Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Former India captain Mithali Raj shared her thoughts on the Mumbai Indians’ (MI) two experienced players, Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt, stepping up with the bat to help secure the win against the Delhi Capitals (DC) after their defeat to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the thrilling WPL opener.MI sealed a commanding 50-run win over DC, backed by a dominant batting display and a clinical bowling effort led by Amelia Kerr (3-24) and Nicola Carey (3-37).Capta…
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Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Delhi Capitals head coach Jonathan Batty reflected on team’s execution, batting depth and positives despite opening defeat to Mumbai Indians by 50 runs, saying the 190 is a chasable score but the team “did not quite click with the bat.”Delhi Capitals went down by 50 runs against Mumbai Indians in their opening fixture of the Women’s Premier League at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Saturday.Put in to chase a target of 196, Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 145 in 19 ov…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues remained level-headed and constructive while reviewing her team’s 50-run loss against the Mumbai Indians in their first match of the tournament. The captain encouraged her batting unit and believes that this loss is part of a learning process for a fairly new team. Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) bounced back within 24 hours of their 2026 WPL season opening loss to seal an emphatic 50-run victory over Delhi Capitals (DC)…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Amelia Kerr and Nicola Carey picked three wickets each as Mumbai Indians (MI) registered a 50-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC) at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. Nat Sciver‑Brunt and captain Harmanpreet Kaur set the tone with authoritative knocks of 70 and 74 not out to guide MI to 195/4. DC’s chase faltered from the outset as their top order collapsed inside the powerplay.From there, despite Chinelle Henry’s 56, the pursuit of 195 became increasingly out of re…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) bounced back within 24 hours of their 2026 WPL season opening loss to seal an emphatic 50-run victory over Delhi Capitals (DC) at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. Nat Sciver‑Brunt and captain Harmanpreet Kaur set the tone with authoritative knocks of 70 and 74 not out to guide MI to 195/4. DC’s chase faltered from the outset as their top order collapsed inside the powerplay.From there, despite Chinelle Henry’s 56, the purs…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Mumbai Indians’ seam-bowling all-rounder Nat Sciver‑Brunt expressed relief at returning to form and said she was happy with the defending champions posting a strong 195/4 in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash against Delhi Capitals at the DY Patil Stadium.MI’s competitive total, with Sciver‑Brunt and captain Harmanpreet Kaur both hitting 70 and 74 not out respectively. “It’s a good score. We know they’ve got some really explosive batters, especially…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver‑Brunt struck fluent half‑centuries to lift Mumbai Indians (MI) to 195/4 against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday.Asked to bat first, MI showed greater intent than in their previous outing. Though the opener fell early, Nat anchored the innings with her sparkling 13 boundaries to hit 70 off 46 balls. She also shared a 66-run stand with Harmanpreet, who was at h…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) UP Warriorz skipper Meg Lanning went past Ellyse Perry’s tally of 972 runs to become the second-highest run-scorer in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) when she took on Gujarat Giants in the second match of the tournament here at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. Lanning, after her 27-ball 30-run knock, tallies 981 and is just 50 runs short of Mumbai Indians all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt’s tally, who leads the chart with 1031 runs (after Match 1 of WPL 2026).Sciver…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) With the Mumbai Indians’ squad witnessing a slight shuffle after the WPL 2026 mega auction, their curtain raiser against Royal Challengers Bengaluru saw G. Kamalini open the batting lineup for the two-time champions alongside Amelia Kerr, and head coach Lisa Keightley was all praises for the youngster and dubbed her a ‘fantastic player.’During World Premier League (WPL) 2025, Kamalini was included in MI’s playing XI for their league match against Gujarat Giants…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have won the toss and elected to bowl first against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening match of the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at an electrifying DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday.This is the first time that the WPL is being held in the January-February window. After winning the toss, skipper Smriti Mandhana said their overseas players will be Grace Harris, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, and Nadine de Kl…