WPL 2024: Sajana smashes final ball six as Mumbai Indians seals dramatic opener vs Delhi Capitals

S. Sajana stole the present with a shocking last-ball six after fifties from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (55, 34b, 7×4, 1×6) and Yastika Bhatia (57, 45b, 8×4, 2×6) as Mumbai Indians bought off to a successful begin within the Women’s Premier League with a four-wicket win towards Delhi Capitals on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Friday. 

Chasing a goal of 172, Marizanne Kapp diminished MI to none for one, eradicating opener Hayley Matthews for a two-ball duck.

However, the defending champion recovered shortly after Yastika and Natalie Sciver-Brunt stabilised the innings taking MI to 50 within the PowerPlay.

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Meg Lanning’s determination to introduce Arundhati Reddy paid off as she confounded Sciver-Brunt with a slower supply that breached her defence. , breaking a half-century stand for the second wicket.

Harmanpreet and Yastika’s onslaught introduced up the staff 100 for Mumbai Indians within the thirteenth over.

A string of wickets put Capitals again within the hunt with 12 wanted off the final over. Lanning turned to Alice Capsey to bowl the final over and he or she struck instantly, dismissing Pooja Vastrakar off the primary ball. Harmanpreet diminished the goal to 5 runs from the final two balls. Searching for a boundary, Harmanpreet holed out to Sutherland at long-on. Sajana then sealed a memorable win with a six over long-on.

Earlier within the night, Shabnim Ismail bought MI off to a dream begin, conceding a solitary run within the opening over. Capitals may handle solely 26 within the PowerPlay, their lowest ever. Along with Saika Ishaque, Ismail cramped openers Lanning and Shafali Verma for room. In her second over, she induced an error from Shafali who tried to play throughout to a size ball that nipped again, just for the ball to crash into her center stump.

However, momentum quickly Capitals’ method courtesy some clear putting by Lanning and Capsey, who went arduous towards leg-spinners Amelia Kerr and Keerthana Balakrishnan, taking their facet’s rating to 65 in 10 overs. 

Sciver-Brunt eliminated a settling Lanning within the eleventh over, however Capsey, alongside Jemimah, didn’t permit Mumbai to dominate play for lengthy.

Capsey dealt in boundaries and introduced up her half century with a reduce by level. Amelia Kerr ultimately caught her plumb leg earlier than within the 18th over whereas Sciver-Brunt eliminated Jemimah within the subsequent.

Kapp hit Kerr for 3 fours within the final over earlier than being stumped on the final ball of the innings, serving to Capitals to 171 for 5. It regarded sufficient then, but it surely turned out to be inadequate when Sajana swung her bat.