Finally, the day was at hand, the final between two consistent teams from among the 5 that competed in the first ever WPL of India. Unlike the expectation, Meg Lanning lead Delhi Capitals fell cheaply after they won the toss and elected to bat at the Brabourne stadium, Mumbai.
At the end of
the 16th over they were at a miserable 79/9 when the pacer Shikha
Pandey and the spinner Radha Yadav came together with lion hearts and scored 52
Runs from 24 balls giving some respectability to the score in the final of the
second best team of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians stuck
to their strength with tremendous support from its fans who were cheering from
the full stadium of their home ground and cruised forward with their Captain
Harmanpreet Kaur playing a Captains innings after they had lost both their
openers early. Natalie Sciver-Brunt remained not out at 60 (55b) along with
Amelia Kerr who knocked in a very useful 14 Runs (8b) when the game went to the
last over with DC fighting ball by ball to defend their little.
In the end we
were happy that the game lasted that long but the audience left the stadium in
flocks soon after the game the victory lap and presentation ceremony were
witnessed more by the TV audience than the real ones.
The Lion Heart
Radha Yadav took the medal for the maximum and Natalie Sciver-Brunt once again
became the Player of the Match for her winning contribution to her team.
Hayley Matthews
from West Indies with her 271 Runs and 16 wickets (also the purple hat holder
for the highest number of wickets) became the Most Valuable Player and the
Player of the Tournament.
Picture Source: wplt20.com
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