Talent and can: Debutant Niki’s expertise and maturity got here to the fore as she led Capitals’ chase.
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She led India to victory on the Below-19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup earlier this month. Niki Prasad on Saturday night time introduced her arrival on the larger stage.
Nikis’s 33-ball 35 (4×4) helped Delhi Capitals pull off a last-ball win towards Mumbai Indians within the second sport of the third version of the WPL on the BCA Stadium right here.
She might have regretted getting out off the second final ball with simply two required, however Arundhati Reddy and Radha Yadav managed to complete the job, as DC received by two wickets.
It was however an excellent effort from Niki, who confirmed advantageous temperament to assist her facet overcome a batting collapse, chasing MI’s 164.
Capitals was given a surprising begin to the innings by the explosive Shafali Verma.
The opener struck an 18-ball 43 (7×4, 2×6) and added 60 for the primary wicket with captain Meg Lanning off simply 35 balls.
Shafali had begun with 5 successive boundaries within the innings’ second over, bowled by Saika Ishaque. However after hitting Hayley Matthews for a few fours and a six within the West Indian’s first over, she gave a catch to mid-wicket off the fifth ball.
Two balls later, Shabnim Ismail knocked off Lanning’s off-stump. Earlier than lengthy, DC slid from 60 for no loss to 76 for 4.
Then Niki calmed the nerves within the dugout. Sarah Bryce (21, 10b, 2×4, 1×6), one other debutant, additionally did her bit, including essential 31 runs for the sixth wicket with Niki.
Then a mighty six over deep-wicket off the final ball of the nineteenth over by Radha off Saika meant DC wanted 10 off the final over.
Earlier, it was an excellent knock from Nat Sciver-Brunt 80 (59b, 13×4) that held the MI innings collectively. There was additionally a 22-ball 42 (4×4, 3×6) by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
However, the night time would belong to a youthful Indian captain.
Printed – February 16, 2025 04:06 am IST
