Uncapped Sayka Ishaq continued her stellar run in the Women’s Premier League as Mumbai Indians bundled out Delhi Capitals for just 105 runs in the Women’s Premier League on Thursday.
Ishaq (3/13), Isabel Wong (3/10) and Hayley Mathews (3/19) were the stars for Mumbai Indians as they made life miserable for the high-flying Delhi batsmen at the DY Patil Stadium.
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Delhi Capitals, who had posted 200-plus totals in both their matches, suffered a collective failure with the bat in a high-pressure contest between the top two teams in the league.
Despite skipper Meg Lanning’s 43-run knock, Delhi could not muster a score big enough to challenge the WPL table-toppers.
Ishaq was once again the star for Mumbai as the left-arm spinner shared the most wickets in the tournament with nine wickets from three matches along with Lanning, Shafali Verma (2) and Jemimah Rodrigues (25).
The only bright spot for Delhi was the 50-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Lanning and Rodrigues, but once their resistance was broken, the Capitals slipped further as they lost four wickets in nine balls for just three runs.
After being reduced to 32/3 in seven overs, Lanning and Rodrigues looked to revive the Delhi innings.
It all turned difficult for Delhi after their partnership was ended by Ishaq, who clean bowled Rodrigues in the 13th over.
The left-arm spinner then dealt a blow to Delhi by removing Lanning three balls later. Last wicket of the innings.
In the powerplay, Mumbai Indians kept a lid on the Delhi batsmen with Ishaq providing the first breakthrough, clean-bowling Shafali in the second over.
To their credit, Mumbai bowled hard and didn’t let the Delhi batsmen get away, with the batting side hitting just six boundaries in the first 10 overs, hitting nine fours and a six in their entire innings.
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