In the final match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, Delhi Capitals (DC) took on Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. DC won t♋he 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 crucial runs f🔯or the last wicket to take Delhi to a respectable total of 13ꦫ1/9 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🌃 each.
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 tremendous 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-Bܫrunt hitting 60 off 55 to guide them over the line!
— Test Match Special (@bbctms)
They had ౠa stumble in betwe🌠en but and were thr best team in the tournament
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Mumbai Indians wins the inaugural edition ༒of W꧃PL.
— 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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