🏏WPL 2026: Match 13: DCW vs MIW at Vadodara on 20/01/26🏏 - Page 8

Match Summary

An absolute humdinger of a game, another one in the WPL this season but at the end of it all, Delhi Capitals have managed to exact revenge on Mumbai Indians. DC pick up their second win of the season and are firmly back in the playoff race. A fourth defeat for Mumbai Indians in 6 matches and with just a couple of more league matches remaining for them, their playoff hopes have taken a big dent.

Mumbai huffed and puffed to a defendable total, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten 65 from Nat Sciver-Brunt but their bowlers let them down in the Powerplay. Shabnim Ismail did hold up one end for a couple of overs but the likes of Nicola Carey and Nat Sciver-Brunt leaked boundaries. The debutant, Vaishnavi Sharma, then came in and did a fine job in the middle along with Amanjot Kaur and the duo managed to put on a bit of a squeeze on the scoring rate, ending up with a wicket each. With Carey unable to take further part, MI relied on NSB, who wasn't quite able to find her mark with the ball. MI are now on a three-game losing streak, not what you would associate with the reigning champions.

Needing 155 for the win, the Capitals started brilliantly in the Powerplay. Both Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee racked up the boundaries while the field restrictions were in place and blew the chase wide open. However, once Verma fell, the scoring rate started to decline and the boundaries were hard to come. Lee kept on finding the fence every now and then but had to walk back in what was a very close stumping call. Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt then built a steady stand but couldn't quite break the back of the chase and Wolvaardt too got out in unfortunate fashion. Finally, Rodrigues decided to up the ante and scored briskly at the death, notching up a match-winning half-century in the process.

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.

Harmanpreet Kaur | MI-W captain: Yeah, I think, well, we were not consistent with the bat, and even in the powerplay, we were not able to execute. It wouldn't be the batting qualities, but that is something which is really bothering us throughout the whole this tournament. And I think we need to really, you know, push ourselves when we are batting in the powerplay and when we are bowling the powerplay. Yeah, I mean, before starting this tournament, we, we maintained, you know, really studying the injuries because first few, few matches Kate was not there and then Kamalini completely got injured. So I think that is the reason we had to keep trying our opening pair, but yeah, it's not an excuse, but whoever is batting there, we have to take the responsibility and you know, bat well for the team.

(on Vaishnavi) Yeah, she's been great. She's the one who took the first wicket in the game because we bowled really bad in the powerplay, but after that, you know, she coming in and taking Shafali's wicket was something a very turning point and yeah, she bowled really well and I think as a bowling unit, we need to, you know, see the areas we bowled today and I think she was great with the ball.

(on their next games) Definitely, we played really well in the past three seasons and this season I think, you know, we're working really hard. Unfortunately, things are not going in our way. Injuries is something which is been really, you know, bothering us, but hopefully, you know, the next two games are important and we'll go with the positive mindset and we'll do 100% over there.

Congratulations DC! Thankfully Lee can be happy now that her team won and her wicket didn't cost her team the game.

Lizelle Lee: Yeah, look, it wasn't one of the easiest wickets to play on, but I feel we probably got away a little bit with the new ball, which really helped us. But I think our bowlers did extremely well to follow the way they didn't restrict them to that score.

(on her dismissal) Look, it was a bit of a great take from Firdous. I think that was brilliant cricket to have made that. But, yeah, that's all I'm going to say about that one. We'll stop there.

(on her stand with Shafali) Yeah, look, I think we're doing really well at what we want to do. And we have really good plans. I think very basic plans. And I think is just one of the times that we've really clicked. And, yeah, I think we've done really well together. And just wish one Jemimah to get a really good score for us there to help us finish a few more games around.

(on helping Jemimah) Yeah, definitely. Look, I think there's a lot of pressures and stuff that goes with being captain. So I think if everybody can just do their part and pull their weight, that helps her big deal.

(on the points table being tight) Yeah, look, we just have to make sure we play every game to the best of our abilities going forward. And, yeah, look, cricket's cricket. We don't know what's going to happen, but I feel that we can do our best.

Yay happy for Jemimah and DCW

Delhi Capitals Women won by 7 wkts

Jemimah Rodrigues | Player of the Match and DC-W captain:

Yeah, I think today was a very important game for us. Firstly, I think I would like to share this award with Kappy as well, if we can do that, they said no, because the way she bowled in the powerplay to bowl that spell, I think that got us in the game and gave us the momentum. But yeah, I'm very, very proud of the way the team played in the partnership Shafali and Lizelle had at the start on this pitch, put a lot of pressure on them. So yeah, really happy.

(on Kapp) I mean, that's one of the best spells I've ever seen her bowl, but I mean, she's a legend of the game. The thing I love about her is she's so clear about her plans. And at the same time, she just wants to keep getting better and win for the team. So yeah, even when she came in, actually I told her that the partnership we had was very crucial, but what set us up was the running between the wickets that she did with me. I think the intent we showed really got those doubles off a good ball and then we finished well.

(on assessing the conditions well) Yeah, I think we did assess the conditions well. I knew anything under 160 was a fighting score, but we still needed to have those partnerships. We spoke about it, how, you know, the batter has to go through, build partnerships, run well between the wickets and accelerate as possible initially. And then when it matters, when we need the risk, we can go take it. I learned a little bit from that and Harman di was how they did it because they got themselves in and then they accelerated. So that helped a lot.

Kapp is truly a legend at her game. Her bowling figures alone is a statement to that!

She bowled 4 overs, conceded 8 runs () and took a wicket! Damn!

Very sweet of Jemimah to say that!

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.

Congratulations to DC W for winning the match and joining the logjam.

Congratulations to Jemimah Rodrigues for winning the Player of the match award.

Cheers..