The stage is set for the WPL 2025 where Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai
This year, the edition's closing contest will be a repeat of the first season, where Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals faced each other in the finals. In the WPL 2023 final, the Harmapreet Kaur-led Paltan emerged victorious over DC by seven wickets
Delhi Capitals qualified for the final in all three editions but are yet to lift the WPL trophy
Mumbai Indians finished second in the WPL 2025 standings behind Delhi Capitals on Net Run Rate (NRR). They will head into the final after beating the Gujarat Giants by 47 runs in the eliminator
Before this, both the teams had clashed against each other on seven occasions, out of which the Delhiites are leading the chart with four wins, while the Mumbaikars have registered victories in three outings
Coming to the WPL 2025, the Meg Lanning-led side has won both group stage matches against Mumbai Indians
Shafali Verma has been Capitals' top scorer in the tournament with 300 runs in eight matches at an average of 42.85 and a strike rate of 157.89. Jess Jonassen and Shikha Pandey have led the bowling attack, claiming 11 wickets each
Nat Sciver-Brunt is the Mumbai Indians' leading scorer, with 493 runs at an average of 70.42 and a strike rate of 156.50. She is the top run-getter in WPL 2025
Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr will lead MI's bowling attack. Hayley Matthews is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 17 scalps, while Amelia Kerr has 16 wickets to her name
Delhi Capitals Women Squad: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Jess Jonassen, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Sarah Bryce(w), Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Alice Capsey, Taniya Bhatia, Sneha Deepthi, Nandini Kashyap, Nallapureddy Charani
Mumbai Indians Women Squad: Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Jintimani Kalita, Parunika Sisodia, Amandeep Kaur, Akshita Maheshwari
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