Vadodara: Delhi Capitals produced a splendid bowling effort before their batters, led by Niki Prasad, survived some anxious moments to register a narrow two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in the Women’s Premier League here on Saturday.
Opting to bowl, DC bundled out MI for 164 in 19.1 overs, with Nat Sciver-Brunt’s commanding unbeaten 80 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s quickfire 42 off 22 balls anchoring the innings.
Chasing the target, Shafali Verma’s blistering 43 off 18 balls gave DC a flying start, as they reached 60 for no loss. However, MI staged a sensational comeback, almost derailing the chase.
Alice Capsey (16), Annabel Sutherland (13), and Sarah Bryce (21) kept DC in the hunt before Niki Prasad (35) showed great temperament under pressure to steer them closer to the target. Needing 21 off the last 12 balls with four wickets in hand, No. 9 Radha Yadav (9 not out) smashed a six to reduce the equation. Niki then hit a four but holed out on the fifth ball. Arundhati Reddy (2 not out) took the two required runs off the final ball to seal the win.
