DC climbed off the bottom of the table with a measured chase to sink MI and throw the WPL playoff race wide open
Scorer: Harshith Gowda | Commentator: Abhijato (@ob_jato)
11.20pm So, Delhi Capitals keep themselves in the reckoning. This win - and especially Rodrigues' resurgent form - will bode well for Capitals. MI sit at the second spot on the table, but they are also the only team who have played six games in the league - one more than all others. They will need to compensate for that by going on a winning streak from here, if they want to make it to the playoffs again. Join us tomorrow, as Gujarat Giants take on UP Warriorz to take the WPL into its business end. For now, though, it's goodbye from Abhijato and Vishal on comms, and Harshith from the scoring team!
11.15pm Time for the post-match presentations now.
Here's Player of the Match and also DC skipper, Jemimah Rodrigues, for her 37-ball 51*. "I would like to share this award with Kapp. I asked but they said no. Proud of the way the team bowled. What us up was Kapp's running between the wickets with me. It really set the tone. [On her winning knock] I've had conversations with a few people I trust, and they told me to give myself time initially. I knew that if I got past those 10 balls, and having clarity, it was easier to score here. I knew anything under 160 was a fighting score, but we still needed to bat well. I learnt a little from Nat and Harman too, about how to bat on this pitch."
11.05pm Hypocaust with a telling statistic: "This is the first time that Mumbai Indians have lost 4 group stage matches in a WPL season." Four teams are on four points on the table now, while RCB sit comfortable at the top with a perfect record. Net run rate will become more and more important as the league stage enters its endgame.
MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "We were 20-30 runs short. We couldn't execute with the bat and it has been bothering us throughout the tournament. We need to push more in the powerplay. Before the tournament, we were struggling with injuries [in the squad]. It's not an excuse, but whoever is batting in the opening spot has to take responsibility. [On Vaishnavi[ She is the one who kept us in the game. We bowled badly in the powerplay, but her wicket of Shafali was the turning point. She was great with Amanjot... The next two games are important, and we'll go in with a positive mindset."
Lizelle Lee: "It's not one of the easiest wickets to play on. We got away, a little, with the new ball. [About her dismissal] Look, it was a great take from the keeper. But that's all I've got to say about that. We're doing well at the top of the order, and we've got basic plans. [On Rodrigues] There's a lot of stuff that goes with being captain."
11pm Easy as you like, in the end. The chase got tight through the middle overs, but Rodrigues's unbeaten fifty was the captain's knock her team has been waiting for all season. She is all hugs and smiles now as she shakes hands with her teammates near the boundary line. Vaishnavi Sharma was the most economical bowler for MI, that too on debut, and is one to keep an eye on for the future
Rodrigues has timed this chase to perfection so far.
After four low scores, and with DC's campaign on the line, they needed her to step up, which she did by scoring 51*
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DC climbed off the bottom of the table with a measured chase to sink MI and throw the WPL playoff race wide open
Which of these teams can find a way to put the power in their powerplay?
