Mumbai Indians scripted history by clinching the inaugural WPL 2023 trophy on Sunday. Mumbai led by Harmanpreet Kaur outplayed Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets in a thrilling final. Kaur played a crucial knock of 37 while Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 60 runs and helped Mumbai make a comeback in the game.
Harmanpreet was elated and said, “Great experience, we were waiting for so many years. Everyone enjoyed this throughout the dressing room. It feels like a dream, for everyone here. So many people were asking when WPL will come and that day is here, and we are so happy and proud.”
“Very happy with how everyone performed. I think staying positive is key, we were lucky with full tosses going in our favour. This is a special moment for all of us, I have been waiting a long time and today I know what it feels like to be winning. It was a great experience and waiting for next year,” she added.
Talking about the match, Mumbai stopped Delhi to an average total of 131 runs and then chased down the target with three balls to spare. For Delhi, skipper Meg Lanning made 35 runs and was the star with the bat for her team at the Brabourne stadium.
Other batters like Shafali Verma and Marizanne Kapp scored 11 and 18 respectively. Coming down the order, Shikha Pandey (27 not out) and Radha Yadav (27 not out) forged a 53-run stand and helped Delhi to make a fighting score.
DC skipper Lanning accepted her team’s mistake and said, “We would have loved to win but full credit to MI. They deserve it but full credit to our group’s efforts. We didn’t bat at our best but this competition has shown you can keep going till the end, and then you never know”.
“Very good effort from the bowlers. We did well in the first 10 overs, got early wickets but Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt took the game away, they batted very well.”