DC vs MI, WPL Highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets

Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, FOUR MORE! 50 comes up for the Capitals and 48 out of 52 runs have been scored in boundaries, staggering. Fired in, full and on the pads. Lee sits down and sweeps it hard behind square leg for another boundary.

Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! That's brute force from Lizelle Lee. Too short and outside off, doesn't quite rise up. Lee fetches the ball and swats it back past the non-striker for a boundary.

Sanskriti Gupta to Lizelle Lee, Gupta begins with a full ball on off, Lee lunges and blocks it back to the bowler.

Bowling change? Yes, time for some spin. Sanskriti Gupta comes in to replace Nat Sciver-Brunt.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Skiddy, short of a good length delivery, angling into the middle. Verma mistimes the pull to short mid-wicket. After 5 overs, DC are 44/0 in the chase of 155.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, FOUR MORE! Up and over! Fuller than a length and follows Verma, outside the leg pole. Verma goes through with the shot and lifts it over wide of mid on region for back to back boundaries.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Lovely shot! On a length, around off. Shafali Verma shows full face of the bat and times it through extra cover for a glorious boundary.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, On a hard length, on off. Verma makes room and flat-bats it down the pitch. 

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Appeal from the bowler, and up goes the finger. Shafali Verma has a word with Lee and sends it upstairs for the review. Good length delivery, nips back into the middle stump line. Verma looks to defend but seems to have missed and gets pinned in front. The on-field decision is OUT. The replays show an inside edge off the bat, onto the pad, and the decision is reversed to NOT OUT.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Good length delivery on off. Verma blocks it down the pitch.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! TOO EASY! On a length and slanting down leg . Lee gets inside the line of the ball and swipes it past short fine leg fielder, and finds the ropes in a flash.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, Skiddy length ball, outside off. Pulled through mid-wicket for one.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, FOUR! TOP SHOT! Back of a length, angled into the pad. Shafali Verma makes room and tucks it wide of the short fine leg region for a whippy boundary. With that, Verma also brings up 1000 runs in the WPL. The fourth batter to do so.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Lizelle Lee, Slower length ball on off. Lee nudges it toward wide of the mid on fielder for a single.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, Pace off, back of a length, on middle. Verma makes room and drags the pull toward deep square leg for one.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Shafali Verma, Good length delivery, just outside off. Shafali Verma knocks it toward mid on.

A solid start for the Capitals and that has forced an early bowling change. Nat Sciver-Brunt comes on to bowl now.

Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, On a hard length, attacking the stumps. Lee defends it down the pitch, goes past the bowler and rolls toward mid on.

Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! On a length, slanting down the leg. Lee gets inside the line and helps it to the fine leg for consecutive boundaries. DC are off to a positive start.

Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! DISPATCHED! Back of a length, angled into the middle. Lee picks it early and pulls it with disdain toward the deep backward square leg region. Beats the fielder near the ropes and collects the boundary.

Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, Short of a good length, zips through off the pitch, around off. Lee advances and slaps this to the fielder at mid off. 

Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, Fuller than a length on off. Lee blocks it down the pitch.

Shabnim Ismail to Lizelle Lee, On a hard length, around off. Lee steers it toward point for none.

Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, FOUR! CLUBBED! Short of a good length, pace off, just outside off. Sits up nicely for Shafali Verma, who tonks it over mid off for a thumping boundary. 13 runs off the over.

Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, Short of a good length, around off. Shafali Verma moves in the crease and knocks it toward Gupta at backward point.

Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Fuller than a length, angling down the leg. Verma waits for it and tickles it to fine leg for a second boundary in the over.

Nicola Carey to Shafali Verma, Back of a length, around off. Shafali rides the bounce and punches it toward the fielder at backward point.

Nicola Carey to Lizelle Lee, Inswinger, on a length, on the leg stump line. Lee prods and works it through square leg for a single.

Nicola Carey to Lizelle Lee, FOUR! Lee greets Carey in style! Fuller than a length, swings down the leg. Lee does well to help it past the fielder at short fine leg and gets off the mark with an easy boundary.

Nicola Carey to operate from the other end.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, A bit of mix-up but Shafali Verma gets back in time! Short of a good length, around off. Verma punches it into the gap at covers and looks to take one. She was halfway down the pitch, but Lizelle Lee wasn't keen and sent her back. 4 runs off the opening over. 

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Short of a good length, angling into off. Shafali Verma gets behind the line and tucks into the leg side.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Full-pitched delivery on off. Shafali drives it nicely but straight to mid off.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Skiddy length ball, just outside off. Shafali Verma hangs back and stabs it toward Hayley Matthews at the first slip.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, Lands it on a length, moves away, around off. Verma lets it go.

Shabnim Ismail to Shafali Verma, FOUR! What a sublime start from Shafali Verma! Fuller than a length, a hint of swing, just outside off. Verma presents full face of the bat and drives it nicely through the gap at wide mid off for a lovely boundary.

We are back for the all-important run chase. The umpires are back out in the middle and the players of MI gather in a huddle before striding out and taking their positions on the field. The hard-hitting duo of Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee will open the innings for Delhi Capitals. Veteran and fiesty pacer, Shabnim Ismail, will take the new ball for Mumbai. Rahila Firdous is keeping wickets and Hayley Matthews is standing at first slip. Let's go...

…THE RUN CHASE…

Now, chasing a target of 155, the Capitals will need a strong start and consistent contributions across the lineup if they hope to challenge a strong MI side and secure their second win of the season. Will they rise to the occasion, or will the MI bowlers come hard and defend their total? We’ll find out soon. Stay tuned for the second essay!

Marizanne Kapp of the Delhi Capitals is down for a chat. Kapp says that she would have liked a couple more wickets and reckons that the score on the board is gettable but the chase won't be easy. Adds that she has bowled four overs on the trot in the earlier seasons and today, she felt like she needed to get the wicket of the two set batters. Mentions that there wasn't any movement off the deck and she doesn't like to bowl on such wickets but also feels that she was a touch too full with her lengths.

The Delhi Capitals were brilliant in the first half of the innings, applying relentless pressure and taking crucial wickets. Marizanne Kapp bowled a miserly spell, conceding just 8 runs in her four overs while picking up a wicket. Sree Charani was exceptional in the middle overs, claiming three key wickets, and Nandni Sharma and Lucy Hamilton also did tidy work at the death. While DC did have a few lapses in the field, with misfields and dropped chances that allowed MI to score a bit more, overall, their bowling performance was impressive.

An excellent finish propelled the Mumbai Indians to a competitive total of 154/5 in their 20 overs. After being asked to bat first, MI stumbled early, losing both openers inside the Powerplay. However, Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt steadied the innings with a crucial 78-run partnership for the third wicket. Kaur made a well-crafted 41 before departing, while Nicola Carey and Amanjot Kaur were unable to make much impact. Sciver-Brunt anchored the innings brilliantly, remaining unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls, and Sanskriti Gupta contributed valuable runs toward the end, helping the team surpass the 150-run mark.

Lucy Hamilton to Sanskriti Gupta, SIX! BANG! A maximum to end the innings! Slower ball on the full, on off. Sanskriti Gupta charges down the pitch and smashes it over the bowler's head, clearing the long on boundary for a biggie. MI finish on 154/5.

Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicely bowled! Pace off on a length, just outside off. NSB tries to swipe it across the line but gets the inside edge onto the pad, that further rolls to short third and they take one.

Lucy Hamilton to Sanskriti Gupta, Full and at the stumps. Gupta hits it over the bowler's head and down the ground for just a single. NSB denies the second as she wanted the strike.

Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Fuller than a length, around off. Sciver-Brunt drills it toward wide long off. Kapp does well coming in from the boundary and keeps it to a single.

Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Slower ball on a length, just outside off. NSB gets across and scoops it over the keeper, down to fine leg for a cheeky boundary.

Lucy Hamilton to Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pace off on a length, angling across the batter. Nat Sciver-Brunt makes room and looks to go inside out, but does not connect. A dot to start the final over.

Lucy Hamilton ia back on to bowl the final over. She's gone for 23 runs in her 3 overs so far.

Nandni Sharma to Sanskriti Gupta, This is very sloppy from DC! Slower, loopy delivery, just outside off. Gupta bunts it toward mid off for looks to take one. Niki Prasad throws it to the bowler, Nandni Sharma, who fails to collect it cleanly. After that, the ball rolls behind and DC are half asleep and the batters sneak in the second run as the bowler runs after the ball but can't pick it up cleanly. After 19 overs, MI are 141/5.