Asked to bat first, MI showed greater intent than in their previous outing. Though the opener fell early, Nat anchored the innings with her sparkling 13 boundaries to hit 70 off 46 balls. She also shared a 66-run stand with Harmanpreet, who was at her blistering best to hit an unbeaten 74 off 42 balls, laced with eight fours and three sixes, and push MI to an above-par total. DC, meanwhile, bowled poorly and gave too many hittable deliveries to the MI batters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
DC had a brilliant start as Amelia Kerr\u2019s opening woes led to her playing a loose drive off Chinelle Henry and wicketkeeper Lizelle Lee dived to her right to take the catch on her second attempt. Nat collected her first boundary by driving firmly past mid\u2011off for four, before pushing in the gap through off-side to pick another boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The England skipper followed it up with a series of crisp strokes \u2013 swatting Marizanne Kapp for four, before swiping and lofting Chinelle for consecutive boundaries. G Kamalini opened her account with singles against Marizanne Kapp before a lucky outside edge got her a boundary. But Nat continued to accelerate \u2013 shuffling across to sweep Sree Charani twice to the fence in the fifth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The breakthrough for DC came when debutant pacer Nandani Sharma, after being hit for back\u2011to\u2011back boundaries by Kamalini, forced the left-hander to drive at a very full ball and was caught behind by Lizelle for 16. Nat continued to pick boundaries with precision \u2013 reverse-sweeping and pulling off Sneh Raha, before punching Charani through the gap at cover.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After getting her fifty off 32 balls, Nat punished Minnu Mani by hitting three boundaries in five balls \u2013 driving over extra cover, flat\u2011batting over the infield and pulled in front of square. Harmanpreet, meanwhile, broke the shackles by lifting Chinelle\u2019s slower ball over long\u2011on for six before lofting the next delivery over mid\u2011off for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nat attempted to drive Charani over extra cover but failed to generate elevation, as the fielder held a sharp catch to end a fluent 70-run knock. Harmanpreet led MI\u2019s surge by driving Charani and slogging Sneh for boundaries, while Nicola Carey provided valuable support, striking successive fours off Sneh Rana via reverse sweep and cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After getting her fifty off 32 balls, Nat punished Minnu Mani by hitting three boundaries in five balls \u2013 driving over extra cover, flat\u2011batting over the infield and pulled in front of square. Harmanpreet, meanwhile, broke the shackles by lifting Chinelle\u2019s slower ball over long\u2011on for six before lofting the next delivery over mid\u2011off for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 195\/4 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 74 not out, Nat Sciver-Brunt 70; Nandani Sharma 2-26, Chinelle Henry 1-32) against Delhi Capitals<\/p>\r\n\r\n