🏏WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, Final 🏏 - Page 11

The target for Gujarat Giants to make the final is a mammoth 214. They had a shocker on the field, dropping a bunch of catches and giving away runs with misfields. And in the mood that Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt were in, the duo made sure to send them on a proper leather hunt. The two international stars shared a 133-run stand for the second wicket off just 71 balls to put on a batting exhibition at the Brabourne. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur then put the finishing touches with a blistering knock of 36 off just 12 balls. It's going to take a hell of an effort for Gujarat to get over the line here. Back shortly

MI now also have the highest total in a WPL playoff game, bettering their own 182/4 against UPW in the 2023 Eliminator at DY Patil, Mumbai

Highest first-innings scores in WPL

225/5 - UPW vs RCB, Lucknow, 2025

223/2 - DC vs RCB, Brabourne, 2023

213/4 - MI vs GG, Brabourne, 2025

211/4 - DC vs UPW, Mumbai DYP, 2023

207/5 - MI vs GG, Mumbai DYP, 2023

GG fielding in WPL 2025

Misfields: 36

Catches taken: 29

Catches dropped: 16

Catching efficiency: 64.4%

They are the worst among all the five teams in each of the above parameters.

MI-W hit nine sixes today, the most they have in an innings, bettering seven against the same team in Delhi in 2024.

Matthews: Pretty happy. We set some goals going into the match. We figured the par was around 180, so to get that partnership with Nat and get the score up to 214, we're pretty pleased. That's the thing about cricket, you've always got to be prepared for the unexpected (talking about Dottin's injury). One or two of the balls were holding slightly. One of those wickets where the more time you spend, the better you're able to time the ball.

Welcome back. Gujarat need a mammoth chase if they are to make the final. Out come the openers. Gibson and Mooney. Their fifth opening combination this season. Ismail has the ball. A wide slip in. From round the wicket

Mooney and Danielle Gibson are at the crease. Mooney is on strike. Ismail will open the attack

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Ismail to Mooney, FOUR, that's a good shot. It's a short of length delivery on off, Mooney makes room and cuts up and over backward point, deliberately hit in the air

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Ismail to Mooney, out Caught by Matthews!! Look at how pumped Ismail is. She knows what a big wicket this is. Good catch too at slip by Matthews to her right. Length delivery across Mooney who drives and the thick outside-edge flies and Matthews makes no mistake to her right with a sharp catch two-handed. Ismail punches the air and then leaps and climbs on Matthews to celebrate. Mooney c Matthews b Ismail 6(5) [4s-1]