! A well-timed stroke for four Tossed up, down the leg, Niki Prasad sweeps this past the short fine leg fielder to her right for a boundary.

Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Niki Prasad pulls this high off her bat towards deep mid-wicket on the bounce for one.

Good length around off, Sarah Bryce drills this towards long on for one.

SIX! STELLAR SARAH! Pitched-up around off, Sarah Bryce takes a steps across and slogs this behind the feidler at long on for a huge six.

FOUR! Streaky but Sarah Bryce and Delhi wouldn't mind one bit. On a length wide outside off, Sarah Bryce looks to slog this around leg but gets a healthy edge onto this and it flashes past Yastika Bhatia standing up to the pacer for a boundary behind the stumps.

On a length around the pads, Niki Prasad milks this away towards deep square leg for one.

Good length around middle and leg, Sarah Bryce tucks this away towards deep on leg for one.

Too full, wide outside off, Niki Prasad hammers this towards extra cover for no run.

Tossed up around middle and leg, Sarah Bryce flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Short of a length around off, Sarah Bryce leans back and cuts. The ball travels to the fielder at point but she barely manages to get a bit of hand to it. It was half-a-chance though.

Too full around middle and off, Niki Prasad hammers this down at long off for one.

Tossed up around middle and off, Sarah Bryce drills this to long off for one.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg, Sarah Bryce misses the flick. Wided.

FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Sarah Bryce rocks back and cuts this past the ring of fielders on off for a boundary.

Short of a length around leg, Sarah Bryce flicks this towards deep backward square for one.

WIDE! Fuller, down the leg. Wided.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Flighted outside off, Amelia Kerr clears her front leg and looks to take on the long on fielder. The ball doesn't travel the distance and is caught well by Shabnim Ismail down at long on.

Fuller around leg, Niki Prasad jumps down the track and rolls this to long on for one.

Fuller arond middle and leg, Alice rocks back and tucks this through square leg for a single.

Fuller on off, Niki Prasad drills this down to long on for one.

Floated outside off, Niki Prasad rocks back and looks for the cut but misses out.

Too full, wide of off, Niki Prasad drives this towards point and takes one.

Darted on the pads, Niki Prasad looks to sweep this but gets it brushed off her pads for no run.

Tossed up outside off, Alice Capsey steps across and tucks this through square leg for one.

Fuller arond the pads, Niki Prasad flicks this over mid-wicket and runs one.

Fuller on the pads, Niki Prasad tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Tossed up on off, Alice Capsey drills this to long on for one.

FOUR! Hammered down the ground for four. Nikki is playing some knock on her debut. Tossed up around off, Niki Prasad dances down the track and drills this past a diving mid off fielder for four.

Tossed up around off, Alice Capsey gets it away for one.

Short and wide around off, Niki cuts this towards point and takes a quick single. The third umpire was called into action for a run out appeal but the replay shows that Capsey was well within her crease as the keeper dislodged the bails.

Tossed up on the pads, Niki Prasad flicks this away but finds the fielder for no run.

Fuller around off, Niki Prasad slices this towards point for no run.

BYE! Tossed up wide outside off, Alice Capsey goes for the reverse sweep but misses out. The keeper fails to gather this and the batters take one.

Another single down to long on.

Fuller around middle and leg, Niki Prasad drills this to long on for another single.

Tossed up on off, Alice Capsey drills this to long on for one.

Floated on the pads, Niki Prasad tucks this towards leg for one.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Alice Capsey pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up around the pads, Alice Capsey goes for the flick towards leg but misses out.

Good length around middle and off, Niki Prasad punches this well but straight at the fielder.

Good length on off, Alice Capsey drives this to long off for one.

FOUR! Pitched up around off, Alice Capsey gets behind it and drives this past the mid off fielder to her left for four.

LEG BYE! Good length on the pads, Niki Prasad looks for the flick but gets it brushed off her pads for one. Leg bye signaled.

Good length around off, Niki Prasad defends this one around off.

Good length wide outside off, Alice Capsey thumps this down to long on for one.

Tad short, on the middle and leg. Alice Capsey pulls this to long leg for one. Delhi are 83/4 at the halfway mark.

Wrong'un, on the middle. Niki Prasad chips it off the leading edge toward long-on for one.

FOUR! LOVELY SHOT! Overpitched outside off. Niki Prasad gets forward and times it through the point region for a glorious boundary.

Wrong'un, spins sharply into the middle. Niki Prasad stays back and gets the inside edge to the left of the keeper.

Wrong'un, on off. Alice Capsey knocks it past the bowler toward long-off for one.

Tossed up on off. Alice Capsey defends forward.

Full, on the middle stump line. Niki Prasad turns it to short mid-wicket.

OUT! CLEANED HER UP! Good-length delivery shapes back into the middle stump line. It goes through the defence and clatters into the stumps. Mumbai are coming back strongly into the game. The dangerous Annabel Sutherland is back in the hut.

Short of a length outside off. Alice Capsey pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full-length ball, at the stumps. Annabel Sutherland skips down and eases it to long-on for one.

FOUR MORE! Annabel Sutherland has smoked it. Slower length ball, on the middle stump line. Annabel Sutherland picks the length and smashes it to deep mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! WHAT A SHOT! Fuller than a length, around off. Annabel Sutherland shimmies down the pitch and hammers it through mid-off for a thumping boundary.

Wrong'un, on the leg. Alice Capsey plays all around it and gets stuck on the pad. Half an appeal but this was probably going down the leg.

OUT! CAUGHT! Amelia Kerr strikes in her first over! Tosses it full, outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues looks to take advantage and loft this over the extra cover fielder. Ends up hitting it off the cue end of the blade and straight to Harmanpreet Kaur inside the circle. She takes a good catch and Delhi have lost three wickets in quick time.

Tossed up on the middle. Annabel Sutherland uses her feet and turns it off the inner half through square leg for a single.

Wrong'un, on the middle and leg. Jemimah Rodrigues nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Floated on the middle. Annabel Sutherland eases it to long-on for one.

Googly, just outside off. Annabel Sutherland knocks this into covers.

Goes full, outside off. Jemimah Rodrigues drives this to backward point for none.

Good length delivery, outside off. Annabel Sutherland steers it past the backward point fielder for one.

On a length, around off. Jemimah Rodrigues taps it toward backward point and a fumble from the fielder, allows the single.

Pitched full, outside off. Annabel Sutherland drives it to deep cover-point for one.

Pitched full, on the middle. Driven to mid-on.

OUT! THE POLES ARE ROCKED! Shabnim Ismail gets the Delhi skipper! Good length delivery, angling into the off-stump line. Meg Lanning comes forward for the defence but the ball skids through and hits the timber. Both openers are gone in quick succession. Delhi are two down.

Low full toss on the middle. Jemimah Rodrigues flicks it to short mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal for Shafali Verma and Hayley Matthews has the last laugh. A half-tracker from Hayley Matthews on the middle stump line. Shafali Verma looks to hit this out of the park but it comes off the toe end and goes toward Amanjot Kaur at the short mid-wicket region. She takes a simple catch and the Delhi side lose their first wicket.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Flighted full, on the middle and leg. Shafali Verma gets low and slogs it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Shafali Verma looks in great touch today.

Flat, at the stumps. Shafali Verma knocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR MORE! TOP SHOT! Floated full, on the middle stump line. Shafali Verma gets on her knees and hacks it toward the deep square leg region. A couple of bounces and into the boundary.

FOUR! NICELY DONE! Tosses it on the middle and leg. Shafali Verma gets low and sweeps this toward deep backward square leg for a boundary.

WIDE! Flat, sliding down the leg. Shafali Verma looks to paddle but misses. Wide signaled by the umpire.

FOUR! LUCKY! Pitched full, outside off. Meg Lanning does for the drive but gets an outside edge that squeezes past the keeper and to fine leg for four runs.

Length ball outside off. Meg Lanning looks to punch it to covers but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short and wide outside off. Shafali Varma goes for the cut and gets a top edge. It goes miles in the air and Ishaque drops the catch. Single taken.

NO BALL. In the air but safe! Short ball, angled into the batter. Shafali Verma is cramped and miscues the pull in front of the mid-on fielder. Oh No! Shabnim Ismail has overstepped. NO BALL signaled. Free hit coming up.

On a length, around off. Shafali Verma goes for the pull and gets the inside edge toward short fine leg for none.

FOUR! TONKED! Pitched full, on off. Shafali Verma picks the length and smacks it over the bowler, down the ground for a thumping boundary.

Good length delivery on off. Shafali Verma knocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! That is a hit-me ball. Natalie Sciver-Brunt strays down the leg. Meg Lanning helps this to fine leg for four runs. Two boundaries from the over.

On a length, on off. Meg Lanning taps it onto the pitch.

Pitched full, on off. Meg Lanning strokes it to short cover.

On a length, close to the off-stump. Meg Lanning cuts and misses.

FOUR! PUT AWAY! On a length, around off. Meg Lanning steers it through backward point for a cracking boundary.

Length ball, angled into the leg. Meg Lanning plays across the line and gets stuck on the pad. Half an appeal but the umpire was unmoved.

Back of a length around off, Shafali Verma almost chops this onto the stumps but the ball misses the stumps and bounces behind it.

Good length around the pads, Shafali flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

On a length wide outside off, Meg slices this towards deep third for one.

Back of a length around off, Meg Lanning punches this towards backward point for no run.

On a length around middle and leg, Meg Lanning smashes this towards mid on for no run.

Good length wide outside off, Meg Lanning goes for the drive again and gets beaten again.

FOUR! Tossed up around off, Shafali Verma gets it up and over the point region and even this has raced away to the fence for four. Shafali Verma takes down Saika Ishaque for 22 runs.

FOUR! Third boundary on a trot and Saika Ishaque is finding it hard to bowl to Shafali Verma. Short of a length around off, Shafali rocks back and smashes this past cover-point for four.

FOUR! Yet another boundary from the bat of Verma and she is making a statement. Tossed up around middle and off, Shafali Verma runs down the track again and hammers this over cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Shafali is roaring. Fuller around off, Shafali Verma runs down the track and smashes this past the bowler to her right for four towards long on.

SIX! UP AND OVER FOR SIX! Tossed up wide outside off, Shafali Verma runs down the track and hammers this way over the fielder at cover and over the fence as well for six.

Fuller around off, Shafali Verma hammers this towards extra cover for no run.

On a length around off, Meg Lanning punches this on the up towards point for no run.

Good length wide outside off, Meg Lanning swings and gets beaten yet again.

Edged but dropped short of Hayley Matthews at first slip. On a length around off, Meg Lanning goes for a booming drive but gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce towards first slip.

Pitched-up around off, Meg Lanning opens the face of her bat and drives this past a diving backward point for a couple.

On a length wide outside off, Meg Lanning looks to hit this towards off again and gets beaten on the outside again.

A good start from Shabnim Ismail. On a length on that fifth stump line, shaping away from the batter. Meg Lanning goes for the drive but gets beaten on the outside.