WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians have won the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for the second time, beating Delhi Capitals in the final on Saturday, March 15. MI won by eight runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. This is the second time MI has stopped DC from winning the title, as the Capitals fell short in the final for the third year in a row.
Mumbai Indians Defeat Delhi Capitals To Win Second Title
MI were asked to bat first after Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning won the toss and chose to field. Harmanpreet Kaur was the standout performer for MI, scoring 66 runs to help her team set a decent total. She formed an 89-run partnership with Nat Sciver-Brunt for the third wicket, after both openers, Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia, were dismissed early. Sciver-Brunt supported Harmanpreet well during the partnership.
MI looked set for a bigger total but lost several wickets quickly. After being 103/2, they fell to 118/6 as the DC bowlers made a strong comeback. Amanjot Kaur and Sanskriti Gupta hit a few boundaries to help MI reach close to 150.
In response, DC also lost their openers, Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, early. Lanning hit a couple of fours before being bowled out by Sciver-Brunt for 13, while Shafali was dismissed LBW by Ismail. Marizanne Kapp and Niki Prasad fought hard to get a win, but Kapp was out in the 18th over. Niki battled bravely, but in the end, her effort fell short.
WPL 2025 leading wicket-takers
Amelia Kerr (Mumbai Indians) – 18 wickets (10 inns)
Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians) – 18 wickets (10 inns)
Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals) – 13 wickets (8 inns)
Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians) – 12 wickets (10 inns)
Georgia Wareham (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 12 wickets (8 inns)
WPL 2025 leading run-scorers
Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians) – 523 runs (10 inns)
Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 372 runs (8 inns)
Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians) – 307 runs (10 inns)
Shafali Verma (Delhi Capitals) – 304 runs (9 inns)
Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians) – 302 runs (10 inns)
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