WPL 2023, MI vs DC blog: Capsey, Verma fire Delhi Capitals to top of the table with massive win

That will be all for this blog. Ended up being a decisive Monday in the WPL. Two teams knocked out in one go as UP Warriorz clinched a top three spot.

And then DC topple MI from the top of the table with a huge NRR differential. MI vs RCB and UPW vs DC on the final day of league play to decide 1-2-3. For an electric batting performance which included five sixes, @AliceCapsey is our 🔝performer from the second innings of the #MIvDC contest in the #TATAWPL 👌 A look at her batting summary 🔽 pic.

twitter. com/76WuEv9nRl — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 20, 2023 Highest strike rate in the WPL (min. 100 runs) 189.

65 Shafali Verma (DC) 181. 15 Alice Capsey (DC) 175. 36 Sophia Dunkley (GG) 175.

00 Sophie Devine (RCB) 170. 07 Grace Harris (UPW) #WPL — hypocaust (@_hypocaust) March 20, 2023 Player of the match : The entire bowling unit deserves it, says Marizanne Kapp. Orange Cap : Back with Meg Lanning, and she is not really very comfortable wearing it still.

#WPL2023 #MIvDC HUGE WIN! ✅ A win seemed inevitable after the bowling and fielding performance, but Delhi Capitals have zoomed to the top of the table, toppling Mumbai Indians on Net Run Rate. DC: 110/1 (9 overs) https://t. co/FEUokhfRZ4 pic.

twitter. com/509KSXeE1F — The Field (@thefield_in) March 20, 2023 Look at the SR, What a show they put on, best team of the tournament with best Anthem!! #WPL pic. twitter.

com/xbV177YApd — mon (@4sacinom) March 20, 2023 #WPL2023 MI started the day with a massive NRR advantage and a win away from the final. MI end the day with a NRR worse than DC and unlikely to qualify directly for the final. How things change! https://t.

co/RA8wzRcNAx pic. twitter. com/fjkppfK7D5 — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 DC 110/1 after 9 overs : DELHI WIN BY 9 WICKETS AND 11 OVERS TO SPARE.

Two sixes and a four in that Ishaque over for Capsey. Ishaque lost her Purple Cap today and finished with 2-0-36-0 today. DC 91/1 after 8 overs : Definitely an anomaly.

Just 2 runs in that Kerr over. WHAT A KNOCK FROM CAPSEYY!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #wpl — Kartik O 🏏⚽🔗 (@KOCricket528) March 20, 2023 Sophie, you know the drill. Take it away again tomorrow.

So that Meg takes it back in the knockouts 😌 https://t. co/oAimGHtfVN — PouLaMi #WPL #RoarMacha (@Crictopher17) March 20, 2023 DC 89/1 after 7 overs : DC are about to decimate another run-chase. Huge over as Alice Capsey smashes three sixes in Matthews’ over.

The bowler, frustrated, sends down a bouncer (she is an offspinner mind you) and it goes for four byes. #WPL2023 #MIvDC Alice in wonderland! 🔥 Three sixes in one Hayley Matthews over for Capsey. DC are cruising in this run-chase.

https://t. co/YesSingeAa pic. twitter.

com/7zdaZtmrZG — The Field (@thefield_in) March 20, 2023 DC 67/1 after 6 overs : Meg Lanning, stop it! (Don’t). What a shot, lovely pick-up hit for six. That’s not her trademark flick, that’s a cross-batted swipe that she made look elegant.

What a powerplay for DC. #WPL2023 #MIvDC SHOT, MEG LANNING! 6️⃣ https://t. co/RA8wzRcNAx pic.

twitter. com/N1BWFrUdwl — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 DC 56/1 after 4. 3 overs : WICKET! Six, dot, out.

Shafali smacks Matthews over deep midwicket for six and then the WI captain gets one back, deceiving the batter with flight. Stumped. Verma st Y Bhatia b Matthews 33 (15 balls) DC 50/0 after 4 overs : Don’t have the numbers handy but I think DC are on their way to either topple or get really close to MI on the NRR too, not just points.

They are in the driver’s seat for topping the table by this time tomorrow. Three fours in Ishaque’s over, one off a misfield. DC 33/0 after 3 overs : Lanning and Shafali with a four each in that NSB over as DC are nearly a third of the run-chase down in three overs.

Indian pace bowlers in the WPL: Shikha Pandey 10 wickets in 26. 0 overs ER 6. 62 rpo Everyone else 11 wickets in 67.

4 overs ER 9. 19 rpo #WPL https://t. co/hKtoDzf6NL — hypocaust (@_hypocaust) March 20, 2023 DC 22/0 after 2 overs : That is a start and a half for DC.

Wong starts off with a short ball but Shafali was waiting and pulls it for four. The rest of the four is a cat-mouse game, Shafali hits two more fours, down the ground. Wong to Shafali, expect some short stuff.

DC 10/0 after 1 over : Two gorgeous shots through the offside for Lanning, first a drive past mid-off and then the trademark square cut. Two fours in the first over for DC. #WPL2023 Signature, Lanning.

https://t. co/RA8wzRcNAx pic. twitter.

com/wcuKh6Jirz — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 NSB to start off. Lanning and Shafali in the middle. DC’s batting depth is an issue, and MI will have to expose that early.

Innings Break! An impressive bowling performance from @DelhiCapitals restricts #MI to 109/8 in the first innings. Can @mipaltan successfully defend this target❓ Scorecard ▶️ https://t. co/Gcv5Cq4PYK #TATAWPL | #MIvDC pic.

twitter. com/8C80xFPl31 — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 20, 2023 #DCvMI : DC 105 all out batting first #MIvDC : MI 109/8 batting first #WPL2023 — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 MI 109/8 after 20 overs: Jonassen, no surprise, delivers a tight last over. The batters do the right thing by trying to run a two off the last ball but Amanjot is run out.

A Kaur run out 19 (16 balls) MI 104/7 after 19. 2 overs: WICKET! A decent hand by Wong comes to an end. MI would have liked a couple of big hits in the end but wasn’t to be.

Wong c Lanning b Jonassen 23 (24 balls) MI 103/6 after 19 overs: Well, actually 120 not so easy anymore thanks to a terrific 19th over by Shikha. Should have had a wicket too as the ball hit Wong’s shoe first but not reviewed. MI 99/6 after 18 overs: Right then, MI are giving themselves a decent chance to cross 120 and then some.

Six for Wong to start that Jonassen over. MI 88/6 after 17 overs: Reddy has been quite fantastic today, getting swing even late on. Just three singles.

ROAR MACHA pic. twitter. com/4vJVVgz1Sr — Radha🧣 (@radhalathgupta) March 20, 2023 MI 85/6 after 16 overs: A little disappointing that MI haven’t trusted to bat her higher up but a great chance for Amanjot to show what she is capable of.

Two fours in that Radha over. #WPL2023 #MIvDC Jemimah Rodrigues certainly enjoyed that catch to dismiss Harmanpreet Kaur 🔥 https://t. co/YesSingeAa pic.

twitter. com/NKG7iYGwwe — The Field (@thefield_in) March 20, 2023 MI 74/6 after 14. 5 overs: WICKET! FOUR AND OUT.

And out comes the floss too from Jemimah. After a full toss from Shikha is put away for four, she hits a fuller length delivery to Jemimah at midwicket and she is delighted. Kaur c Rodrigues b Pandey 23 (26 balls) MI 69/5 after 14 overs: Just dealing in singles at the moment, five in Radha’s over.

MI 64/5 after 13 overs: Just three singles as Kapp comes back with a tidy over. MI coach Charlotte Edwards reckons with around 130, they could still make a fight out of this. #DelhiCapitals ‘ Radha Yadav has had enough of the #MumbaiIndians crowd support.

Jemimah Rodrigues hasn’t had enough of sprinting, so she puts in a 100-metre dash to go from long-off to hug Radha at long-on. In the end, Bandra & Kandivali are the winners in this #MIDC clash 2. 0.

— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) March 20, 2023 Still no Amanjot. Wong could be handy at the death but sent out early. MI 58/5 after 11.

4 overs: WICKET! End of a lovely cameo from Pooja, as JJ provides Delhi a crucial breakthrough. RAdha with a ‘ear-cupping’ celebration to the MI fans behind her, presumably. Love it.

Vastrakar c R Yadav b Jonassen 26 (19 balls) MI 55/4 after 11 overs: This is fantastic cricket at the moment. Vastrakar with two fours off Pandey’s bowling, one of them a one-handed smack over cover. And the other over mid-off.

MI 46/4 after 10 overs: Ah, theres’s the counterattack. A four and a six for Vastrakar in that Poonam over, a four for Kaur too. But forget all that, how about this for a new grip by Pooja! #WPL2023 That’s an innovative bat-grip alright, by Pooja Vastrakar.

https://t. co/RA8wzRcNAx pic. twitter.

com/qKN7PmCvEH — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 MI 28/4 after 9 overs: Reddy getting a lot of swing there, actually. Not seam, genuine movement in the air. Couple of wides, but otherwise a top over.

MI 24/4 after 8 overs: Reddy to restart after the timeout. Not just because Kaur-Kaur sounds nice, but guess MI should have sent Amanjot to rebuild here with Harmanpreet. Would have been such a big opportunity for the youngster.

#WPL2023 — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 MI 24/4 after 8 overs: Just 2 runs in that Radha Yadav over. Should MI have sent Amanjot Kaur ahead of Pooja Vastrakar here? Taniya has the safest pair of gloves in WPL. #WPL2023 — PouLaMi #WPL #RoarMacha (@Crictopher17) March 20, 2023 MI 21/4 after 6.

5 overs: WICKET! This is a nightmare start for MI. Kerr edges one to the keeper as Reddy joins the party. Kerr c T Bhatia b Reddy 8 (16 balls) MI 19/3 after 6 overs: What a powerplay for DC! Jonassen finishes with a 2-run over.

MI 17/3 after 5 overs: It’s Kerr-Kaur time much earlier than expected. And the two are not hesitant to play their shots here either. A four for Kerr in that Kapp over.

64% of Marizanne Kapp’s deliveries in the PP have landed in the good length zone. Of the 61 deliveries in that zone, Kapp has taken 7 wickets at an average of 5. 14 & an economy rate of 3.

54. No other pacer has picked up more than 3 wickets off that length. #TATAWPL #MIvDC — The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) March 20, 2023 MI 10/3 after 3.

3 overs: WICKET! What a catch. Rodrigues dives to her right and catches the ball, and maintains grip while her elbow lands on the ground at full force too. Matthews c Rodrigues b Pandey 5 (10 balls) #WPL2023 #MIvDC As previously noted, Delhi Capitals running their own catch of the tournament competition.

Jemimah Rodrigues with another entry. https://t. co/RA8wzRcNAx pic.

twitter. com/2F6kPkrwvV — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 MI 6/2 after 2. 2 overs: WICKET! Oh what a ball.

The ball cuts in off the seam and NSB is beaten through the gap, as the bails get dislodged. Sciver-Brunt b Kapp 0 (1 ball) MI 6/1 after 2. 1 overs: WICKET! The ball angling away does the trick for Kapp.

Y Bhatia c T Bhatia b Kapp 1 (6 balls) MI 6/0 after 2 overs: A four for Matthews off Capsey but otherwise a tidy over. Nearly got her wicket too, but the leading edge falls short of mid-off. Teams to qualify for the inaugural #WPL playoffs 👇 #MumbaiIndians #DelhiCapitals #UPWarriorz Curtains for #RCB and #GujaratGiants in this edition.

— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) March 20, 2023 MI 2/0 after 1 over: Kapp on the money to start off. Just two singles in that over. Kapp has the ball in hand.

Bhatia and Matthews in the middle for MI. 🚨 Toss Update 🚨 @DelhiCapitals win the toss and elect to field first against @mipaltan . Follow the match ▶️ https://t.

co/Gcv5Cq4PYK #TATAWPL | #MIvDC pic. twitter. com/IeUc1vHcoO — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 20, 2023 Team news : No changes for Delhi Capitals.

Mumbai Indians bring back Pooja Vastrakar, who had missed a few matches due to injury. Dhara Gujjar misses out. DC XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav MI XI: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Issy Wong, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque #WPL2023 Played: 8 Won: 2 Lost: 6 NRR: -2.

220 End of a disappointing campaign for Gujarat Giants. What do you think went wrong? https://t. co/aR8Mul2AVd pic.

twitter. com/aZGHrVzmH7 — The Field (@thefield_in) March 20, 2023 My early prediction for WPL 2024 looking really good at the moment. 😂 https://t.

co/5mNv38sqMb — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 TOSS: Harmanpreet Kaur loses YET ANOTHER TOSS! Seven straight. Some record. DC opt to bowl #WPL2023 7 vs 7.

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com/maL8GR5LW7 — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) March 20, 2023 6:50 pm: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Women’s Premier League. It’s match No 18 and Mumbai Indians take on Delhi Capitals in the second double-header fixture today. It’s a contest between two sides that have already qualified for the playoffs here.

But a win here will likely determine who is going to qualify for the final directly with the top spot. In their previous meeting, the MI bowlers handed DC their first loss of the season: WPL 2023, DC vs MI blog: Bowlers set up big win as Harmanpreet Kaur and Co remain unbeaten First innings: DC 105 all out after 18 overs Second innings: MI 109/2 after 15 overs Player of the match: Saika Ishaque for her three-wicket haul #WPL2023 #GGvUPW TFW when you take your side into the playoffs! @Sophecc19 👏🏽 https://t. co/aR8Mul2AVd pic.

twitter. com/WNhgfxRrjT — The Field (@thefield_in) March 20, 2023 Remaining matches MATCH NO. DAY Date Match Timing IST Venue 18 Mon 20-Mar-23 MI vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium 19 Tue 21-Mar-23 RCB vs MI 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium 20 Tue 21-Mar-23 UPW vs DC 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI 21 Fri 24-Mar-23 Eliminator 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium 22 Sun 26-Mar-23 Final 7:30 PM Brabourne – CCI Photos / screenshots in the blog courtesy: Sportzpics / wplt20.

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