WPL 2023 Live Updates: Mumbai Indians outclass Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets

Mumbai Indians Women appear to be a formidable team in the ongoing WPL 2023 season, and credit should be given to skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and company for delivering back-to-back outstanding performances in their home backyard.

About the most recent development, they defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in hand. With this victory, they won 6 points and now sit comfortably at the top of the points table.

Mumbai’s batting and bowling lineups are both explosive, making it difficult for the opposition to settle down.

The Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bat first, and supporters were expecting another half-century from skipper Meg Lanning, who did not disappoint, scoring another 43 runs in her arsenal.

Sadly, she didn’t recieved support from other end barring Jemimah Rodriques and Radha Yadav, who scored 25 and 10 runs, respectively.

Saika Ishaque, Issy Wong, and Hayley Mathews bowled well together and grabbed 9 wickets between them for Indians.

As clinical as it gets 👏

Nat Sciver-Brunt & Harmanpreet Kaur add finishing touches to the run-chase 👍@mipaltan 💙 win by 8 wickets 🔝

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/MoIM0uilMQ #TATAWPL | #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/5kXARYfGds

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 9, 2023

In response, Mumbai Indians started their innings with attacking instinct with Openers Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews scored 41 and 32 runs respectively.

3️⃣ in 3️⃣ for @mipaltan 👏

Saika Ishaque and the team seem to have hit a "purple patch" 😉

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/MoIM0uiTCo #TATAWPL | #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/XP5S3ZoS78

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 9, 2023

By the end, it was all down to Natalie Sciver, the world’s number one all-rounder, who hit 23 runs unbeaten from 19 balls to ensure Mumbai Indians crossed the line and comfortably won the match for the third time in a row.

For her beautiful batting display in the run-chase, @YastikaBhatia was our star performer from the second innings 👏#TATAWPL | #DCvMI

Here's her batting summary 🔽 pic.twitter.com/8povBOnfNA

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 9, 2023

Mumbai Indians appear to be well-established in all sectors, and the roles assigned to each player have been excellent.

Given the type of cricket they play in the middle, the Mumbai Indians will be a difficult nut to crack for other opponents.

PLAY THIS ON LOOP 🔁@JemiRodrigues – A catch marvel 🙌🏻

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/MoIM0uilMQ #TATAWPL | #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/GqjAuHEZ2X

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 9, 2023

The Mumbai Indians coaching staff has extensive experience, including Charlotte Edwards and Jhulan Goswami, who have been there on numerous occasions and bailed their club out of difficulty, so having them as mentors is beneficial to the franchise.

Mumbai Indians appear to be pretty powerful when it comes to capturing the cup, as they have all the qualities of a champion, and for any franchise to beat them will be a difficult task.