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The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 has already reached its half-way mark with Delhi Capitals Women and Mumbai Indians Women going neck-and-neck in the competition. On Tuesday, March 5, the finalists of the inaugural edition of the WPL, once again locked horns at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
However, the top two sides played the tournament opener of WPL, they took on each other in a reverse fixture which saw the Delhi Capitals Women come out on top and consolidate their position on the top of the table. The match also saw some records being etched in the tournament’s history, whereas there were some heated moments also that took place.
Among many such was Mumbai Indians Women pacer, Shabnim Ismail’s furious sendoff. After Harmanpreet Kaur-led MI W invited the DC W to bat first, Shabnim Ismail, who opened the bowling for the visitors, was re-introduced into the attack to bowl the fourth over of the DC W inning. Check the top betting trends on the best betting apps in India and sites.
Indian batter Shafali Verma, who was on strike, smashed Ismail for back-to-back sixes. But what followed was her wicket on the third delivery of the over with the Protean pacer ending the Indian batter’s inning short after having scored 28 runs off 12 deliveries. Things did not end here as the Protean gave a furious send off, releasing her frustration as she can be heard saying “F**k off”.
Watch Shabnim Ismail’s furious send-off here:
Shabnim Ismail clocks fastest delivery in women’s cricket history
The South African pacer, who is plying her trade for the MI Women in WPL 2024, etched history as she clocked the fastest delivery in women’s cricket history. The right-arm pacer unleashed a 132.1 kmph delivery in the match against Delhi Capitals Women at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, March 5.
Notably, Ismail’s fastest delivery occurred on the second ball of the third over of the DC W inning. Her previous best bowling speed has been 128kmph against West Indies in 2016 and 127 kmph twice in the most recent T20 CWC in 2022. When asked about her record of bowling the fastest delivery in women’s cricket history, Ismail said, “(I don’t) look at the big screen when I am bowling.”
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