WPL 2025: Mumbai reached the WPL final for the second time, created a stir with the ball and bat in the eliminator; defeated Gujarat by 47 runs
Indians vs Giants: Mumbai Indians (MI) entered the final for the second time on the basis of Healy Matthews' all-round performance. Now the team will face Delhi Capitals in the title match. This match will be played on March 15 (Saturday) at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium. In the eliminator match played on Thursday, Harmanpreet Kaur's team, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 213 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs, which is the highest score in the first innings of any match of the Women's Premier League. In reply, Gujarat could score only 166 runs in 19.2 overs and lost the match by 47 runs.
Gujarat, who played the eliminator match for the first time, was defeated by Mumbai for the seventh time. The journey of the team led by Ashley Gardner ended with this. Chasing the target of 214 runs, Gujarat's batsmen performed disappointingly. Earlier, their bowlers also looked defeated in front of Mumbai.
In the crucial match, Gujarat lost three wickets in the powerplay itself. Shabnam Ismail dismissed Beth Mooney (6). After this, Harleen Deol (8) was run out. On the fourth ball of the sixth over Hayley Matthews bowled captain Ashleigh Gardner (8). In this match Daniel Gibson scored 34, Phoebe Litchfield scored 31, Bharti Fulmali scored 30, Kashvi Gautam scored four, Simran Sheikh scored 17, Tanuja Kanwar scored 16, Meghna Singh scored five runs. At the same time, Priya Mishra remained unbeaten without opening the account. In this match, Hayley Matthews took three wickets and Amelia Kerr took two wickets for Mumbai. At the same time, Shabnam Ismail and Nat Siver Brunt took one wicket each.
Mumbai is in the final for the second time
This is the second time in WPL history that Mumbai Indians have reached the final. Earlier, the MI team played the final of WPL 2023 and won the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets. Now Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Capitals in the final match on March 15. Let us tell you that Delhi has reached the final of the Women's Premier League three times so far.
Talking about Gujarat, it reached the playoffs of the Women's Premier League for the first time. In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, it had to settle for the last position in the points table. This time Mumbai Indians have shattered its dream of playing the final for the first time.