DC vs MI, WPL 2023 Highlights: Mumbai Indians thrash Delhi Capitals by eight wickets, cement top spot

DC vs MI, WPL 2023 Highlights: Delhi Capitals hardly got a foothold in their innings and the Mumbai Indians cantered to yet another big win.

Mumbai Indians now have a two-point lead at the top of the table. (PTI)

DC vs MI, WPL 2023 Highlights: Mumbai Indians put an all-round performance to beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 match here at DY Patil Sports Academy on Thursday. Yastika Bhatia scored the highest with 41 runs as Mumbai Indians chased down a target of 106 runs in 15 overs while Hayley Matthews slammed 32 and Nat Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 23. For Delhi Capitals, Alice Capsey and Tara Norris bagged one wicket each. Chasing a target of 106, Mumbai Indians got off to a flying start as their openers Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia blasted Delhi bowlers all around the ground. Matthews slammed Shikha Pandey for back-to-back three boundaries.

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• 9 Mar 2023, 10:08:35 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by eight wickets

  Back to back fours from Sciver-Brunt to finish the game off. What a performance this has been from the Mumbai Indians. They now have a two-point lead at the top of the table and their net run rate is +4.228. Delhi Capitals remain second, they are now the only team on four points. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 10:05:42 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: FOUR! Deficit down to single digits

  Full on middle and off from Capsey, Harmanpreet whips out the reverse sweep and helps it past the vacant short fine leg region. Just 7 needed to win now.

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:55:19 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: GONE! That's a brilliant catch from Rodrigues

  Matthews miscues the attempted big shot off Capsey, Rodrigues comes running in from long on dives forward and finishes the catch.

  Matthews c Rodrigues b Capsey 32 (31), Mumbai Indians 77/2 in 11.3 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:46:01 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: OUT! DC have a wicket!

  The opening partnership ends at 65 runs. Tara Norris gets the breakthrough, Yastika Bhatia goes. Full delivery outside off, Yastika takes a poke at it, misses it and is struck full on the pads. Umpire raises his finger upon the appeal and Bhatia reviews it. It was a hopeful review as it turned out, no bat involved and she was plumb.

  Bhatia lbw b Norris 41 (32), MI 65/1 in 8.5 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:35:33 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: MI 59/0 in 7 overs

  Life is a bed of roses at the moment for MI. Every four seems to be followed at least one more off the next ball, and there are singles available everywhere as well. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:25:07 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: HAT-TRICK OF FOURS!

  All of them streak ones, just salt into wounds for DC. Matthews has a swing at the fourth delivery from Shikha Pandey in the fourth over. It takes the edge and flies over the wicketkeeper for four. Then the ball beats the chasing Jonassen at mid-on and then another outside edge that not just beats Lanning at slips but goes to the boundary as well. MI 29/0 in four overs. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:21:46 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: MI 16/0 after 3 overs

  No big threats so far for the MI openers. Bhatia is on 10 off nine and Matthews on five off nine.

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:09:43 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: The players return

  Marizanne Kapp bowling to Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews is at the other end. DC have a good bowling lineup, what can they do with this meagre target that they are defending. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 09:06:30 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: MI eye another big win

  MI have won their matches thus far by 9 wickets and 143 runs and this could well be yet another slam dunk for them. DC never got going. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:54:28 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Delhi Capitals 105 all out in 18 overs

  Matthews takes three! The umpire turned down an appeal for LBW but Harmanpreet took the review. No bat involved and ball tracking shows that the ball would have smashed into leg stump. That is the end of DC's tortured innings and MI would hope they can get another big boost on their NRR. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:48:34 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: OUT! DC down to their last wicket

  They have somehow dragged themselves past the 100-run mark but Issy Wong takes two in the 17th to reduce DC to their last wicket. DC are 102/9 in 17 overs.  

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:42:22 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: SIX! 

  Kerr flights the last ball of the 16th on off stump, Radha Yadav takes a step down the track and strikes it over covers. DC 98/7 in 16 overs. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:39:03 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Delhi Capitals 89/7 in 15 overs

  An over without a wicket at last for DC. Hard to see how DC can bounce back from here and stand a chance at winning the match. Their first loss of the season could be a comprehensive one. Radha Yadav is in the middle with Tania Bhatia. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:30:48 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: OUT! It's carnage out there!

  Four wickets in 2 overs! Minu Mani comes down the pitch, the misses the ball entirely and is stumped by Yastika Bhatia. A review out of desperation more than anything which confirms the dismissal. DC have lost four wickets in the last two overs!  

  Minu Mani st Bhatia b Matthews 0 (3), DC 84/7 in 13.4 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:27:04 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: GONE! DC in free fall!

  Hayley Matthews gets one. Jonassen advances and has a slash at a delivery outside off, slices it to backward point. 

  Jonassen c Amanjot b Matthews 2 (3), DC 84/6 in 13.1 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:25:05 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: OUT! It's Lanning!

  And it is Ishaque! She has three and what a set of names to have among your victims. 

  Lanning c H Kaur b Ishaque 43 (41), Delhi Capitals 84/5 in 13 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:21:07 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: GONE! Ishaque strikes again!

  Just as they were starting to look good, DC lose another. Back of a length and cramping the batter for space, Jemimah backs away but the ball skids on too quickly and takes the stumps. 

  Jemimah Rodrigues b Ishaque 25 (18), Delhi Capitals 81/4 in 12.2 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:15:18 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: HAT-TRICK OF FOURS! 

  Lanning turning it on! An excellent shot past extra cover off Kerr's first ball of the 11th over for the first boundary. Then the DC captain rocks back and smashes it past deep midwicket. Lanning then bounces down the track again and crashes it past extra cover.

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:12:46 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: DC 58/3 in 10 overs

  Lanning on 26 off 32 and Rodrigues on 18 off 11. This is a good partnership developing for DC and MI know that these two batters can just take the game away from them. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 08:01:56 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: BACK TO BACK FOURS!

  DC need many more of those. Jemimah Rodrigues first got a thick outside edge that jumps just past Matthews at second slip and goes to the boundary. Jemimah knows a lot more about the next shot, gets her hands through the delivery and sends it past backward point. DC 40/3 in 7.2 overs. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:57:50 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: OUT! DC in all kinds of trouble

  Well just as Jhulan Goswami speaks about the joys of getting Australians out bowled, Issy Wong smashes Marizanne Kapp's stumps. Delhi Capitals in dire straits to say the least. 

  Kapp b Wong 2 (4), DC 31/ 3 in 6.4 overs 

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:51:42 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: GONE! 

  Capsey is early to a back of a length delivery from Vastrakar. The shot doesn't stay down and is hit straight to cover. 

  Capsey c Kalita b Vastrakar 6 (7), DC 24/2 in 5.2 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:47:26 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Delhi Capitals 18/1 in four overs

  Alice Capsey has scored six runs off as many balls, Lanning is on 10 off 12. It has not been an easy start for the Delhi Capitals. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:37:08 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: GONE! Shafali falls!

  Saika Ishaque does the trick for MI! Tossed up outside off and it kept sliding in with the angle of the delivery, Shafali plays all around it and the stumps behind her are rattled. Shafali Verma b Ishaque 2 (6), DC 8/1 in 2 overs

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:31:57 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: FOUR! Off the very first ball

  Length and with a lot of width, easy-peasy for Meg Lanning. She plays it past point for the first boundary of the match. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:30:52 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: The players are out!

  Nat Sciver-Brunt with the ball in her hands, Meg Lanning is facing up and Shafali Verma is at the other end. Here we go!

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:24:54 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score:  The pitch

  There are pockets of small boundaries on one side, at 44m, 48m and 50m. The pitches have been run-fests and the yorker could be a useful weapon for the bowlers. Planning is the key for the bowlers

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:15:50 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Meg Lanning's thoughts

  “We will bat first. I think it'll play similarly for the whole day - one change for us, Minnu comes in for Reddy tonight. Need to assess the conditions, get a good start and then continue on the same way. It's been pretty good fun, I have a good group and everyone wants to work hard.”

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:14:13 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Harmanpreet Kaur talks

  “We don't really depend too much on the toss, but today we wanted to chase. We've done well in the last 2 games, the same XI for us. She's a very good player and leader (on Meg Lanning), sharing the dressing room in India is a learning experience for everyone. The MI family made my day special (on her birthday yesterday), we just want to continue the way we started.”

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:06:14 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: MI XI

  Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Humaira Kazi, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:05:31 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: DC XI

  Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris

• 9 Mar 2023, 07:01:31 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: TOSS ALERT!

  DC win the toss and choose to bat. Harmanpreet says MI are comfortable to chase anyway. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 06:53:06 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: The points table

  Mumbai Indians currently sit top of the table with a net run rate of +5.185. Delhi Capitals are second with an NRR of +2.550. Both sides are on four points. UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants are on two points, with the former being third thanks to their higher NRR. RCB are on zero points and bottom of the table.

• 9 Mar 2023, 06:47:43 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: The early titans

  We are in the nascent stage of the season and things could change drastically but thus far, DC and MI have looked by far the two best sides in this competition. Both have shown the kind of dynamic tactical awareness that is required to stay ahead in a competition like this one. This should be a humdinger. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 06:28:53 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: The dew factor

  This could be yet another high scoring affair and dew has played a role in previous matches at the DY Patil Stadium. No reason to say why it won't in this game. 

• 9 Mar 2023, 06:07:13 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: DC this season

  Delhi Capitals also started off with a bumper score, smashing 223/2 against RCB. Lanning and Shafali Verma's destructive 162-run opening stand did most of the damage, with the former scoring 72 off 43 balls. Shafali Verma scored 84 off 45. DC won the match by 60 runs. They then crossed 200 again, scoring 211/4 against UP Warriorz. Lanning scored 70 off 42 balls and despite Tahlia McGrath scoring an unbeaten 90 off 50, DC won by 42 runs.

• 9 Mar 2023, 05:58:47 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: MI's results so far

  Mumbai Indians started off by pulverizing Gujarat Giants in the inaugural game of the season. MI had scored 207/5, with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur being the top scorer with 65 runs in 30 balls. Saika Ishaque then took four wickets as GG capitulated for just 64 runs. It was yet another cakewalk for MI in the second match, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets. RCB were all out for 155 runs and an unbeaten 114-run stand for the second wicket between Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt helped MI win on a canter.

• 9 Mar 2023, 05:54:19 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Delhi Capitals full squad

  Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia(w), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Aparna Mondal, Poonam Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi

• 9 Mar 2023, 05:48:05 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Mumbai Indians full squad

  Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque, Priyanka Bala, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav, Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham, Chloe Tryon

• 9 Mar 2023, 05:34:29 PM IST

  DC vs MI Live score: Hello and welcome!

  Both these teams are yet to lose a match this season which means that one of them are going to have their first ‘L’ against their names. Will be Harmanpreet's Indians or Lannings' Capitals? We'll find out by the end of the day.