Harmanpreet played a true captain's knock, making 66 off 44 ©BCCI
There came a point in the 11th over of Mumbai Indians' innings when you knew Harmanpreet Kaur was in her zone. After being hit for two consecutive sixes in the cover-point region, Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning had amped up security in the region by bringing Shafali Verma to extra cover boundary. Then she had a quick chat with her bowler, Jess Jonassen, perhaps advising on what the next delivery should be to the Mumbai Indians skipper. To her credit, Jonassen executed the plan to perfection - a good length ball sliding in on middle and leg - but the way Harmanpreet made room for herself to crisply thread the gap and beat Verma's running effort to the fence was an ominous sign for DC.
Lanning had brought Jonassen into the attack based on the matchups. Annabel Sutherland - who had dismissed Harmanpreet six times in 17 T20s before the WPL 2025 final - had just been carted for a six and a four, and the DC skipper had resorted to her most-trusted bowler. Jonassen too had dismissed Harmanpreet a dozen times in the 23 T20s they've faced off in previously, but the way the MI skipper toyed with her fields
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