Mumbai Indians humble Delhi Capitals in WPL 2026: Key stats
What's the story
Mumbai Indians picked up their first win in the 2026 edition of the Women's Premier League. After going down in a thriller against RCB Women in Match 1 on Friday, MI downed Delhi Capitals in Match 3 on Saturday. The match in Navi Mumbai saw MI score 195/4 in 20 overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur smashed fifties. In response, DC were bowled out.
Summary
MI ride of Sciver-Brunt and Kaur's fifties
MI saw Sciver-Brunt share 49 runs alongside G Kamalini before adding another 64-run stand with skipper Kaur. She hit boundaries at regular intervals and got to a fine fifty before getting dismissed by Shree Charani in the 15th over. Kaur took over in the latter stages and powered MI to a towering score. She hit 19 runs off the final over, smashing Charani.
Sciver-Brunt
Sciver-Brunt surpasses 1,100 WPL runs
After scoring just four runs versus RCB Women in the WPL opener on Friday, Sciver-Brunt made her presence felt, hitting 13 fours in her knock. With this effort of 70, she has raced to 1,101 runs from 31 WPL matches at 45.87. She registered her 9th fifty in the competition. Notably, she scored a record 523 runs at 65.37 in WPL 2025.
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An average of 50.83 versus DC Women
Sciver-Brunt averages a solid 50.83 versus DC Women in WPL. In nine matches, she has raced to 305 runs. This was her third fifty against Delhi (SR: 122).
Kaur
Kaur hammers her ninth WPL fifty
Kaur's knock was laced with 8 fours and 3 sixes (SR: 176.19). With this knock, she has raced to 945 WPL runs from 29 matches at 42.95. She hit her 9th fifty. As per ESPNcricinfo, Kaur now owns the joint-most fifties in WPL alongside Sciver-Brunt and Meg Lanning. Versus DC, she has amassed 336 runs from 9 matches at 48 (50s: 3).
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MI record highest team total against DC in WPL
MI registered the highest score (195/4) against DC in WPL history. They managed to surpass the score of 180/7 by RCB Women in WPL 2024. GG's 178/5 is next in the 2025 season.
DC
DC's top five batters falter as chase fades away
DC started watchfully being 15/0 after three overs. Lizelle Lee perished therafter before Laura Wolvaardt came in and upped the ante. However, Carey dismissed Shafali Verma and Wolvaardt in the next over before Shabnim Islmail got Jemimah Rodrigues as DC were reduced to 33/4 in the 6th over. Marizanne Kapp perished next as DC's woes continued as MI kept them under the cosh.
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Henry's 56 sees DC manage 145/10
DC were 46/5 at one stage before Niki Prasad and Chinelle Henry added 40 runs for the 6th wicket. Henry continued with her exploits and played a lone hand. She scored a 33-ball 56. However, MI bowled DC out for 145.
Duo
Carey and Kerr claim three wickets each
Nicola Carey claimed 3/37 from her four overs. Playing her 2nd WPL match, she now has 5 wickets at 14.40. She claimed two wickets on debut against RCB Women on Friday. On the other hand, Amelia Kerr managed 3/24 from 4 overs. In 31 WPL matches, she has raced to 45 scalps at 16.73. Kerr is now the joint-highest wicket-taker against DC (11).
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Key records made in the contest
DC lost the match by 50 runs. As per Cricbuzz, this is the biggest defeat for DC in WPL, surpassing the mark of 33 runs vs UPW in Bengaluru in 2025. Meanwhile, for the seventh time in WPL, MI have bowled out their opponents. For the seventh time DC have also been bowled out by an opponent side.