Delhi Capitals produced a stellar all-round performance to crush Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets in Match 13 of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Opting to bowl first, Delhi’s bowlers delivered a clinical display, dismantling Mumbai’s batting lineup and restricting them to a modest 123/9 in 20 overs. Jess Jonassen and Minnu Mani were the chief architects of Mumbai’s downfall, sharing six wickets between them. In response, Delhi’s batting unit, led by skipper Meg Lanning, made light work of the chase, reaching the target in just 14.3 overs. This emphatic victory propelled Delhi to the top of the WPL 2025 points table, strengthening their position for a playoff berth.
Delhi Capitals’ bowlers strangle Mumbai Indians’ batting lineup
Mumbai got off to a steady start, with Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews adding 35 runs for the first wicket. However, once Bhatia was dismissed by Shikha Pandey, the innings unraveled. Matthews soon followed, and wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur tried to counterattack with a quickfire 22, but Jonassen’s tight bowling stifled any hopes of recovery. Jonassen finished with impressive figures of 3/25, while Mani spun a web around Mumbai’s middle order, claiming 3/17. The lower order crumbled under pressure, and Mumbai managed only 123/9, a total that was never going to be enough against Delhi’s formidable batting lineup.
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Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma lead a commanding chase
Chasing 124, Delhi made their intentions clear right from the start. Lanning and Shafali Verma came out with an aggressive mindset, putting the Mumbai bowlers under immense pressure. The duo stitched together an 85-run opening partnership in just 9.5 overs, with Shafali smashing a blistering 43 off 28 balls, which included four boundaries and three sixes. After her dismissal, Lanning took charge, expertly anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 60 off 49 balls. Jemimah Rodrigues provided the finishing touches with a quick 15 off 10 balls as Delhi reached the target with 33 balls to spare.
Here’s how netizens reacted:
Some performance this – great going @DelhiCapitals @wplt20 – keep up the great work
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) February 28, 2025
Delhi Capitals are reactive this year.
– Drop Capsey, play Minnu Mani as off-spinner.
– Facing problem in middle overs? Let’s try Jess Jonassen as a spin-hitter.
-Conditional adaptation to use Titas as enforcer over Arundhati.
Tactically they had been good.
— Tanuj Birua (@supersonicbirua) February 28, 2025
Delhi capitals might have many problems but owning mumbai indians isn’t one of them
— shau (@60Lords) February 28, 2025
I know Australia have remarkable depth & what not but Jess Jonassen is still among the 3 best spinners in the world
Purple cap holder in this WPL with 9 wickets at an average of 15#WPL #WPL2025 #DCvMI
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 28, 2025
How lucky we are to live in the era of Shikha Pandey. How unfortunate that we haven’t cherished her the right way! #WPL2025
— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻💻 (@lav_narayanan) February 28, 2025
Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals dominate Mumbai Indians with a commanding win! 🔥
They climb to the top of the #WPL2025 table! 📈🏏#Cricket #WPL pic.twitter.com/GoOhCEW6y4
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) February 28, 2025
DC have arrived at last in these last two matches. Their first two wins were far from convincing but those components are clicking now. Might get an even better idea when they next set a total but two clinical performances #WPL2025
— Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) February 28, 2025
NRR of Mumbai Indians before today’s match: +0.65
NRR of MI after today’s match: +0.17NRR of Delhi Capitals before today’s match : -0.2
NRR of DC after today’s match : +0.2Now Delhi is on the top, in points and NRR too. #MIvDC #DCvMI #WPL2025
— Shashank (@Shashank97says) February 28, 2025
Typical Lanning 👩🏫 pic.twitter.com/UIwqmMTTd9
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) February 28, 2025
DELHI CAPITALS – TOP OF THE POINTS TABLE IN WPL 2025 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Ha2atT7UJI
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 28, 2025
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
