Twitter Reactions: Mumbai Indians edge past Delhi Capitals to clinch inaugural WPL title

Mumbai chased down the target of 132 in 19.3 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.

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After entertaining the fans with exhilarating cricketing action for 22 days, the Women’s Premier League finally reached its culmination on Sunday, March 26 as Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals locked horns in the final of the competition. Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to put runs on the board in the big final at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

The decision, however, backfired as Mumbai were successful in breaking the dangerous opening duo of captain Lanning and Shafali Verma in the second over itself. Issy Wong continued her form from the last game and drew first blood for her side dismissing Shafali Verma on a full toss for 11 off 4 balls.

She further got the prized scalp of Alice Capsey in the same over on another full toss, leaving Delhi on 12/2 after 1.5 overs. Wong further dismissed Jemimah Rodrigues in the fifth over to bring Delhi down to their knees. With Delhi in all sorts of trouble, Lanning and Marizanne Kapp added 38 runs for the fourth wicket off 37 balls. However, they could not extend their partnership beyond that as Kapp was dismissed by Amelia Kerr in the 11th over.

Delhi got the worst blow of the match as captain Lanning was run out on 35 in the 12th over. Lanning’s wicket sparked a collapse as Delhi lost three wickets quickly to be 79/9 in 16 overs. A miraculous stand of 52 off 24 balls between Shikha Pandey (27* off 17) and Radha Yadav (27* off 12) helped Delhi to finish their innings on 131/9. Hayley Matthews was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai who picked up 3/5 in four overs while Issy Wong also picked up 3/42 in four overs.

In the second innings, Radha Yadav made sure that Mumbai did not get off to a flying start as she dismissed Yastika Bhatia in the second over for four. Jess Jonassen got the second success for Capitals, dismissing the dangerous Hayley Matthews in the fourth over to leave Mumbai at 23/2.

Nat Sciver-Brunt guides MI to inaugural WPL title

Delhi bowlers had tightened their grip on Mumbai’s batters, and seeing her side falling behind, captain Harmanpreet Kaur (37 off 39) decided to get a move on and began finding boundaries at regular intervals. She added 72 runs for the third wicket off 74 balls with Nat Sciver-Brunt to bring Mumbai back into the game. 

However, her run out in the 17th over threw the game wide open. After losing her captain, Sciver-Brunt took the onus to guide her team home. She got good support from Kerr as Mumbai needed 21 off the last two overs. The duo managed to get 16 off the second-last over bowled by Jess Jonassen to bring Mumbai on the brink of scripting history.

Brunt sealed the deal in the final over and helped Mumbai win the inaugural Women's Premier League as she remained unbeaten on 60 off 55 balls, smacking seven boundaries in her innings.

Here's how Twitter reacted:

YUVSTRONG12
Yuvraj Singhverified@YUVSTRONG12
Congrats @mipaltan on winning #TataWPL 🏆 Intense action on the park led by none other than @ImHarmanpreet oh balle oh tere skipper 🥳 Well played #NatSciverBrunt 🙌🏼 hard luck @DelhiCapitals 👏🏼 #WPL will to open up opportunities for women’s cricket! Excited for the future!
11:40 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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rpsingh
R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंहverified@rpsingh
A captivating sight truly! @mipaltan winning the very first edition of the #WPL 💙 #WPLFinal #MumbaiIndians #WPL2023Final #MIvsDC
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11:29 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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SDhawan25
Shikhar Dhawanverified@SDhawan25
What a performance! Congratulations Nikhat Zareen & Lovlina Borgohain for adding two more gold medals to India's rich haul at the mega event of World Women’s Boxing Championships.Thank you for making our country proud! 🇮🇳
11:29 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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mukundabhinav
Abhinav Mukundverified@mukundabhinav
Congratulations to the Mumbai Indians on becoming the Inaugural champions of #WPL2023. They have rewritten history and it showed what it meant to the whole coaching and core group. Commiserations to Delhi as well who played brilliantly throughout this season. twitter.com/mukundabhinav/…
mukundabhinav
Abhinav Mukundverified@mukundabhinav
Mumbai indians are absolutely unbeatable atm. They are playing on a different planet altogether completely dominating the #WPL . Just a disclaimer- was researching Charlotte Edwards record as coach and make what you want from it.👇🏾
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11:29 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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sthalekar93
Lisa Sthalekarverified@sthalekar93
Congratulations to #MI really special for all involved, especially @ImHarmanpreet & @C_Edwards23 👏🏽👏🏽 twitter.com/wplt20/status/…
wplt20
Women's Premier League (WPL)@wplt20
𝗖.𝗛.𝗔.𝗠.𝗣.𝗜.𝗢.𝗡.𝗦! 🏆 @mipaltan captain @ImHarmanpreet receives the #TATAWPL Trophy from BCCI President Roger Binny and BCCI Honorary Secretary @JayShah 👏👏
12:20 AM · Mar 27, 2023
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surya_14kumar
Surya Kumar Yadavverified@surya_14kumar
What a season it has been! So happy & proud! 💙 twitter.com/mipaltan/statu…
mipaltan
Mumbai Indiansverified@mipaltan
𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍. 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄. 𝑼𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒊 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 🏆💙 #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #WPL2023 #DCvMI #WPLFinal #ForTheW
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12:23 AM · Mar 27, 2023
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cricketaakash
Aakash Chopraverified@cricketaakash
Four out of 5 top-wicket takers in #TataWPL were from #MI. 61 wickets between Hayley, Kerr, Wong and Ishaque. No wonder they say that batters win you games, bowlers win you trophies. Well played, #MI 👏👏
12:24 AM · Mar 27, 2023
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harbhajan_singh
Harbhajan Turbanatorverified@harbhajan_singh
आली रे एक और ट्रॉफी 🏆 @mipaltan Big Congratulations #WPL2023final ❤️
10:49 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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cheteshwar1
Cheteshwar Pujaraverified@cheteshwar1
Congratulations! Fantastic victory 💪 twitter.com/mipaltan/statu…
mipaltan
Mumbai Indiansverified@mipaltan
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 WPL Season ➡️ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 Final ➡️ 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 Championship 💙💙💙
11:04 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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IrfanPathan
Irfan Pathanverified@IrfanPathan
Congratulations @mipaltan for winning first ever #WIPL what a journey has started for women cricket 👏
10:58 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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IrfanPathan
Irfan Pathanverified@IrfanPathan
You should be proud of yourself for being part the history of first #wipl ever @DelhiCapitals 👏
10:59 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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ghosh_annesha
Annesha Ghoshverified@ghosh_annesha
Mumbai Indians become the champions of the inaugural Women's Premier League. Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first captain to win a #WPL title. #WPL2023 | #WPLFInal
10:43 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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JayShah
Jay Shahverified@JayShah
Congratulations to Mumbai Indians on winning the inaugural #TATAWPL. #TATAWPL has redefined women's sport and inspired millions of girls. #WPL2023 #WomensPremierLeague #YehTohBasShuruatHai @wplt20 @BCCI @BCCIWomen
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11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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Hrithik14S
Hrithik Shokeenverified@Hrithik14S
Congratulations to the @mipaltan women's team for their impressive win in the final of the WPL. 🏆🤩 Your hard work and dedication have paid off. It was great cheering for you all in the stadium today! 📣 #OneFamily #WPL #ForTheW
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12:13 AM · Mar 27, 2023
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SPORTYVISHAL
Vishal.@SPORTYVISHAL
Some Similarities Between Harmanpreet Kaur and Rohit Sharma: • Both are Indian captains. • Both have scored T20I century • Both plays with CEAT bat. • Both are Mumbai Indians captains. Now both have won trophies for MI in their debut seasons as captains 🔥!!
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11:04 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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srinivaas__k
Srinivas@srinivaas__k
Sheer Dominance throughout the tournament @mipaltan #WPLFinal #MIvsDC
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10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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mipaltan
Mumbai Indiansverified@mipaltan
Being champions? It’s a #OneFamily thing. 💙 WE HAVE WON THE FIRST-EVER WPL! 😎 #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #WPL2023 #DCvMI #WPLFinal #ForTheW
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10:44 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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RSrivastava0016
Rahul K Srivastava@RSrivastava0016
3.2 crores for Nat Sciver Brunt worth it. Plays extremely well in knockouts as well as in league stage. Congratulations @mipaltan for win and hard luck @DelhiCapitals . #WPLFinal #WPL2023final #WPL2023
10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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itsme__JP__
♛ 𝐣𝐏 ❤️@itsme__JP__
Mari Chhoriya Chhoro Se kam Hai ke ❤️‍🔥🫶💗 WPL S 1 WINNER 🔥❤️‍🔥✨ #WPL #WPLFinal
10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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doctortortoise
Doc@doctortortoise
Nat Sciver-Brunt is top all rounder in women's cricket and also so consistent. That's where you spend your 3.5 crores when you have a budget of 12 crores. Well done Mumbai indians. #WPLFinal
10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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BeingTanu
Tanmay 🇮🇳@BeingTanu
#WPLFinal What a final 🥵 Champions (Mumbai Indians)💙
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10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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MeetPatel251202
Meet : The Companion@MeetPatel251202
Yeaahh!!! AALI RE ...💙💙....#WPLFinal #MumbaiIndians #TATAWPL
10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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itsme_rrr9438
Ram ராபர்ட் रहीम@itsme_rrr9438
What a knock by #Brunt She saved #MI in 2 important matches with her composure #MI deserved for their dominance from 1st match Also need to appreciate #DC, good that it was not a boring finals like 2020, girls fought well today 👏🏽👏🏽 #WPL2023final #WPLFinal #DCWvsMIW #DCvMI
10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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zurange_mahesh
महेश झुरंगे@zurange_mahesh
-Harmanpreet Kaur in T20 World Cup Final: Run out -Harmanpreet Kaur in WPL Final: Run out Opposition captain: Meg Lanning #WPLFinal #CricketTwitter
10:35 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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saahilspeaking
Saahil@saahilspeaking
Will the Capitals ever win anything? Multiple teams in different leagues now and not a single trophy yet. Nothing Nowhere One by One... #WPLFinal
10:56 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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Shashank97says
Shashank@Shashank97says
Delhi has been very poor in the field. Gave away 11 easy runs through misfields. Given the context of the game, these runs are gold dust for MI. #DCvMI #WPLFinal
10:35 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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Cricketwithadi
Aditya Ighe@Cricketwithadi
I mean who thought that #WPLFinal will be this kind of nail biting match. #MIvDC #wplonjiocinema #WPL2023final
10:35 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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sutli_bob
Sutli@sutli_bob
A thriller to end the #WPLFinal ... Beautiful 😍 #MIvsDC #WPLFinal
10:35 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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Dr_NilayPatel
Nilay Patel@Dr_NilayPatel
Hats off to you fixers @mipaltan Did the same thing in semi final too All 5 trophies are because of umpire fixing 14 players play for @mipaltan U can see it's not out but at that time ambani would have transferred money to 3rd umpire😭😭 #umpirefixing #WPLFinal
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10:35 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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vaibhav_c02
vaibhav chaudhari@vaibhav_c02
Both skippers got run out in the finals #WPLFinal
10:35 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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yourbadree
Badreenarayan@yourbadree
My Love Amelia 🤩❤️🙏🏻🔥 #WPLFinal
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10:40 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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CWcricworld
Cine World@CWcricworld
#TATAWPL #WPLFinal Mumbai Indians won 2011 CLT20 Mumbai Indians won 2013 CLT20 Mumbai Indians won 2013 IPL Mumbai Indians won 2015 IPL Mumbai Indians won 2017 IPL Mumbai Indians won 2019 IPL Mumbai Indians won 2020 IPL. Mumbai Indians won 2023 WPL🔥
11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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iamsivaram5051
MAHI-VIRAT@iamsivaram5051
11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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vidhi_ghadi
Vidhi Ghadi@vidhi_ghadi
Women wpl first winner Mumbai Indians. #WPLFinal #WPL2023final #women
11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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crypto_evenly07
Evenly07@crypto_evenly07
Nat Sciver-Brunt Batted Till End But Amelia Kerr Is The Real Hero Of The Match.💪👏 Mumbai Indians Won The Inaugural WPL.🏆 #MIvsDC #WPLFinal By clicking this link, you can wager on any game:bit.ly/3mqqe2L.🤑💵 #web3casino #cryptocasino #metamask #sportsbetting
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11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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sm18ton
M 🐦 wpl enjoyer@sm18ton
Happy for Charlotte Edwards too. Finally won a major league final as coach 💙 And boy oh boy how much Jhulan deserved this one as well 😎 #WPLFinal #MIvDC
11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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Dark_Loord_
Dark Lord ;)@Dark_Loord_
Congratulations MI women on winning inaugural IPL trophy.. Especially HARMANPREET 💙 #WPLFinal #WPL2023final
11:03 PM · Mar 26, 2023
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