Mumbai Indians won their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title after defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in a thrilling final on Saturday.
Mumbai, batting first, managed 149/7. Harmanpreet Kaur’s commanding 66 off 44 balls was the top score, while Nat Sciver-Brunt contributed a handy 30.
Delhi Capitals came up short in their chase, finishing at 141/9 in 20 overs. Sciver-Brunt was the star for Mumbai with the ball, taking 3 wickets for 30 runs, and Amelia Kerr helped with two wickets.
For Delhi, Marizanne Kapp top-scored with 40 runs, and Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 30, but it wasn’t enough to secure the win.
Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia (WK), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (WK), Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Nallapureddy Charani
