The third edition of the WPL ended on March 15, 2025, with a nerve-wracking final match between the Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals. Delhi Capitals won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat first. MI had a terrible start and could not capitalize on the powerplay, scoring only 20 runs in 6 overs while losing both their openers. The South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp bowled a fantastic spell and kept the Mumbai batters quiet for the initial 8 overs. The experienced duo of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur stabilized the Mumbai innings and added 89 runs for the third wicket in quick succession.
🚨Brilliant season is come to an end for Nat Sciver-Brunt 🚨
-What a brilliant tournament she has
-She crossed 30 or 30+ score 9 times out of 10 times-magnificent Consistency by NSB#WPL #WPL2025 pic.twitter.com/8QA08Nt9OJ
— Rohit Baliyan (@rohit_balyan) March 15, 2025
However, Mumbai soon started losing wickets in quick succession, and the team, which was cruising to 170 runs, could hardly reach 149 runs at the end of 20 overs. Chasing a target of 150 runs, Delhi Capitals had a shaky start after they lost both their openers, Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning, in the powerplay. The team could never stabilize,e and wickets kept falling in quick succession, with Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Jemimah Rodriguez and Sarah Bryce losing their wickets one after the other, taking Delhi’s score to 83/6 at the end of the 13th over.
Marizzape Kapp provided a late surge but it was just a case of too little too late for the Capitals side and the team finally lost the match by 8 runs making it their third consecutive final defeat.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Marizanne Kapp tried really hard and once again the trophy slipped out of Meg Lanning's hands. Fate had something else in store.💔
It is said that when your luck is bad, even if you are sitting on a camel, the dog bites you. 🥲😢#WPL2025 #WPLFinal #MIvsDC pic.twitter.com/60JoCbxLuB
— Kishan Kishor (@itskishankishor) March 15, 2025
Delhi Capitals lose the WPL final for the third time in a Row
Delhi Capitals has undoubtedly been the most consistent team of the WPL, finishing at the top of the table on all three occasions. However, it’s always the last hurdle which has been the biggest problem for the Delhi side. The team lost all three finals, twice against Mumbai Indians and once against the fan favourite RCB. On the other hand, this was the second WPL title for the Mumbai Indians who won the first and the third editions.
Indian Captain Harmanpreet Kaur the Player of the Match in the Finals whereas Nat Sciver Brunt was adjudged the player of the series for her incredible all-round performance.
MUMBAI INDIANS – WPL CHAMPIONS. 🏆pic.twitter.com/0sAmmhfrgW
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 15, 2025