Mumbai Indians became WPL champions for the second time, Delhi could not erase the stigma of ‘chokers’

MI vs DC Final Match Highlights: Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in the final of the Women’s Premier League. With this, MI has become the WPL champion for the second time. In this match played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Mumbai scored 149 runs while batting first. In response, Delhi Capitals fought till the end, but fell 8 runs short of the target. The match went on till the last over, but captain Meg Lanning could not save Delhi from losing their third consecutive final.

The thrilling match lasted till the last over

Once again in the WPL 2025 tournament, the team chasing the target had to face defeat at the Brabourne Stadium. Mumbai team, who came to bat first after losing the toss, performed brilliantly. After a bad start, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver Brunt rescued Mumbai from the crisis by sharing 89 runs. On one hand, Harmanpreet played a captaincy innings of 66 runs, while on the other hand Sciver-Brunt played an innings of 30 runs.

Could not play a big innings

When Delhi’s turn came, apart from Marijen Kapp and Jemima Rodrigues, no one could play a big innings. Kapp scored 40 runs and Rodrigues scored 30 runs. Apart from them, Nikki Prasad remained at the crease till the end. The situation was such that Delhi had only one wicket left and it had to score 14 runs to win. Delhi kept taking one run at a time, as a result the target became 10 runs on 1 ball. Only 1 run came on the last ball, due to which Mumbai won the match by 8 runs.

Mumbai became WPL champion for the second time

This is the second time Mumbai Indians have won the WPL title. Earlier, Mumbai was the winner of the first season of the Women’s Premier League. In that match, MI defeated Delhi by 7 wickets, while this time Delhi had to face defeat by 8 runs. Let us tell you that Mumbai is the only team to become WPL champion twice. Delhi has an embarrassing record as it has lost not one, not two but three consecutive finals. In 2023, it was defeated by MI, in 2024 by RCB and now once again Mumbai Indians have won the title.