On Saturday night, March 15, at the Barbourne Stadiumpimentapg, the Mumbai Indians sealed victory in the Women's Premier League 2025 final match over Delhi Capitals by 8 runs to lift their second title. (Match Highlights | Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
Asked to bat first, Mumbai Indians posted a challenging total of 149/7 in 20 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur led the charge with a brilliant 66 off 44 balls, showcasing her attacking prowess with a series of boundaries.
Chasing 150, Delhi Capitals never truly gained momentum. Early breakthroughs by Nat Sciver-Brunt and Shabnim Ismail put them on the back foot, with Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma dismissed cheaply. While Jemimah Rodrigues (30) and Marizanne Kapp (40) fought back, their efforts were not enough.
Timely wickets from Mumbai's bowlers, including Sciver-Brunt and Ismail,ijogo slots kept the pressure mounting, and despite a late surge from Kapp and Niki Prasad, Delhi fell short, finishing at 141/9 and losing the final by 8 runs.
This marked DC's third WPL final defeat.
Delhi Capitals Vs Mumbai Indians WPL 2025 Final Full ScorecardsMumbai Indians:
Yastika Bhatia c Rodrigues b Kapp 8
Hayley Matthews b Kapp 3
Nat Sciver-Brunt c Mani b Charani 30
Harmanpreet Kaur c Kapp b Sutherland 66
Amelia Kerr c Shafali Verma b Jonassen 2
Sajeevan Sajana lbw b Jonassen 0
G Kamalini st †Bryce b Charani 10
Amanjot Kaur not out 14
Sanskriti Gupta not out 8
“He's not a kid that usually destroys things, he just wanted to see what was inside,” the Associated Press quoted Boy's father Alex Geller as saying.
Extras: (B-1 W-7) 8
Total: (For 7 wickets in 20 overs) 149
Fall of wickets: 1/5 2/14 3/103 4/112 5/112 6/118 7/132
Bowling: Marizanne Kapp 4-0-11-2, Shikha Pandey 4-0-29-0, Annabel Sutherland 4-0-29-1, Jess Jonassen 3-0-26-2, Shree Charani 4-0-43-2, Minnu Mani 1-0-10-0.
Delhi Capitals (Target: 150 runs from 20 overs)
feliz2025Meg Lanning b Nat Sciver-Brunt 13
Shafali Verma lbw b Ismail 4
Jess Jonassen c Bhatia b Kerr 13
Jemimah Rodrigues c & b Kerr 30
Annabel Sutherland st Bhatia b Ishaque 2
Marizanne Kapp c Matthews b Nat Sciver-Brunt 40
Sarah Bryce run out 5
Niki Prasad not out 25
Shikha Pandey b Nat Sciver-Brunt 0
Minnu Mani c Sajana b Matthews 4
Shree Charani not out 3
Extras: (LB-1 W-1) 2
Total: (For 9 wickets in 20 overs) 141
Fall of wickets: 1/15 2/17 3/37 4/44 5/66 6/83 7/123 8/123 9/128
Bowling: Shabnim Ismail 4-0-15-1, Nat Sciver-Brunt 4-0-30-3, Hayley Matthews 4-0-37-1, Amelia Kerr 4-0-25-2, Saika Ishaque 4-0-33-1.
Read the Delhi Capitals Vs Mumbai Indianspimentapg, Women's Premier League 2025 final match HERE.