Mumbai Indians have actually been crowned champs at Women’s Premier League cricket competition in India.
The Mumbai Indians have actually been crowned champs at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) cricket competition after Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 60 protected their seven-wicket triumph versus the Delhi Capitals in the last at the Wankhede Stadium.
Delhi captain Meg Lanning chose to bat after winning the toss and the Australia skipper leading scored for her side with 35 as the Capitals handled a modest 131-9 on Sunday.
Even that rating had actually looked unlikely after they dropped to 79-9, however Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav smashed unbeaten breezy 27s to provide Delhi bowlers something to safeguard.
Mumbai lost both the openers early, however skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and England all-rounder Sciver-Brunt integrated in a 72-run stand to put their group on course for success.
Sciver-Brunt, the league’s most costly foreign hire together with Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner, sealed triumph in the last over with a paddle shot that raced to the limit.
Mumbai coach and previous England captain Charlotte Edwards stated she felt “over the moon” to clinch the title.
“To win this is among my biggest accomplishments in my profession.
“They bet one another, it has actually been a terrific experience.”
The five-team competition has actually been hailed as a “game-changer” in females’s cricket, providing financially rewarding offers to draw in the leading names.
The sale of WPL’s franchises and media rights alone brought $690m, and the arranging Indian cricket board lined up an outstanding selection of sponsors for the 22-match competition.