It’s the final game of the inaugural Women’s Premier League. Harmanpreet Kaur and Meg Lanning square off in another another competition final when the two top teams in the WPL 2023, the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, meet. Both the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have a good balance amongst their three sections. As the precious trophy waits for its genuine victor in Mumbai, it all comes down to what means the most.
Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the WPL 2023 championship game on Sunday at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium. MI achieved 134/3 in 19.3 overs, a goal of 132 runs, thanks to an undefeated half-century by Nat Sciver-Brunt. Sciver-Brunt scored 60 runs off 55 balls in an unbroken effort that featured seven fours. Harmanpreet Kaur, the skipper, performed a key 37-off-39-ball innings with five fours during this time. For Delhi, Jess Jonassen and Radha Yadav each claimed a wicket.Meg Lanning led the way for DC with a knock of 35 runs off 29 balls, packed with five fours, as they initially reached 131/9 in 20 overs. But the DC didn’t get any help, and a freak run out cost her her wicket. Shikha Pandey and Radha, the tailenders, put forth a solid last partnership to stay undefeated as wickets started to fall. With just 17 balls, Shikha scored 27 runs, including three fours and a six. Radha, on the other hand, scored 27 runs off 12 deliveries, including two fours and two sixes. As a result of her three wickets, Amelia Kerr’s two dismissals, and Issy Wong’s three, Hayley Matthews won the Purple Cap race.