WPL Outings: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) table-top match took place on Thursday, March 9 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, with Mumbai Indians (MI) defeating Delhi Capitals (DC). The bowlers for the Mumbai Indians put on a fantastic performance as they limited Meg Lanning’s team to 105 runs in 18 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur and company reached the desired score in just 15 overs while only losing two wickets.
Saika Ishaque, Issy Wong, and Hayley Matthews all took three wickets against the Delhi Capitals in bowling for MI. Yastika Bhatia (41 off of 32) and Matthews (32 off of 31) scored the first 65 runs, leading MI to their third straight victory.
Ishaque now has the Purple Cap after taking nine wickets thus far. Ishaque, 27, received a lot of acclaim from Kate Cross, a WPL expert for Sports18 and JioCinema. The left-arm orthodox bowler received nothing but praise from the England cricketer.
“Compared to her teammate Hayley Matthews, she has made great gains. She bowls from stump to stump and alters her bowling angles. She bowled today while wearing the headgear, and I don’t believe she wants to remove it. It’s great for her (captain Harmanpreet Kaur) to have people like that toss the ball to her because she can find the breakthrough and T20 cricket is all about taking wickets. She’s been a real find for this tournament, according to Cross.”
Kate Cross praises Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur following three victories in a row.
Cross, 31, believes that Mumbai Indians are strong favourites to win the maiden WPL championship. The English bowler praised Harmanpreet for leading her team in each of the three games they played.
“Mumbai has been quite strong. They appear to be complete in every area. The only thing you can say about tonight that they didn’t get right is that they missed a couple of catches in the beginning. They have been a fantastic team to observe. Who will capture them? I’m not entirely sure,” stated Cross.
“They’ve been brilliant, and to win three games by the margins they have, I can’t imagine how smug Harmanpreet must be feeling right now. They, Wong, and Ishaque all bowled in a manner that created the mood. All a captain can hope for is that they had a plan and carried it through. In addition to carrying out the plan, they were able to pick up the wickets, which was a plus.
With six points, the Mumbai Indians are in first place in the WPL. On Sunday, March 12, they will play the Alyssa Healy-led UP Warriorz at Brabourne Stadium.
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