Mumbai Indians (MI) clinched the Women's Premier League (WPL 2023) title after defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by seven wickets in a hard-fought final at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday (March 26).
DC skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bat first, a decision that backfired immediately as the top order was blown away by Issy Wong with three full tosses to leave DC reeling at 35/3 in the 5th over.
Lanning and Marizanne Kapp stabilized the innings but both fell in quick succession as DC plummeted to 79/9 after being 73/3. Shikha Pandey (27*) and Radha Yadav (27*) added 52 priceless runs for the last wicket to help the side post a below par but respectable total of 131/9 on the board. Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews took three wickets each, while Amelia Kerr picked two for MI.
Mumbai Indians lost their openers cheaply to be 23/2 in the 4th over, before Natalie Sciver-Brunt and MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur put on a crucial stand of 72 runs for the third wicket. Kaur was run out for 37 but Sciver-Brunt (60*) continued to anchor the innings and was well supported by Kerr who struck 14* in 8 balls as MI clinched the title in the last over with three balls to spare.
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Sciver-Brunt was named the Player-of-the-Match in the final, while her teammates Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews won the Emerging Player-of-the-Tournament and Most Valuable Player-of-the-Tournament award for their brilliant performances. Matthews also won the Purple Cap, while Lanning took home the Orange Cap.
Cricket fraternity applauded the winners of the inaugural Women's Premier League, who won the prestigious title on home soil in front of local fans.
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