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‘Mark of a real champion’- Delhi captain Meg Lanning shoulders blame for loss against Mumbai in Women’s T20 League

Delhi faced their first defeat at the hands of Mumbai in the inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 League.

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Meg Lanning (source: Twitter)

Delhi faced their first defeat at the hands of Mumbai in the inaugural edition of the Women’s T20 League. Their batting collapse in the first innings at the DY Patil Stadium never allowed them to stand a chance to get the two points in the match.

Now, team captain Meg Lanning has taken all the responsibility for the loss despite being the top scorer for the team. While she scored 43 runs in 41 balls, only two other batters could manage to score runs in double-digits as Delhi set a target of 106 for Mumbai to chase down.

Lanning blamed herself for scoring too slowly, believing her sluggishness while opening the batting for Delhi set the tone for their miserable day, as a comprehensive eight-wicket loss left Mumbai as the only unbeaten side. Lanning, who had scored a quickfire 72 and 70 in Delhi’s first two wins, struggled to find the same rhythm at the start of the innings as wickets fell around her.

“Unfortunately, at the back end of the innings, we couldn’t put the partnerships together – and I’ll take a lot of blame for that. I took up some balls early and then got out at the crucial time, which was disappointing. We needed a set batter to see us through to the back end and that was the difference really. There’s lots of things to work on … sometimes, it doesn’t go your way,” said Lanning at the post-match presentation.

In the meantime, Mumbai was at its best with the bat and the ball in the game. Thanks to brilliant bowling spells by Saika Ishaque, Issy Wong, and Hayley Matthews, who took three wickets each, Mumbai restricted Delhi to a score of just 105 runs.

The Women in Blue and Gold had an easy time of it in the chase. They got to the target in just 15 overs and with eight wickets to spare. Yastika Bhatia (41 runs in 32 balls) was their top scorer, while Matthews became the second in contention for the Orange Cap with her 32-run knock.

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