(Reuters) – Mumbai Indians claimed their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title on Saturday, defeating Delhi Capitals by eight runs, thanks to skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s 66-run knock and an all-round performance from Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Despite qualifying for their third consecutive final, Delhi faltered in a 150-run chase as Mumbai’s bowlers struck at regular intervals in a thrilling final.
Sciver-Brunt claimed three wickets while Amelia Kerr claimed two wickets to lead the team to a dominant win.
Marizanne Kapp (40) and Jemimah Rodrigues (30) were the only two Delhi batters to offer any serious resistance, but they got little support as wickets tumbled around them.
Delhi, who won the toss, started strongly and removed openers Matthews and Yastika Bhatia cheaply, leaving Mumbai, champions in the competition’s inaugural season, reeling at 20-2 at the end of the powerplay.
Harmanpreet and the WPL’s all-time top run-scorer Sciver-Brunt, however, showed resilience in a 89-run partnership, smashing Delhi’s bowlers for 15 boundaries.
India captain Harmanpreet scored 66 off 44 balls, including nine fours and two sixes, and led from the front, despite the rapid loss of wickets following Sciver-Brunt’s dismissal.
Delhi conceded 45 runs in the last five overs as cameos from Mumbai’s Gunalan Kamalini and Amanjot Kaur led the side to a total of 149-7.
Kapp was the pick of the Delhi bowlers with figures of 2-11. Jess Jonassen and Nallapureddy Charani also chipped in, claiming two wickets each.
(Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
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