WPL 2023: Hayley Matthews Claims Purple Cap, Meg Lanning Takes Orange

26.03.2023 - 18:57 sports.ndtv.com

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hayley Matthews bagged the Purple Cap, while Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning took the Orange Cap in the inaugural Women's Premier League on Sunday.

After an outstanding campaign, Lanning was declared the WPL 2023 Orange Cap winner. The DC captain top-scored with 35 runs in the final inning and finished the season with 345 total.

After nine matches, she finished the season with an average of 49.29 and a strike rate of 139.11. Nat Sciver-Brunt, the match-winner for MI in both the knockouts and the competition, came in second.

Before the playoffs, she wasn't even among the top five. Hayley Matthews, one of the most significant players in the competition, won the Purple Cap after an outstanding stint that trigger DC's demise.

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Rohit Sharma and some other members of the Mumbai Indians men's team watched the women's team beat Delhi Capitals in the final of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 on Sunday. As Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. became the champions of the inaugural edition of the T20 league, Rohit and the rest of his teammates stood up and applauded the team for their historic achievement on the grand stage. The likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan were also present alongside Rohit and the other members of the franchise.

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