Mumbai Indians Win Historic Second WPL Title, Defeat Delhi Capitals by 8 Runs

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Mumbai Indians secured their second Women’s Premier League title with an 8-run win over Delhi Capitals in the final on Saturday.

Batting first, Mumbai posted 149/7 on the board. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s superb 66 from 44 balls was the highlight of their innings, with Nat Sciver-Brunt adding a vital 30 runs.

Delhi Capitals’ chase of 150 ended at 141/9. Mumbai’s bowlers stepped up, with Nat Sciver-Brunt taking 3 wickets for 30 runs and Amelia Kerr taking 2 wickets.

Marizanne Kapp top-scored for Delhi with 40, and Jemimah Rodrigues made 30, but they couldn’t take their side over the line.

Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia (WK), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (WK), Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Nallapureddy Charani