<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/dc-vs-mi-wpl-2023-final-on-a-roll-delhi-capitals-fancy-their-chances-against-favourites-mumbai-indians-23277419" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai Indians</a> beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the final to lift the inaugural Women`s Premier League trophy here on Sunday.
MI first restricted DC to 131 for 9 and then returned to overhaul the target with three balls to spare.
Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed an unbeaten 55-ball 60, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made a 39-ball 37 as MI reached 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs.
Earlier, skipper Meg Lanning (35 off 29 balls) was the top-scorer for DC after she won the toss and elected to bat at the Brabourne stadium here.
Shafali Verma (11) and Marizanne Kapp (18) also reached double figures but couldn`t capitalise on as DC were looking down the barrel at 79 for 9 in 16 overs.
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Shikha Pandey (27 not out) and Radha Yadav (27 not out) then added 52 runs off just 24 balls to take DC to a competitive score.
Hayley Matthews returned with incredible figures of 4-2-5-3, while Issy Wong (3/42) continued her sensational run, claiming three more wickets and Melie Kerr (2/18) was the other wicket taker for MI.
Brief Score:
Delhi Capitals: 131 for 9 in 20 overs (Meg Lanning 35; Hayley Matthews 3/5, Issy Wong 3/42).
Mumbai Indians: 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 60 not out, Harmanpreet kaur 37; Radha Yadav 1/24).&nbsp;
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Mumbai Indians first restricted DC to 131 for 9 and then returned to overhaul the target with three balls to spare

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