<p>Bengaluru: The last time Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals met, it was the former who scored a 7-wicket victory with three balls remaining to emerge champions of the first edition of the Women's Premier League. </p>.<p>The opener between the two teams here at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in the second season once again turned out to be a closely-fought affair as Mumbai chased down a competitive target to score 4-wicket win on the last ball. </p>.<p>Asked to bat first, DC's batters struggled in the beginning but managed to stitch together a decent total of 171 for 5 in 20 overs with England's Alice Capsey being the wrecker-in-chief. </p>.<p>But the defending champions, powered by Yastika Bhatia and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, looked comfortable before a few fall of wickets tightened the noose around MI's neck. <br></p><p>Yastika's 57 off 45 balls and Harmanpreet's 55 in 34 balls had shots hit all over the ground.</p>.<p>Both their wickets at crucial junctions slowed the pace of play. With 5 runs needed off the last ball new batter S Sajana smashed a six to give MI a winning start. </p>.<p>Earlier, DC's innings began on a slow note. With only three runs coming in the first two overs and power hitter Shafali Verma throwing away her wicket early, the snail-paced start from DC needed a saviour.</p>.<p>Alice, coming in at one down, took the challenge head-on. The 19-year-old smashed nine boundaries and three sixes - one into the stands that was 85mts long. </p>.<p>Her partnership of 64 runs in 51 balls with opener and skipper Meg Lanning (31 runs of 25 balls) sturdied DC's initial wobble.</p>.<p> Soon after Lanning fell to bowler Nat Sciver-Brunt, Jemimah Rodrigues got into the act of adding 42 runs in 24 balls.</p>.<p>The trio's contributions with the bat helped put DC in a competitive position to come out and defend. </p>.<p>Pacer Shabnim Ismail, MI's costliest buy at the auctions, lived up to her tag. The 35-year-old South African gave her team the first break and remained the most disciplined throughout her spell of figures of 4-0-24-1.</p>.<p><strong>Brief scores</strong>: Delhi Capitals: 171/5 in 20 overs (Meg Lanning 31, Alice Capsey 75, Jemimah Rodrigues 42; Nat Sciver-Brunt 2-33, Amelia Kerr 2-43) lt to Mumbai Indians: 173/6 in 20 overs (Yastika Bhatia 57, Harmanpreet Kaur 55; Arundhati Reddy 2-27, Alice Capsey 2-23). <strong>Result</strong>: MI won by 4 wickets. <strong>PoM</strong>: Alice Capsey.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The last time Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals met, it was the former who scored a 7-wicket victory with three balls remaining to emerge champions of the first edition of the Women's Premier League. </p>.<p>The opener between the two teams here at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in the second season once again turned out to be a closely-fought affair as Mumbai chased down a competitive target to score 4-wicket win on the last ball. </p>.<p>Asked to bat first, DC's batters struggled in the beginning but managed to stitch together a decent total of 171 for 5 in 20 overs with England's Alice Capsey being the wrecker-in-chief. </p>.<p>But the defending champions, powered by Yastika Bhatia and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, looked comfortable before a few fall of wickets tightened the noose around MI's neck. <br></p><p>Yastika's 57 off 45 balls and Harmanpreet's 55 in 34 balls had shots hit all over the ground.</p>.<p>Both their wickets at crucial junctions slowed the pace of play. With 5 runs needed off the last ball new batter S Sajana smashed a six to give MI a winning start. </p>.<p>Earlier, DC's innings began on a slow note. With only three runs coming in the first two overs and power hitter Shafali Verma throwing away her wicket early, the snail-paced start from DC needed a saviour.</p>.<p>Alice, coming in at one down, took the challenge head-on. The 19-year-old smashed nine boundaries and three sixes - one into the stands that was 85mts long. </p>.<p>Her partnership of 64 runs in 51 balls with opener and skipper Meg Lanning (31 runs of 25 balls) sturdied DC's initial wobble.</p>.<p> Soon after Lanning fell to bowler Nat Sciver-Brunt, Jemimah Rodrigues got into the act of adding 42 runs in 24 balls.</p>.<p>The trio's contributions with the bat helped put DC in a competitive position to come out and defend. </p>.<p>Pacer Shabnim Ismail, MI's costliest buy at the auctions, lived up to her tag. The 35-year-old South African gave her team the first break and remained the most disciplined throughout her spell of figures of 4-0-24-1.</p>.<p><strong>Brief scores</strong>: Delhi Capitals: 171/5 in 20 overs (Meg Lanning 31, Alice Capsey 75, Jemimah Rodrigues 42; Nat Sciver-Brunt 2-33, Amelia Kerr 2-43) lt to Mumbai Indians: 173/6 in 20 overs (Yastika Bhatia 57, Harmanpreet Kaur 55; Arundhati Reddy 2-27, Alice Capsey 2-23). <strong>Result</strong>: MI won by 4 wickets. <strong>PoM</strong>: Alice Capsey.</p>