MI beat DC by 7 wickets to lift inaugural WPL trophy

By Agencies Last updated Mar 27, 2023

Mumbai: Mumbai Indian's players celebrates after winning the match during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match final between Mumbai Indian's and Delhi Capitals at The Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Sunday, March 26, 2023.(PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI03_26_2023_000365A)

Mumbai, March 26: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the final to lift the inaugural Women’s Premier League trophy at the Brabourne Stadium here on Sunday.
MI first restricted DC to 131 for 9 and then returned to overhaul the target with three balls to spare.
Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed an unbeaten 55-ball 60, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made a 39-ball 37 as MI reached 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs.
Earlier, skipper Meg Lanning (35 off 29 balls) was the top-scorer for DC after she won the toss and elected to bat at the Brabourne stadium here.
Shafali Verma (11) and Marizanne Kapp (18) also reached double figures but couldn’t capitalise on as DC were looking down the barrel at 79 for 9 in 16 overs.
Shikha Pandey (27 not out) and Radha Yadav (27 not out) then added 52 runs off just 24 balls to take DC to a competitive score.
Hayley Matthews returned with incredible figures of 4-2-5-3, while Issy Wong (3/42) continued her sensational run, claiming three more wickets and Melie Kerr (2/18) was the other wicket taker for MI. (PTI)