Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Mumbai Indians, discusses the key strategy used to win the WPL title.
Mumbai Indians chief Harmanpreet Kaur talked about her excursion in the debut version of the Ladies' Head Association and her experience of winning the main prize.
Ankush Pandey
On Sunday, March 26, Mumbai Indians won the inaugural Women's Premier League title by defeating Delhi Capitals in the final. At the Brabourne Stadium in front of the home fans, Mumbai was guided by two stunning performances from Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt.
The Mumbai Indians captain won her first title in her career with this victory. After the final, Harmanpreet talked about breaking the trophy jinx and what Mumbai's process was throughout the tournament.
"We were talking about winning the moments right from the beginning. We didn't want to win the trophy; rather, we wanted to win every moment. After the final match, Kaur gave a press conference to reporters and stated, "We thought) if we win the moments, the trophy will come automatically."
It also makes me feel very good personally. I had been waiting a long time for this opportunity to win as captain. She added, "It is also very important for women's cricket."
After Delhi's bright start in their defense of 132 runs in the final game, Mumbai Indians were in trouble. Delhi took three early wickets, and Delhi ran out Harmanpreet Kaur just as a partnership was stabilizing Mumbai's ship. This incident brought back memories for the fans of the T20 World Cup 2023 semi-final against Australia.
"Both the runouts were very disheartening. Because we had so many wickets in hand in the most recent match, India vs. Australia, I felt confident. "I thought we could accomplish it," Kaur stated.
"However, the situation was very different here because Nat was in the middle and was content. I was aware of who and how would bowl. We were pretty confident that the game would end with one or two overs remaining. But when I got out, we thought we had to take the situation into consideration,” she continued.
In the final group stage games, MI had failed, falling to DC and UP Warriorz. Harmanpreet claims that while this cost Mumbai the chance to win the group, it gave MI the momentum they needed to win the final after they won the qualifier and eliminator matches.
