Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals squared off in the 18th game of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 on March 20 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. MI, under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, sought to win after losing to UP Warriorz in their last match.
Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets with nine overs left in their target of 110 runs. Delhi scored 110/1 thanks to Alice Capsey's undefeated innings of 38 runs off just 17 balls. Hayley Matthews took a wicket for Mumbai in the meantime. Pooja Vastrakar, who got the most runs for MI with a knock of 26 off 19 balls that included three fours and a six, set a target of 110 runs. Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, and Jess Jonassen each claimed two wickets in the meantime.
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians Women 109/8 in 20 overs (Pooja Vastrakar 26; Marizanne Kapp 2/13, Shikha Pandey 2/21) lost to Delhi Capitals Women 110/1 in 9 overs (Alice Capsey 38*, Shafali Verma 33, Meg Lanning 32*) by 9 wickets.