Harmanpreet, Ismail return as Mumbai Indians bowl

Posted By on March 5, 2024

Mumbai Indians opt to bowl vs Delhi Capitals

Harmanpreet Kaur returned to Mumbai Indians’ starting XI for the first game of the Delhi leg, also the reverse fixture to the tournament opener, as she elected to bowl first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Harmanpreet cited the slight unfamiliarity of the surface, which has tended to play a lot quicker than it’s known to, as one of the reasons for her decision.

Also back in Mumbai’s XI after being forced to miss the previous two games was fast bowler Shabnim Ismail. It meant Issy Wong and legspinner SB Keerthana had to miss out.
Capitals brought back Marizanne Kapp for Annabel Sutherland in a like-for-like swap. Left-arm spinning Australia allrounder Jess Jonassen, who didn’t start initially, has retained her place after picking up six wickets in her last two outings.

Both sides have three wins in four games with Capitals ahead on net run rate. Mumbai won by four wickets in a last-ball thriller with Sajana Sanjeevan hitting a six to clinch the game when the two sides met for the first time in the tournament.

Delhi Capitals XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu

Mumbai Indians XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque

Shashank Kishore is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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