Story Highlights: Mumbai Indians made history by becoming the first team to ever win the Women’s Premier League (WPL) after defeating Delhi Capitals in the championship game’s decisive last-over thriller.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (MI) acknowledged as Player of the Match (Right)
On March 26, 2023, a new chapter was added to cricket history thanks to the Women’s Premier League, which has already achieved great success financially and with fans.
Mumbai Indians won the inaugural Women Premier League 2023 championship on Sunday at the Cricket Club of India’s (CC) Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. After Mumbai Indians’ victory over Delhi Capitals in the final, captain Harmanpreet Kaur hailed it as a “dream.”
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Women Premier League 2023 Final Highlights: MI vs. DC
In the WPL 2023 championship match, Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by a margin of seven wickets on Sunday at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium.
Nat Sciver Brunt was unbeatable and scored 60*off 55 balls to lead Mumbai Indians to the win, which included seven fours.
Before Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed after a run-out, she and Nat Sciver maintained their composure with a 72-run partnership. To seal the title for MI and win the Player of the Match honor in the summit match, Sciver reached her half-century and scored the winning runs.
The captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, played a crucial 37-off-39-ball inning with five fours. For Delhi Capitals, Jess Jonassen and Radha Yadav both have secured a wicket. DC was capped at 131 by Issy Wong’s (MI) initial three-wicket haul and Hayley Matthews'(MI) final three-wicket haul.
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 #𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗪𝗣𝗟!
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 26, 2023
CONGRATULATIONS @mipaltan 👏👏#TATAWPL | #DCvMI | #Final pic.twitter.com/2NqPLqk9gW
Meg Lanning’s innings of 35 runs off 29 balls, packed with five fours, helped Delhi Capitals to reach 131/9 in 20 overs. DC, however, had no assistance, and a careless runout lost her the match.
When wickets began to fall, the tailenders Shikha Pandey and Radha put out a strong last-stand show. A 52-run partnership in the last 4 overs between Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav helped put up some fight.
In just 17 balls, Shikha scored 27 runs, including three fours and a six. Nonetheless, Radha managed to hit 27 runs off only 12 deliveries, including two fours and two sixes.
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Women Premier League 2023 Award Winners
DC captain Meg Lanning was a reliable run scorer for her team as they advanced to the final and held the coveted orange cap from the beginning of the competition until the finale.
In terms of the elusive fair play prize, both finalists, MI and DC, shared it.
In the league stage match against the UP Warriorz, Harmanpreet Kaur’s incredible one-handed catch earned her the season’s best catch award.
Hayley Matthews was deemed the competition’s most valuable player of the tournament.
Meg Lanning wears an orange cap (345 Runs).
Hayley Matthews, purple cap (16 Wickets)
Sophie Devine, the tournament’s powerful striker
Yastika Bhatia won the season’s Emerging Player award.
Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals received the Fairplay Award.
Harmanpreet Kaur clinched the season’s top catch award.
Women Premier League 2023 Prize Money
The WPL 2023 season’s prize money is Rs. 10 crores (US$1.3 million). For the first season, ladies receive complimentary match tickets.
In addition to the golden trophy, BCCI handed over the Rs 6 crore grand prize to the winners and a Rs 3 crore grand prize awarded to the WPL 2023 runners-up.
The fourth- and fifth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants would go home empty-handed while the third-placed UP Warrior also earned a monetary award of Rs 1 crore.
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WPL 2023 Matches and Format
The Women’s Premier League season got off on March 4 with a match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians Women. There were 20 league matches, one qualifier, and one final this season. The WPL 2023 final was held on March 26 (Sunday night) at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium.
The Women’s Premier League was contested in a two-round format, with one knockout round game followed by the Final on March 26. Each WPL 2023 team can have a maximum of six international players and a squad of 18 members.
The Women’s Premier League 2023 consisted of 22 matches spread across 22 days (about 3 weeks). In the league stage, each of the five clubs will play each other twice, for a total of 20 matches.
About Women Premier League 2023: Season 1
The TATA WPL 2023 is the current inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League, a women’s franchise Twenty20 cricket league sponsored by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament featured five teams and took place from March 4 to March 26, 2023.
The driving forces behind the #OneFamily and this special 🏆 win. 💙#MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #WPL2023 #ForTheW pic.twitter.com/9r0nzt6Hjc
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 28, 2023
The WPL 2023 broadcasting rights in India are held by Viacom18 Network.
All Women’s Premier League 2023 matches will be televised in India on Sports18 Network and Jio Cinema.
The opening ceremony took held on March 4 at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, featuring performances by AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon, and Kiara Advani.
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Women Premier League 2023: Auction, Teams, and Owners
The inaugural WPL 2023 auction was held on February 13th in Mumbai. Numerous international players, like Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Amelia Kerr, and others, were competing in the WPL’s inaugural season.
The five teams in the WPL 2023 were the Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Capitals.
| Team Name | Owner | Amount |
| Mumbai Indians | Reliance Industries | INR 912.99 Cr |
| Delhi Capitals | JSW–GMR | INR 810 Cr |
| Gujarat Giants | Adani Group | INR 1289 Cr |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Diageo | INR 901 Cr |
| UP Warriorz | Capri Global | INR 757 Cr |
