Twitter Reactions: Delhi Capitals steamroll Mumbai Indians in clash of table-toppers

Twitter Reactions: Delhi Capitals steamroll Mumbai Indians in clash of table-toppers. (Photo Source: WPL)

Meg Lanning led Delhi Capitals from the front as they registered a comfortable nine-wicket win against Mumbai Indians on Friday, February 28, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, to move to the top of the points table.

Delhi won the toss and opted to field first. Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews played watchful cricket as they helped Mumbai get to 35 inside the powerplay. Bhatia was dismissed for 11 in the sixth over, and Matthews was sent packing for 22 in the seventh.

Harmanpreet Kaur and Ameria Kerr got starts but failed to capitalise on them and register substantial scores. While Harmanpreet was dismissed for 22, Amelia departed for 17. Jess Jonassen and Minnu Mani did the bulk of the damage, and an Amanjot Kaur cameo of 17 out of 10 deliveries helped Mumbai get to 123/9 in their 20 overs.

Jonassen finished with figures of 3/25 in four overs. Meanwhile, Mani contributed with a three-for, conceding 17 runs in three overs. Shikha Pandey and Annabel Sutherland chipped in with one wicket apiece.

In reply, Lanning and Shafali Verma scored freely and slammed 85 runs off just 59 balls. Verma was the more aggressive batter in the partnership, as she was dismissed for 43 off 28 balls. The right-handed batter belted four fours and three sixes during her sparkling innings.

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After she was dismissed by Amanjot, Jemimah Rodrigues joined Lanning in the middle. The latter remained unbeaten on 60 off 49 balls, hitting nine boundaries. Jemimah scored an unbeaten 15 off 10 balls as Delhi won by nine wickets in 14.3 overs.

This win takes Delhi Capitals to the top of the table, with two more games left to play. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians have to play three more games before the playoffs.

Take a look at how ‘X’ users reacted to Delhi Capitals’ comprehensive victory:

Tanuj Singh@ImTanujSingh

🚨 HISTORY BY MEG LANNING 🚨 – MEG LANNING IS NOW LEADING RUNS SCORER IN WPL HISTORY. 🐐

10:26 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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Praveen kumar@Naninaidu98

DELHI CAPITALS IS NOW TABLE TOPPERS OF THIS WPL 2025…!!!! 🏆

10:25 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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Tanuj Singh@ImTanujSingh

TABLE TOPPERS IN WPL HISTORY: WPL 2023 – Delhi Capitals. WPL 2024 – Delhi Capitals. WPL 2025* – Delhi Capitals (Current). DELHI CAPITALS – THE MOST CONSISTENT TEAM IN WPL UNDER MEG LANNING..!!!! 🙇🐐

10:25 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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Fraser Lanning Oscar 🇦🇺🇮🇳@McGurk_Fancier

GOAT Meg Lanning again became Highest Run Scorer in WPL surpasses Ellyse Perry of RCB #WPL #DCvRCB #RCBvDC #DCvsRCB

10:23 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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Delhi Capitals@DelhiCapitals

Eat. Sleep. 5️⃣0️⃣. Repeat. 🙇‍♂️ Most WPL half-centuries for our skip 💙

10:22 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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నిత్య శ్రీ@nithyasreeeeee

Great Catch by Sutherland 🏏#WPL #DelhiCapitals #MumbaiIndians

10:21 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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Rohit Baliyan@rohit_balyan

Shafali Verma played attacking innings of 43 runs off 28 balls #WPL2025 #WPL

10:21 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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Women’s Premier League (WPL)@wplt20

HAMMERED ❌ 2️⃣ 🔥 Shafali Verma dealt in sixes in her fiery cameo of 43 (28)👏 #DC are flying along at 89/1 after 10 overs. Updates ▶️ tinyurl.com/3hwwek4v #TATAWPL | #DCvMI | @DelhiCapitals | @TheShafaliVerma

10:07 PM · Feb 28, 2025

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