WPL 2023 Final: Mumbai Indians have been crowned as the winners of WPL 2023, the maiden season of the tournament, after defeating Delhi Capitals by a margin of seven wickets. The match was held at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Earlier, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bat first but their decision did not go swiftly as they could post just 131 runs on board after a massive 52 runs partnership for the last wicket. Mumbai Indians then came to chase and managed to score down the target with ease despite early setbacks as Scievr Brunt and captain Harmanpreet guided the team to victory. They chased down the target with 3 balls remaining.
MI wins WPL 2023 final
Coming to chase a comparatively low total, Hayley Matthews (13 off 12) and Yastika Bhatia (4 off 3) were dismissed cheaply. Nat Sciver Brunt, the star for Mumbai in the last few matches then took it from thereon and smashed 60* off 55 balls. Skipper Harmanpreet also anchored the innings and smashed 37 runs from 39 balls. Amelia Kerr scored 14* off 8 balls. Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen picked up a wicket each.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bat first in the game. However, the decision backfired extensively as they lost 2 wickets at just 12 runs. The players fell like a pack of cards as the team tumbled to 75/7 at one stage. Skipper and opener Meg Lanning was the top-scorer with 35 runs off 29 balls. Marizanne Kapp scored 18 off 21 balls, while Shafali Verma scored 11 off 4 balls.
Valiant batting from Shikha and Radha
In the end, Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav played crucial and quickfire knocks that took the team to a score of 131 runs in 20 overs. Shikha scored 27* off 17 balls, whereas Radha scored 27* off 12 balls, hitting two boundaries and as many maximums. Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews picked up three-wicket hauls while Amelia Kerr grabbed a couple of wickets too.
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