Mumbai Indians clinched their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title after defeating Delhi Capitals by eight runs, with Nat Sciver-Brunt taking 3-30 and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scoring 66 at Brabourne Stadium.
Mumbai made regular breakthroughs as Delhi faltered in their chase of 150 in their third consecutive final, with Meg Lanning’s side only reaching 141-9 after 20 overs.
Marizanne Kapp (40) and Jemimah Rodrigues (30) offered resistance but they found it challenging to reply to Mumbai’s 149-7 as wickets tumbled around them, with Amelia Kerr (2-25), Shabnim Ismail (1-15), Hayley Matthews (1-37) and Saika Ishaque (1-33) keeping them in check alongside Sciver-Brunt.
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Delhi, who won the toss and elected to bowl, made a strong start, dismissing openers Matthews (3) and Yastika Bhatia (8), leaving Mumbai on 20-2 at the end of the powerplay.
Harmanpreet and the WPL’s all-time top run-scorer Sciver-Brunt then added a brilliant 89-run partnership, sharing 13 boundaries between them.
Shree Charani (2-43) dismissed Sciver-Brunt for 30 to initiate a mini-collapse which saw Jess Jonassen (2-26) take two wickets in three balls.
However, a late cameo from Mumbai’s Kamalini Gunalan (10) and Amanjot Kaur (14no) saw Delhi concede 45 runs from the last five overs to help the hosts reach a defendable total in Mumbai.
It is the third time Capitals have been defeated in the WPL final with South Africa all-rounder Kapp left in tears at the end of the match.
The 2025 IPL – live on Sky Sports – begins on Saturday, March 22 as defending champions Kolkata play Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens.
