Twitter Reactions: Dominant Mumbai Indians thrash high-flying Delhi Capitals to extend winning streak

Mumbai Indians handed Delhi their first defeat and are now the only unbeaten team in the tournament.

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Mumbai Indians continued showcasing their dominance at the Women’s Premier League when they locked horns against the in-form Delhi Capitals in the seventh match of the tournament. Both teams had been unbeaten before crossing swords at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, but the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai handed Meg Lanning-led Delhi their first defeat of the tournament, thereby extending their winning streak to three.

Thanks to the brilliant 65-run opening partnership between Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia during the chase, Mumbai Indians clinched a magnificent eight wicket victory. In the previous two games, Hayley Matthews handed Mumbai the desired start, but this time around, Yastika Bhatia found her rhythm and led the charge.

Mumbai were off to a dominating start in their chase as Matthews and Bhatia added 47 runs in the powerplay. On the very first ball after the powerplay, the duo stitched up their 50-run stand as Delhi Capitals bowlers were left stranded for the first breakthrough. Tara Norris got the crucial breakthrough when she dismissed Bhatia in the ninth over, but since the target already over halfway-through, the wicket did not bother Mumbai much.

The first wicket led to Mumbai losing the momentum in the game, and a brilliant diving catch by Jemimah Rodrigues led to Matthews finding her way back to the dugout. Nat Sciver-Brunt and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur took the onus of scoring the big runs, and as a result, Mumbai Indians chased the target in the 15 overs, with 30 balls to spare.

Delhi Capitals fail to go big

Earlier in the game, Lanning elected to field first as Kaur’s bad luck at the toss continued. Though the toss did not go their way, Mumbai were into the business from the word go. As Lanning and Shafali Verma opened the innings for Delhi, the leading wicket-taker of the tournament- Mumbai’s spinner Saika Ishaque got her side the first breakthrough by dismissing Verma in just the second over.

Alice Capsey joined Meg Lanning on the crease, but the duo failed to fire. Before the end of the powerplay, Pooja Vastrakar struck to claim her first wicket as she dismissed Capsey in the sixth over. Marizanne Kapp too failed to put up a show and had to walk back on the fourth ball that she faced. Lanning led from the front with her 41-ball 43, but her wicket led to Delhi facing a collapse.

Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia, Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, and Tara Norris all combined could put together only 10 runs as Mani and Norris were dismissed for a duck. Contributions from Rodrigues, and Radha Yadav towards the end, helped Delhi post 105 runs on board in 18 overs before being dished out. The target surely was below par, and not enough for Mumbai Indians as Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. clinched their third win on the trot to maintain their place on top of the WPL points table.

Here's how Twitter reacted:

CricCrazyJohns
Johns.verified@CricCrazyJohns
Saika Ishaque, bought by Mumbai Indians for just 10 Lakh, who is yet to play for India: 3.1-1-11-4 4-0-26-2 3-0-13-3 Some of the wickets are Lanning, Jemi, Shafali, Sophie Devine & holds the purple cap in WPL.
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08:54 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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lav_narayanan
Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻‍💻verified@lav_narayanan
In the end, Mumbai Indians played much like Australia does at the international level and no one will feel the burn of that sting more than Meg Lanning. #MIvDC #WPL2023 #TATAWPL
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10:12 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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ravipratapdubey
Ravi Pratap Dubeyverified@ravipratapdubey
Mumbai Indians seal their 3rd consecutive victory in the WPL. #DCvMI
10:12 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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DikuuJ
Dikuu Jain@DikuuJ
Mumbai Indians defeat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets and continue their winning streak. Mi ki ek or nayi jeet😍 #DCvMI
10:11 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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yendhe_sakshi
Sakshi Yendhe@yendhe_sakshi
The No. 7 in blue wins💙💙 #DCvMI #WPL2023
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10:10 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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_focus__on
RS@_focus__on
Aaj ka din MI ka tha🔥🔥big positive was Saika for India ❤️‍🔥 DC will bounce back soon🔥great field efforts👏 #DCvMI
10:10 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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HarMonster7
Sajan 🇮🇳@HarMonster7
Meg caught out courtesy Harman Harman's team beats Meg's Aaj sukoon ki neend ayegi😌 #DCvMI #MivsDC #MIvDC #DCvsMI
10:09 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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Aru_Ro45
Aru💫@Aru_Ro45
Another name of Domination - Mumbai Indians. Be it man or woman - doesn't matter MI only knows how to dominate opponent. #MumbaiIndians #DCvMI
10:14 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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DikuuJ
Dikuu Jain@DikuuJ
𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐤𝐞 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐤𝐞, 𝐲𝐞𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐣𝐚𝐚𝐧 Mumbai Indians defeat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets and continue their winning streak. Hat-trick of winning 😍 #DCvMI
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10:14 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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KatiexPC
Bottom Luthor✨@KatiexPC
another easy win 😌💙 #DCvMI
10:14 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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mipaltan
Mumbai Indiansverified@mipaltan
🎵 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐤𝐞 𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐤𝐞, 𝐲𝐞𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐣𝐚𝐚𝐧 🎵 #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #DCvMI
10:12 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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mufaddal_vohra
Mufaddal Vohra@mufaddal_vohra
Mumbai Indians dominated the IPL. Mumbai Indians dominating the WPL.
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10:09 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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CricCrazyJohns
Johns.verified@CricCrazyJohns
Mumbai Indians in WPL 2023: - Beat Gujarat by 143 runs. - Chase down 156 runs from 14.2 overs vs RCB. - Chase down 106 runs from 15 overs vs DC. This is ruthless.
10:09 PM · Mar 09, 2023
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