DC vs MI HIGHLIGHTS WPL 2026: Jemimah-bowlers shine as DC beat MI to stay alive in playoff race
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Highlights: Mumbai Indians, with the loss today, have lost the opportunity to secure a direct place in the final of WPL 2026
 "WPL 2026 DC vs MI full scorecard")
WPL 2026 DC vs MI full scorecard
A disciplined bowling performance by Delhi Capitals has kept them alive in the playoff race of WPL 2026 as they beat Mumbai Indians in match 13 of the season on Tuesday at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. DC have now the same four points as MI, GG and UPW, as the four teams will now battle it out for the two remaining playoff spots of WPL 2026.
Earlier, DC won the toss and invited MI to bat first. The defending champions got off to a steady start before Nandini Sharma cleaned up the stumps of Sajeevan Sajana (9 runs off 9 balls) to hand DC their first success of the match.
Marizanne Kapp then, in the very next over, cleaned up Hayley Matthews (12 runs off 15 balls) as MI found themselves on the back foot early. Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt then led MI’s fightback with a half-century stand for the third wicket before Harmanpreet Kaur (41 runs off 33 balls) lost her wicket to Shree Charani.
Nat Sciver-Brunt continued to attack from one end and brought up her third half-century of the season. On the other hand, DC continued to dominate as Shree Charani dismissed Nicola Carey (12 runs off 11 balls) and Amanjot Kaur (3 runs off 3 balls) in the span of three balls as MI were reduced to 134 for 5.
Finally, Nat Sciver-Brunt (64 not out off 44 balls) stayed till the end as MI finished their innings at 154 for 5 after 20 overs.
In reply, DC got off to a flying start thanks to their openers and scored 57 runs without loss in the powerplay. The partnership finally came to an end on 63 after debutant Vainavi Sharma dismissed Shafali Verma (29 runs off 24 balls).
Amanjot Kaur then dismissed Lizelle Lee (46 runs off 28 balls) to keep the match alive for MI. Laura Wolvaardt then ran herself out before Jemimah Rodrigues (51 not out off 37 balls) and Marizanne Kapp (10 not out off 6 balls) took DC over the line with six balls and seven wickets to spare.
Scorecard:
Mumbai Indians:
| Mumbai Indians Women (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sajeevan Sajana | b Sharma | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Hayley Matthews | b Kapp | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | not out | 65 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | c Hamilton b Shree Charani | 41 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 124.24 |
| Nicola Carey | c Rana b Shree Charani | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Amanjot Kaur | c †Lee b Shree Charani | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Sanskriti Gupta | not out | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 |
| Extras | (nb 1, w 1) 2 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.70) 154/5 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Marizanne Kapp | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Lucy Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nandani Sharma | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Shree Charani | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 | 6 |
| Sneh Rana | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Shafali Verma | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Delhi Capitals:
| Delhi Capitals Women (T: 155 runs from 20 ovs) | |||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Shafali Verma | b Vaishnavi Sharma | 29 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Lizelle Lee † | st †Rahila Firdous b AB Kaur | 46 | 28 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 164.28 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | run out (Nat Sciver-Brunt) | 17 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues (c) | not out | 51 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 137.83 |
| Marizanne Kapp | not out | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 166.66 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 1) 2 | ||||||
| Total | 19 Ov (RR: 8.15) 155/3 | ||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s |
| Shabnim Ismail | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 | 14 | 5 |
| Nicola Carey | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | 5 | 4 |
| Sanskriti Gupta | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Amanjot Kaur | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hayley Matthews | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 |
11:16 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals scorecard
| Delhi Capitals Women (T: 155 runs from 20 ovs) | |||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Shafali Verma | b Vaishnavi Sharma | 29 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Lizelle Lee † | st †Rahila Firdous b AB Kaur | 46 | 28 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 164.28 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | run out (Nat Sciver-Brunt) | 17 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues (c) | not out | 51 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 137.83 |
| Marizanne Kapp | not out | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 166.66 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 1) 2 | ||||||
| Total | 19 Ov (RR: 8.15) 155/3 | ||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s |
| Shabnim Ismail | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 | 14 | 5 |
| Nicola Carey | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.5 | 5 | 4 |
| Sanskriti Gupta | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Amanjot Kaur | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Hayley Matthews | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 |
11:05 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians
DC 155/3 after 19 overs; Jemimah Rodrigues 51 (37), Marzaane Kapp 10 (6)
Delhi have finally managed to get back on the winning ways as they down the Mumbai Indians in a must-win clash for them. Skipper Jemamiah led the charge as DC have now equalled total points in the points table with all four teams still fighting for playoff spots.
10:35 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 43 runs to win in 30 balls
Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 1 0; DC 112/2 after 15 overs; Laura Wolvaardt 15 (17), Jemimah Rodrigues 21 (21)
Nat Sciver Brunt comes back in the attack for MI. She gives away 8 runs from the over.
10:32 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 51 runs to win in 36 balls
Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 2 1; DC 104/2 after 14 overs; Laura Wolvaardt 13 (15), Jemimah Rodrigues 15 (17)
Vaishnavi Sharma continues the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over
10:30 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 57 runs to win in 42 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 2 1 1 0; DC 98/2 after 13 overs; Laura Wolvaardt 11 (13), Jemimah Rodrigues 11 (13)
Shabnim Ismail comes back in the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over.
10:24 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 63 runs to win in 48 balls
Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 1 1; DC 92/2 after 12 overs; Laura Wolvaardt 9 (11), Jemimah Rodrigues 7 (9)
Vaishnavi Sharma continues the attack for MI. She gives away 3 runs from the over
10:21 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 66 runs to win in 54 balls
Over Summary: 1 6 WWd 0 4 0 1; DC 89/2 after 11 overs; Laura Wolvaardt 8 (10), Jemimah Rodrigues 5 (4)
Amanjot Kaur continues the attack for MI. She gives away 13 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Lizelle Lee (46).
10:07 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 79 runs to win in 60 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 1 1; DC 76/1 after 10 overs; Lizelle Lee 40 (27), Laura Wolvaardt 7 (9)
Vaishnavi Sharma continues the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over
10:04 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 85 runs to win in 66 balls
Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 0; DC 70/1 after 9 overs; Lizelle Lee 37 (24), Laura Wolvaardt 4 (6)
Amanjot Kaur continues the attack for MI. She gives away 4 runs from the over
10:01 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 89 runs to win in 72 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 W 1 1 1; DC 66/1 after 8 overs; Lizelle Lee 35 (22), Laura Wolvaardt 2 (2)
Vaishnavi Sharma comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 5 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Shafali Verma (29)
9:56 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 94 runs to win in 78 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 1; DC 61/0 after 7 overs; Shafali Verma 28 (22), Lizelle Lee 33 (20)
Amanjot Kaur comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 4 runs from the over.
9:50 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 98 runs to win in 84 balls
Over Summary: 0 4 4 0 4 1; DC 57/0 after 6 overs; Shafali Verma 26 (20), Lizelle Lee 31 (16)
Sanskriti Gupta comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 13 runs from the over.
9:47 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 111 runs to win in 90 balls
Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 4 0; DC 44/0 after 5 overs; Shafali Verma 26 (20), Lizelle Lee 18 (10)
Shabnim Ismail continues the attack for MI. She gives away 8 runs from the over.
9:42 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 119 runs to win in 96 balls
Over Summary: 0 1 1 4 1 4 ; DC 36/0 after 4 overs; Shafali Verma 18 (14), Lizelle Lee 18 (10)
Nat Sciver Brunt comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 11 runs from the over.
9:38 PM
WPL 2026 DC vs MI LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals need 130 runs to win in 102 balls
Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 4 0 ; DC 25/0 after 3 overs; Shafali Verma 12 (10), Lizelle Lee 13 (8)
Shabnim Ismail continues the attack for MI. She gives away 8 runs from the over.
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First Published: Jan 20 2026 | 6:00 PM IST