Winning the toss and electing to field first, Delhi Capitals got early breakthroughs as Shikha Pandey removed the openers, Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia in her opening spell to wrap up a 41-run powerplay. However, Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbridled 59-ball 80 steered them to 164 runs in the first innings. Eyeing to chase it down, Shafali Verma offered a blistering start with the second over of the game turning out expensive off Saika Ishaque. However, the focus shifted from cricket to the Olympics for mere seconds when three MI fielders competed in a failed chase.
After conceding a six off the second ball of his opening over, Ishaque leaked a hattrick of fours against a ruthless Shafali in the second over. Right after, Natalie Sciver-Brunt tried to console her nerves before the last ball of the over, only to see another boundary being leaked through the off side. Ishaque sprayed the last ball of the over outside the stumps on a fuller area that the right-hander batter drove through the cover region. Sanjeevan Sajana and a couple of more fielders chased the ball from the inner circle only to see white rock win the race. The Twitterverse was left abuzz drawing labels from three Olympics competiting in a sprint race.
Race time
— jithesh (@jithesh1569353) February 15, 2025
This aint Nat
Belsy, this ain’t the Ashes Nat Sciver, this is the Mumbai Indians Nat Sciver.
— philliphere (@thephilliphere) February 15, 2025
Nice
MI VS CSK ON FIRST SUNDAY.
– CSK will play Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on 23rd March, Sunday evening. (Espncricinfo).#RohitSharma𓃵 Vs #MSDhoni #IPL2025 #Wankhede #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/o4UhkxQTlg— Siddhi Meena (@SiddhiMeena111) February 15, 2025
Annoying
It’ll be very annoying if all 4 overseas bowl almost full quota of 16/20 overs for Mumbai Indians just like previous seasons. Please trust Indian bowlers Harman 👀 #WPL2025 #MIvDC
— WomenOnWickets (@WomenOnWickets) February 15, 2025
The best
Mumbai Indians prolly have the best bowling lineup of all time in women’s cricket
— Arun (@ManUtdSZN) February 15, 2025
Back in contest
Annabel Sutherland gone on 13 of 10.
Mumbai Indians are back into the contest.#WPLonJioStar #WPL #MIvsDC #miwvsdcw #TATAWPL #TATAWPL pic.twitter.com/fpGwLx7dy4— Just Cricket 🇮🇳 (@forjustcricket) February 15, 2025
Superb
Mumbai Indians ki bowling 🥵🥵
— Varnata singh (@VarnataS) February 15, 2025
Crazy
NSB 🥺
— Mumbai Indians Fanatics KA (@MIFanaticsKA) February 15, 2025
lol
Mumbai Indians ko apne flags rakhne padte hai fanbase dikhane k liye 🙈?
Sorry. 😂 🙈— Varnata singh (@VarnataS) February 15, 2025
Finally
Hayley Matthews finally gets the breakthrough for the Mumbai Indians! 💥
Shafali Verma’s explosive knock comes to an end. ⚡🔥
DC – 60/1 (6)#DCvMI #WPL2025 pic.twitter.com/mnMuJeys9t— Harkishan Mahedele (@mahedele20181) February 15, 2025
