WPL 2023: 'Only upwards now', Congratulatory wishes pour in for Mumbai Indians after lifting trophy

Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten half-century and tight spells from bowlers helped Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets to become the inaugural champions of Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL) here at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a modest 132-run target, Mumbai Indians did not get an ideal start losing opener Yastika Bhatia for 4 as Radha Yadav dismissed her and they lost their opening wicket for 13. Jess Jonassen came in as a first change bowler to get the prized scalp of Hayley Matthews for 13 as Mumbai Indians lose their second wicket for 23. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt struck a much-needed partnership for Mumbai as the duo took the team’s total beyond the 50-run mark in 9.2 overs. Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt notched up a 50-run partnership off 53 balls. Just when it seemed that MI will comfortably chase down the target they lost the wicket of their skipper Harmanpreet to a run out for 37 as they lost their third wicket for 95. Despite losing their skipper the team looked in control as Sciver-Brunt along with Amelia Kerr took Mumbai Indians past the triple-figure mark in 16.3 overs. Sciver-Brunt went on to score a half-century off 52 balls. With 21 more runs needed off the last two overs, Sciver-Brunt and Kerr ensured that Mumbai Indians went past the winning target in 19.3 overs registering a comfortable seven-wicket win. Nat Sciver-Brunt remained unbeaten on 60 off 55 balls while Amelia Kerr scored 14 not out off 8 balls. Here are some reactions to MI’s win:

CHAMPIONS 🏆💯@mipaltan, I'm so proud of every single one of you for your hard work, dedication & incessant passion for the game. It has been an honor to serve as the mentor & bowling coach. Only upwards now 🆙#WPL #WPLFinal #MumbaiIndians #WPL2023Final #MIvsDC pic.twitter.com/8mkd38YwH1

— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) March 26, 2023

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!

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 26, 2023

What a finish to #WPL2023final ! Congrats Mumbai Indians for the terrific win. Great going throughout the tournament. Well played Delhi Capitals. First edition of #WPL is a huge success & I am sure this will boost spirit of the game among girls at the grassroots level. @BCCI

— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) March 26, 2023

#𝘼𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙍𝙚 𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙞, 𝙖𝙯𝙪𝙣 𝙚𝙠 🏆 𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙞.. 😉

As they say, it’s a Mumbai thing 💙

Congratulations to @mipaltan on winning the maiden #WPL title! 🤩#WPL2023 #OneFamily #MumbaiCity #AamchiCity https://t.co/BIImKxoJLa

— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) March 26, 2023

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 pic.twitter.com/q3BIVshRZh

— Hrithik Shokeen (@Hrithik14S) March 26, 2023

With inputs from ANI