After clinching the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) trophy with a seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final, Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that her team’s focus is on dominating the crucial moments of the match rather than winning the match. Worked for
Mumbai Indians chased down a target of 132 with three balls to spare at the Brabourne Stadium last night, riding on an unbeaten 60 from England all-rounder Nat Sciver Brunt.
After winning the WPL trophy, Harmanpreet said, “From the very beginning, we have been talking about grabbing important opportunities. We were not focused on the trophy, we were trying to win all these opportunities. We thought that if we win these chances, the trophy will automatically fall in our lap. ”””” She said that she was waiting for this moment to win the trophy as captain for a long time.
“Personally, it feels great. I was waiting for this moment for a long time when I would be able to win a title as captain. This has been very important for women’s cricket. ,
Harmanpreet said, “Sometimes we came close to doing it (winning the trophy) but could not do it. But here the tournament was different so the team was also different. Each team was well balanced and performed well in the tournament. ,
Harmanpreet’s run-out on Sunday brought back memories of her T20 World Cup semi-final exit against Australia but the Mumbai Indians skipper said she had enough players to take her side to the target.
He said, “Both the run outs were very disappointing. I was playing with a lot of confidence in the last match (India vs Australia) because we had a lot of wickets in hand. I thought we would reach the target. ,
Harmanpreet said, “But here the atmosphere was completely different, we had Nate in the middle order and she was at the crease. I knew who was going to bowl and in what manner. We were positive enough to finish the match with two overs to spare. But when I got out, we thought we have to play according to the situation. ,
He said that playing the eliminator against Gujarat Giants helped his team find the rhythm for the final. Harmanpreet said that all the five teams played well in the inaugural WPL and everyone had a chance to win the title.
Delhi Capitals coach Jonathan Batty expressed his disappointment over the continuous loss of wickets. He said, “The fall of the first three wickets can be harmful for you. The partnership between captain Meg Lanning and Marijane Kapp got us back but then we lost wickets. This made things difficult. ,
