Mumbai Indians created history by winning the WPL 2025 title. Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) played at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on 15 March 2025 to win the title for the second time. This was Mumbai Indians’ second win in the third season, which was the result of their team’s strong performance and organized play led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
At the beginning of the match, Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat first. However, Mumbai’s start was not very good and the team lost two wickets in the opening overs. Marizanne Kapp gave Delhi an early lead by sending both Mumbai openers to the pavilion. But after this captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt took charge of the team. Harmanpreet played a brilliant innings of 66 runs, while Sciver-Brunt also made important contributions. Together, they took the team to 103 runs, but after this Mumbai’s batting collapsed again and the team lost 6 wickets for 118 runs. In the end, Mumbai scored 149 runs in 20 overs, which was a challenging target.
The start of Delhi Capitals’ innings was also not very special. Veteran players like Meg Lanning and Marizanne Kapp were sent to the pavilion by Nat Sciver-Brunt with his bowling. Sciver-Brunt took three important wickets and took Mumbai on the path to victory. Delhi’s batting remained under constant pressure and they were all out for just 141 runs. In this way, Mumbai Indians won the match by 8 runs and won the WPL 2025 title.
With this win, Mumbai Indians proved to be a dominating team by winning this title for the second time in three seasons. At the same time, this was another disappointing result for Delhi Capitals. Delhi reached the finals in all three seasons of WPL, but each time they missed out on winning the title.
After the match, Harmanpreet Kaur was chosen as the ‘Player of the Match’, who performed brilliantly not only in batting but also in captaincy. At the same time, Nat Sciver-Brunt was awarded the ‘Player of the Tournament’. Sciver-Brunt played an important role in both batting and bowling throughout the tournament. She also won the ‘Orange Cap’ by scoring the most runs, while Mumbai’s Amelia Kerr captured the ‘Purple Cap’ by taking the most wickets.
In other awards of the tournament, Chinelle Henry was awarded for the highest strike rate, while Ashleigh Gardner made a record for hitting the most sixes. Annabel Sutherland was awarded the ‘Catch of the Season’, while Shabnim Ismail did the feat of bowling the most dot balls. Amanjot Kaur was chosen as the ‘Emerging Player of the Season’ and Gujarat Giants got the ‘Fair Play Award’.
Here’s quick summary and match result:
- Title: 2025 Women’s Premier League (cricket) Final
- Match: Delhi Capitals vs MI
- Date: 15 March 2025
- Time: 7:30 PM IST
- Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- MI Score: 149/7
- DC Score: 141/9
- Result: MI won the WPL2025. MI defeated DC in final game and won the match by 8 runs.
- Player of the Match: Harmanpreet Kaur
- Purple Cap Winner: Amelia Kerr
- Orange Cap Winner: Nat Sciver-Brunt
- Player of Tournament: Nat Sciver-Brunt
This match was not only memorable for cricket lovers, but it also reflected the rising level of women’s cricket. WPL has given a new identity to women’s cricket and this tournament proved that women’s cricket also has the same passion, excitement and competition as seen in men’s cricket. This victory of Mumbai Indians is a big achievement not only for their team but for the entire women’s cricket world which encourage others to show their talent.
With this victory, the journey of WPL 2025 ended, but this tournament will be remembered for a long time in the hearts of cricket lovers. Mumbai Indians once again proved that they are one of the strongest teams in women’s cricket. Now it will be interesting to see how Delhi Capitals and other teams perform in the coming season.
