In the final match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) took on Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Brabo♔urne Stadium i🦩n Mumbai. DC won the toss and elected to bat first.
DC got off to a good start with captain Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma scoring quickly. However, they lost quick wickets and were reduced to 40/4 in the seventh over. Radha Yadav and Shikha Pandey added crucial𝔉 runs for the last wicket to take Delhi to a respectable total of 131/9 in 20 overs. Radha was the top scorer for her side with 27 not out off 12⛎ balls.
For MI, Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews were the pick of the bowlers, picking up three wickets each𝐆.
In response, Mumbai got off to a slow start but Nat Sciver-Brunt played a match-winning knock of 60 runs off 55 balls to take the team to a comfortable victory. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur also contributed with 37 runs off 39 balls. .
For DC, Marizanne Kapp and Radha picked up a wicket each.
Nat Sciver was named the ‘Player of the Match’ for her outstanding batting performance.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜!😉
Celebrations all around in 's camp! | |
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20)
Nat Sciver-Brunt – the legend.
60* (55) under trem🌟endous amount of pressure. She kept her calm and took Mumbai Indians over the line.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
MUMBAI INDIANS – WPL CHAMPIONS 2023 🏆💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Mumbai Indians have won the inaugural Women's Premier League ✨
Nat Sciver-Brunt hitting 60 off 55 to g𝓰uide them over the line!
— Test Match Special (@bbctms)
They had a stumble in between but and were thr best team🦩 in the tournament
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Mumbai Indians🎉 wins the inaugural edꦐition of WPL.
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ)
Not how we wanted to end our inaugural campaign, but we couldn't be more proud of our girls 💙
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
👏 INAUGURAL CHAMPS! Congratulations to the Mumbai Indians on pulling off🐻 an excellent chase & being crowned the champions of the WPL.
💥 Nat Sciver-Brunt's special fifty helped them orchestrate this chase beautifully!
📷 BCCI •
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
Nat Sciver-Brunt did not win a global trophy in the last one year only because she isn't an Australian.
She deserved this.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42)
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