WPL Final, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Radha Yadav gives a sigh of relief to Delhi Capitals as she hits a boundary off Saika Ishaque’s delivery. Radha comes down the track to loft over mid-off and steals four runs. Good batting from Radha in the dying moments of the innings. 

DC 84/9 (16.3 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hayley Matthews is on fire as she removes Taniya Bhatia for duck. The spinning delivery bamboozles Bhatia as the ball rattles up the middle stump. DC lose their ninth wicket as Mumbai Indians get total control in the match.

DC 79/9 (16 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hayley Matthews Strikes again and removes Minnu Mani for 1. Mani fails to judge the delivery as the ball misses the bat and goes straight to Yastika Bhatia, who then dislodges the stumps. DC lose their eight wicket. 

DC 79/8 (16.4 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Hayley Matthews redeems herself on the very next ball of the catch drop and dismisses Jess Jonassen for 2. Matthews makes a magnificent effort and takes a superb catch as DC lose their seventh wicket. What a moment for Mumbai Indians. 

DC 76/7 (13.2 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Melie Kerr strikes again and removes Arundhati Reddy for duck. The ball hits the top-edge of the bat and Saika Ishaque takes a brilliant catch the fine leg boundary. DC under a lot of pressure as Mumbai Indians get their sixth wicket. 

DC 75/6 (13 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Another blow to Delhi Capitals as they lose their skipper Meg Lanning. Jess Jonassen goes for a single on Hayley Matthews’ delivery. However, the luck favors MI as the ball goes straight to Amanjot Kaur, who hands it over to Yastika Bhatia. who then dislodges the bail. Meg Lanning departs for 35. 

DC 74/5 (11.4 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Melie Kerr shines and gives another breakthrough to Mumbai Indians as she removes Marizanne Kapp for 18. The ball hits the edge and Yastika Bhatia takes a brilliant catch behind the stumps. DC in trouble as they lose their fourth wicket. 

DC 73/4 (10.3 overs)

WPL Final, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Marizanne Kapp joins the party and smashes a boundary off Saika Ishaque’s delivery. Kapp brilliantly places a shot through the mid-wicket as she finds the gap between the long-on and the deep mid-wicket for a four. Great shot from Kapp. 

DC 60/3 (9.1 overs)

WPL Final, Live: Good over from Matthews

After Issy Wong, Hayley Matthews also contributes with an economical over. She concedes only three runs off her previous over and put Delhi Capitals batters under pressure. Meg Lanning and Marizanne Kapp aim to take DC to a good total. 

DC 56/3 (9 overs)

WPL Final, Live: Good over from Wong

After scalping three wickets, Issy Wong bowls yet another good over. In her previous over, Wong concedes only five runs and controls the flow of runs. Wong has been impressive so far and will look for more wickets in the match. 

DC 53/3 (8 overs)

WPL Final, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Meg Lanning smashes the second boundary in the same over of Melie Kerr. Lanning goes on the back foot as the ball hits the thick outside-edge and runs away wide of short third man for a four. 

DC 48/3 (6.4 overs)

WPL Final, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Meg Lanning keeps the hope alive for Delhi Capitals as she smashes a brilliant boundary off Melie Kerr’s delivery. Lanning perfectly places a shot towards the outside off as the ball simply crosses the boundary rope for a four. 

DC 42/3 (6.1 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Issy Wong is on fire as she gives Mumbai Indians another breakthrough and this time Jemimah Rodrigues becomes her prey. Once again, she bowls a full toss as Rodrigues goes for a big hit. Hayley Matthews gets an easy catch as DC lose their third wicket. 

DC 35/3 (4.2 overs)

WPL Final, Live: Back-to-back fours

Meg Lanning completely turns the momentum of the game as she hammers three back-to-back fours off Nat Sciver-Brunt’s delivery. DC are moving ahead strongly in the game while Mumbai Indians are looking for some more wickets. 

DC 28/2 (2.3 overs)

WPL Final, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Delhi Capitals take a sigh of relief as Jemimah Rodrigues enters and smashes a boundary off Issy Wong’s delivery. Rodrigues gets forward and punches a shot towards the off-side for a brilliant four. What a way to get off the mark. 

DC 16/2 (2 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Issy Wong’s strikes again in the same over and removes Alice Capsey for duck. Wong once again bowls a full toss as Capsey goes for a big hit but Amanjot Kaur smartly judges the ball and takes a brilliant catch. MI get two wickets in the same over as DC get in trouble. 

DC 12/2 (1.5 overs)

WPL Final, Live: OUT

OUT!!! What a comeback from Issy Wong. After getting smashed for a six and a four, Wong redeems herself and removes Shafali Verma for 11. Verma tries to go for a big hit but Melie Kerr takes a brilliant catch. Verma opts for a review for the no-ball but the decision remain out. Big wicket for MI.

DC 12/1 (1.3 overs)

WPL Final, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! After smashing the six, Shafali Verma thrashes a boundary on the very next delivery of Issy Wong. Verma makes room outside the leg-stump and smashes a shot, which beats the third-man for a four. 

DC 12/0 (1.2 overs)

WPL Final, Live: SIX

SIX!! After scoring just one run in the first over, Shafali Verma redeems herself as she smashes a brilliant six off Issy Wong’s delivery. Verma perfectly clears her front leg, smashes the loft over long-on. Brilliant batting from Verma. 

DC 8/0 (1.1 overs)

WPL Final, Live: Good over from Nat Sciver

Delhi Capitals start the proceedings at a cautious rate. In the first over, Nat Sciver-Brunt concedes only 2 runs and controls the flow of runs. 

DC 2/0 (1 over)

WPL Final, Live: We are underway

The WPL 2023 final match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians begins with Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma opening for DC while Nat Sciver-Brunt bowling the first over for MI. 

WPL Final, Live: Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Melie Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque

WPL Final, Live: Delhi Capitals’ Playing XI

Delhi Capitals Women (Playing XI): Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani

WPL Final, Live: Here’s what Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss

We were looking to bowl first, so the toss is not going to affect us. I think the wicket will swing, it looks hard. We need to stay positive, the last game was important and we got a lot of confidence after that. They have a good batting line-up, we need to bowl well tonight. We are going with the same XI.

WPL Final, Live: Here’s what Meg Lanning said at the toss

We are going to bat. It looks a good wicket, we are backing ourselves tonight. We had a good time, relaxed for a few days. We are up against Mumbai tonight. Spin has played a big role here. The bowlers have been effective througout the tournament. Minnu Mani comes in for Poonam Yadav.

WPL Final, Live: DC Win Toss, Opt To Bat

Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning wins the toss and opts to bat against Mumbai Indians in the final match of Women’s Premier League 2023, at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. 

WPL Final, Live: Head to head

Delhi and Mumbai have recorded heavy wins against each other in the group stage and finished with identical 12 points, with only the net run rate separating them at the top of the table.

WPL Final, Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final of the Women’s Premier League 2023, between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, straight from the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.