WPL Final : Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets
Mumbai Indians became the first team team to win the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). They were dominating the tournament since the beginning and performed similarly in the final match also.
Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals were the two teams in the final match of the first season of Women’s Premier League.
Delhi Capitals had won the toss and asked Mumbai Indians to bowl first. Mumbai Indians restricted Delhi Capitals for 131/9 in 20 overs. Lanning scored 35 off 29 with 5 4s with a strike rate of 120.69 but unfortunately she could not contribute more as she had to depart after getting run out. Radha Yadav could have scored more if she had come to bat earlier as she looked in touch. She scored 27 in just 12 balls with 2 4s and 2 6s. Shikha Pandey also scored 27 off 17 balls with 3 fours and 1 six.
Wong and Hayley Mattews took 3 wickets each and Melie Kerr took 2 wickets.
Mumbai Indians in response completed the 132-run chase with 3 balls remaining. Nat Sciver-Brunt was the leading scorer from this side. She scored 60 off 55 balls with seven 4s.
Delhi Capitals could not break the partnerships and could take only 3 wickets.
Mumbai Indians tweet after winning WPL trophy
Twitter flooded with memes as MI win WPL 2023
Just after Mumbai Indians won the first title of the Women’s Premier League, fans started sharing memes which are worth your time. Have a look at some of them:
Shafali Verma’s Controversial Dismissal
The dismissal of Shafali Verma sparked a controversy in the Women’s Premier League final. Twitter split into two halves, one claims that it was a fair delivery while the other claims that it was a no-ball. However Shafali was given out, so according to the third umpire, it was a fair delivery as the ball was going below her waist just after passing her.
Shafali could have made a difference in the result of the match if she had lasted longer on the pitch. Shafali is an impact player and always a headache for opponents. Delhi Capitals fans were not happy with this decision.
