Mumbai Indians can't stop winning! Issy Wong and Saika Ishaque star in Delhi Capitals thrashing

A superb display with the ball restricted Delhi to a limp 105 all out, before the Indians cruised home with eight wickets and five full overs to spare

Sam Morshead | 09/03/2023 at 17:34

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals 105, Mumbai Indians 109-2 - Mumbai Indians won by eight wickets

Mumbai Indians continued their rampant start to the WPL season with a crushing victory over Delhi Capitals.

A superb display with the ball restricted Delhi to a limp 105 all out, before the Indians cruised home with eight wickets and five full overs to spare.

Mumbai were propelled to the win by excellent contributions with the ball by Issy Wong, Hayley Matthews and Saika Ishaque.

Each claimed three wickets, with Wong's figures of 3 for 10 in four overs particularly impressive.

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Mumbai Indians allrounder Hayley Matthews, left, celebrates a Delhi Capitals wicket [screengrab/BCCI/IPL]

Meg Lanning aside - the Australia captain made 43 - going was tough for Delhi with the bat. Jemimah Rodrigues added a sparky 25 but only one other batter - Radha Yadav - reached double figures.

While Wong was the most miserly, Ishaque's latest standout display in the WPL was perhaps the most significant. The 27-year-old seamer, who has already returned figures of 4 for 11 and 2 for 26 in this year's tournament, removed Lanning, Shafali Verma and Rodrigues.

In the chase, Mumbai barely broke sweat.

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Matthews continued her formidable start to the campaign in all disciplines of the game with 32 in 31 balls, while her opening partner Yastika Bhatia hit 41 in 32.

While neither could see the innings to its conclusion, with Tara Norris removing Matthews and Alice Capsey getting rid of Bhatia, the Indians' all-star top order was always going to have enough to finish the job.

And so it came to pass, as Nat Sciver-Brunt (23*) and Harmanpreet Kaur (11*) made sure of a third win in a row.