The Mumbai Indians Women recently lifted their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title after defeating the Delhi Capitals Women by 8t runs in the final at the Brabourne Stadium.
Mumbai Indians posted 149 for 7 from their 20 overs, with no heroics from West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews this time, with her scoring just three runs from 10 balls.
The Mumbai Indians were led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who made 66 from 40 deliveries, while Nat Sciver-Brunt made 30 off 28 balls. The home side’s batting performance was otherwise disappointing.
Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonas, and Shree Charani took two wickets a piece for the Capitals.
Sciver-Brunt returned to grab three wickets as the Delhi Capitals were restricted to 141 for 9 from their allocated 20 overs.
The contest seemed close to the end as the Capitals slumped to 66 for 5 in the 11th over, but Kapp struck 40 from 26 balls, and Niki Prasad chipped in with an unbeaten 23 to bring the visitors back into the match.
But with 14 runs needed off the final over. Sciver-Brunt held her nerve but made just 6 runs, sparking wild celebrations among the Mumbai Indians camp.
This win gave them their second WPL title in 3 years after winning the inaugural tournament 2023.
