Mumbai Indians win inaugural Women’s Premier League after defeating Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets. The much-awaited final match was played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra on Sunday.
List of Playing XI
Mumbai Indians : Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Yastika Bhatia (w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Melie Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque.
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia (w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani.
DC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Highlights:
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians WPL 2023 Final Highlights: Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and elected to bat first against Mumbai Indians in the final of the Women’s Premier League on Sunday. However, the move backfired as Delhi never got going and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Issy Wong was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets in the PowerPlay. The early jolts dented DC’s start, which they failed to recover. At one stage, with the score on 79/9, it seemed Delhi was down in the dumps, but 52 runs in 24 balls with three sixes and five fours in the partnership between Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav lifted the Delhi Capitals to a respectable score. DC vs MI,WPL Final 2023: Mumbai Indians Beat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets To Win Inaugural Women’s Premier League.
Now, the WPL 2023 full list of award winners, prize money, records and stats:
Champions | Mumbai Indians | Rs 6 Crores and Golden Trophy |
Runners-up | Delhi Capitals | Rs 3 Crores |
# WPL 2023 (Player of the Tournament): Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians) – 284 points in 10 matches – Rs 5 Lakhs.
# Purple Cap (Most Wickets): Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians) – 16 wickets with 5.94 economy rate in 10 matches – Rs 5 Lakhs
# Orange Cap (Most Runs): Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals) – 345 runs in 9 innings – Rs 5 Lakhs
# Fair Play Award: Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals
Women’ ipl 2023 Final Match Awards
# Player of the Match (FINAL): Nat-Sciver Brunt (MI) – Rs 2.50 Lakhs
# Safari Powerful Striker of the final: Radha Yadav (DC) – 2 sixes – Rs 1 Lakh
Harmanpreet Kaur: What makes her different from others?
Harmanpreet Kaur now has three centuries in three different World Cups. She is the only Indian woman to have this record.
WPL 2023 Stats and Records
#Highest Total: 223/2 by Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
#Lowest Total: 64 All Out by Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians
#Highest batting partnership in the tournament: 162 – Shafali Verma & Meg Lanning (DC) vs RCB
#Highest match aggregate in the tournament: 391/13 in 40 overs (GG – 201/7 in 20 overs vs RCB – 190/6 in 20 overs)
#Highest win margin: 143 runs – Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals
#Total Fifties: 32
#Most Fifties: Tahlia McGrath (UPW) – 4 fifties
#Fastest Fifty: Sophia Dunkley (GG) – 18-ball 50 vs RCB
#Highest individual score in WPL 2023: Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 99 off 36 balls vs Gujarat Giants
#Most Sixes in WPL 2023: 13 sixes – Shafali Verma (DC) in 9 innings and Sophie Devine (RCB) in 8 innings
#Most Sixes in singles innings: Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 8 sixes vs Gujarat Giants
#Most Fours in WPL 2023: Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals) – 50 fours in 9 innings # Most Fours in singles innings: Alyssa Healy (UP Warriorz) – 18 fours vs RCB
#Most Ducks in the tournament: 2 each – Tanuja Kanwar (GG), Issy Wong (MI), Sophie Ecclestone (UPW), Simran Shaikh (UPW), Ashleigh Gardner (GG)
#Highest Batting Average (minimum 5 innings): Nat-Sciver Brunt (MI) – 66.40 in 10 innings
#Highest strike-rate in the tournament (minimum 5 innings): Shafali Verma (DC) – 185.29 in 9 innings
#Hattrick: Issy Wong (MI) vs UP Warriorz
#Best bowling figures in an innings: Marizanne Kapp (DC) – 5 for 15 in 4 overs vs GG
#Best Economy Rate (minimum 20 overs): Marizanne Kapp (DC) – 5.72 in 9 matches
#Most Dot Balls: Marizanne Kapp (DC) – 121 dot balls in 9 innings
#Most Runs Conceded in an innings: Annabel Sutherland (GG) – 56/2 in 4 overs
#Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in the tournament: Yastika Bhatia (Mumbai Indians) – 13 dismissals in 10 innings
#Most stumping in the tournament: Yastika Bhatia (Mumbai Indians) – 7 stumpings in 10 innings