DC vs MI highlights: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi to bag inaugural WPL title

Title favourites Mumbai Indians will aim to cap their stupendous Womens Premier League WPL season by overcoming a rampant Meg Lanning side in the final of the inaugural edition of the tournament on Sunday However the runs seem to have dried up from the willow of their talismanic captain Harmanpreet Kaur which will be a concern for the side heading into the summit clashAlso Read MI vs DC WPL Final Rampant Delhi Capitals seek to stop invincible Mumbai IndiansSurprisingly enough form has deserted the Indian skipper after three blistering halfcenturies earlier on in the tournament Not only that Mumbais toporder failure laid bare once again in the allimportant Eliminator and had it not been for Nat SciverBrunts unbeaten 72 against UP Warriorz on Friday the script of the tournament could have been different today With Kaur scoring not more than 14 runs in the Eliminator things could have gone downhill for the team but luckily SciverBrunt made the most of the dropped catch to make a mockery of the Warriorz bowlingDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Dream11 PredictionWicketkeeper Yastika BhatiaBatters Harmanpreet Kaur Meg Lanning Jemimah RodriguesAllrounders Hayley Matthews Nat SciverBrunt vc Marizanne Kapp c Alice Capsey Amelia KerrBowlers Shikha Pandey Issy WongDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Pitch ReportMumbais Brabourne Stadium is known to favour batting with very little help for the bowlers The average first innings score here is 157 but can go up to almost 170 in this tournament with teams batting second winning six of ten games in WPL 2023 hereDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Complete SquadsDelhi Capitals Meg Lanningcapt Shafali Verma Jemimah Rodrigues Marizanne Kapp Alice Capsey Jess Jonassen Arundhati Reddy Taniya Bhatiaw Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey Poonam Yadav Jasia Akhtar Laura Harris Tara Norris Minnu Mani Aparna Mondal Titas Sadhu Sneha DeepthiMumbai Indians Hayley Matthews Yastika Bhatiaw Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaurcapt Melie Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Humaira Kazi Jintimani Kalita Saika Ishaque Heather Graham Chloe Tryon Dhara Gujjar Sonam Yadav Neelam Bisht Priyanka BalaDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Predicted Playing XIs tonightDelhi Capitals Meg Lanning capt Shafali Verma Alice Capsey Jemimah Rodrigues Marizanne Kapp Taniya Bhatia wk Jess JonassenTara Norris Radha Yadav Arundhati Reddy Shikha Pandey Poonam YadavMumbai Indians Hayley Matthews Yastika Bhatia wk Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaur c Melie Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Humaira Kazi Jintimani Kalita Saika IshaqueDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Toss updateDelhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning wins toss opts to bat against Mumbai IndiansDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final Confirmed Playing XIsDelhi Capitals Meg Lanningc Shafali Verma Jemimah Rodrigues Marizanne Kapp Alice Capsey Jess Jonassen Arundhati Reddy Taniya Bhatiaw Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey Minnu ManiMumbai Indians Yastika Bhatiaw Hayley Matthews Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaurc Melie Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Humaira Kazi Jintimani Kalita Saika IshaqueDC vs MI WPL 2023 Final A brief overviewWhile MI decided to go with the same playing XI DC brought in Minnu Mani for Poonam Yadav DC had qualified directly for the final after topping the league stage points table while MI made it to the summit clash after beating UP Warriorz in the eliminator on FridayFollow all the live updates below1040 PM Mumbai Indians win by 7 wickets The first WPL champions are here1036 PM 1273 after 19 oversExcellent spell from Shikha Pandey as only 5 runs came off the 18th over The required run rate is 105 and this match can go either way from here Mumbai Indians have the advantage of having 7 wickets in hand1030 PM 1113 in 183 oversThis has turned out to be a necktoneck final 16 runs off 10 balls to win will Delhi be able to outrun Mumbai in the last two overs1025 PM 993 in 162 oversThats a wicket Massive blow to Mumbai Captain Harmanpreet Kaur run out at a crucial stage of the match could this be a turning point1020 PM 952 after 16 oversKaur is in no mood to bow down to the challenge as she hits a fine boundary that sees 9 runs come off Jess Jonassenrsquos over Mumbai have certainly strengthened their grip in the match but the NRR pressure isnt going anywhere Just 11 runs came off the last two overs as Delhi look very much alive in the game but they must pick wickets to tighten their grip The required run rate is now 9 which is very much gettable in the last five overs Fingers crossed1012 PM 812 after 14 oversMumbai bounce back fiercely with Kaur and SciverBrunt on the field Only 57 runs required off 43 balls Jess Jonassen and Alice Capsey continue the attack for Delhi1000 PM 712 after 12 oversMumbai have come to steady their ship with captain Kaur and Nat SciverBrunt taking the charge of a disappointing toporder display Delhi on the other hand have kept things tight with Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav at the moment950 PM 502 after 10 oversThe pressure is far from receding Only nine runs have come off the last two overs and required run rate is two times higher than the current rate Mumbai could lose whatever little grip they have on the final if they dont build a steady partnership here930 PM 252 after 5 oversIf Bhatias wicket wasnt enough Mumbai Indians dealt another blow as the dangerous Hayley Matthews falls prey to JonassenMatthews drove it midon but found a fielder in Arundhati Reddy Mumbai Indians openers are now back in the hut920 PM 131 in 13 oversMumbai lose Yastika Bhatia for 4 off 3 caught by Alice Capsey bowled by Radha Yadav Some momentum for Delhi Capitals to pile the pressure back on to Mumbai Indians However Hayley Matthews is the wicket they should look for now900 PM 1319 after 20 oversBoth Radha Yadav and Shikha Pandey are trying their best to add as many runs as possible to the scoreboard after the toporder let down the side tonight The YadavPandey partnership is slowly steadying the ship with 30 runs coming off just 15 balls so far854 PM 1159 after 19 oversKaur and Co have put Delhi out of the equation with a flurry of wickets tonight much to everyones surprise Matthews wrecks DC lowerorder as the competition appears onesided After getting rid of Jess Jonassen she returns to take down Minnu Mani 1 and Taniya Bhatia 0 in the same over Hats off840 PM 799 after 16 oversThis is shaping to be a lowest scoring game in the tournament None could have thought Delhi would falter so badly tonight Lanning and Kapp tried to rebuild in whatever little ways they could but in vain825 PM 777 after 14 oversMumbai is all over Delhi batting lineup as they go seven down at the moment Hayley Matthews takes her second wicket of the night Jonassen is caught and bowled right after Arundhati Reddy got out on a duck against Melie Kerr820 PM 756 after 13 oversCaptain Lanning alongside Kapp are in the middle trying to steady the innings with only 10 overs remaining Delhi have gathered themselves again and now look to counter attack Mumbai searching for a wicket to put the pressure back on the batters810 PM 693 after 10 oversMeg Lanning is fighting a lone battle after losing three partners and all the reviews She struck a couple of boundaries to Amelia Kerr and is keeping the scoreboard ticking Not a start Lanning expected756 PM 483 after 7 oversJust when the stakes are high Issy Wong delivers She picks her third wicket tonight off a full toss Jemimah Rodrigues is the latest to depart with Delih reeling at 383742 PM 162 after 2 oversWicket after wicket Shafali Verma hits backtoback boundaries then gets out to a full toss DC reviewed third umpire gave it out Meg amp Shafali were clearly not happy with the decision Some argue it is a no ball Wong has the same delivery for Alice Capsey Two full tosses two wickets after two boundaries were scored off the first two balls740 PM 120 after 1 overDelhi makes a cautious start in the big final with two very dangerous batters on field at the moment Just two runs off the first over Verma seems to be pressing the accelerator slowly but carefully730 PM Match beginsSkipper Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma walk in to bat as Harmanpreet Kaur deploys Nat SciverBrunt to open proceedings for Mumbai in the final of the inaugural edition of the tournament