Hayley Matthews of West Indies performs a shot through the first One-Day Worldwide cricket match in opposition to Pakistan on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.
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A substantial all-round efficiency from West Indies Girls’s Captain, Hayley Matthews didn’t encourage Mumbai Indians to a win, resulting in a 29 runs defeat by Delhi Capitals within the Girls’s Premier League Twenty20 event on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in India.
The 25-year-old Barbadian all-rounder took one for 23 from two overs, however Capitals made half-centuries from India worldwide Jemimah Rodrigues and Australia worldwide Meg Lanning to succeed in 192 for 4 after they have been put in to bat first.
Matthews, opening the batting, made 29 off 17 deliveries that included half dozen boundaries, however she was certainly one of 4 wickets that fell shortly, and MI may solely attain 163 for 8. MI sank to their second defeat in 5 matches within the event.
MI misplaced wickets in every of the primary three overs of the chase. Matthews remained lengthy sufficient to hold MI previous 50 earlier than Australia worldwide Jess Jonassen bought her caught at mid-wicket within the ultimate over of the facility play.
MI have been 55 for five, they usually by no means recovered regardless of 42 from Amanjot Kaur and 24 not out from Sajeevan Sajana.
Jonassen was the decide of the Capitals bowlers taking three for 21 from 4 overs, and Kapp ended with 2 for 37 from 4 overs.
Earlier, Rodrigues was unbeaten on 69 from 33 balls that included eight fours and three sixes, and Meg Lanning, the Capitals captain, supported with 53 from 38 balls placing six fours and two sixes to steer their aspect’s batting.
Lanning anchored the Capitals batting to 56 for one at first and 86 for two on the midway stage earlier than she was caught at deep mid-wicket off Pooja Vastrakar within the thirteenth over.
Rodrigues contributed to the ending of the Capitals batting including 69 within the ultimate 5 overs.
