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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 27 : Following her team's inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) title win, West Indies and Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Hayley Matthews expressed happiness and said that the pitches in India suit her really well.Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten half-century and tight spells from bowlers helped Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets to become the inaugural champions of Women's Premier League 2023 (WPL) at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday."It was a great experience being in India for WPL. I always wanted to perform for the team. We have had some ups and downs throughout the tournament. I am happy that I was able to contribute so much to the team's success and that we could take the trophy home at the end," said Hayley in a video posted by WPL."I tried to go out there as an all-rounder. I had a good time batting and bowling. Pitches in India suit me really well. I wanted to contribute to the team's win as much as possible," added Hayley.Hayley said that the final was a "tight game" and there was a lot of tension going on for the last couple of overs, for the last couple of minutes in the camp.Hayley walked away not only with the title, but also with a couple of personal accolades.She emerged as the 'Player of the Tournament' for her all-round performances that won MI the title. She won the 'Purple Cap' for taking the most wickets in the tournament, a total of 16, including a spell of 3/5 in the final. Hayley also scored 271 runs in 10 matches at an average of 30.11 and a strike rate of 126.04, with a best of 77*, which was her solitary fifty.Delhi Capitals could manage only 131/9 in their 20 overs. Though skipper Meg Lanning contributed a solid 35 off 29 balls at the top, Issy Wong (3/42) destroyed DC's top-order. Later, Hayley (3/5) and Amelia Kerr (2/18) caused the DC batting line-up to collapse from 73/3 to 79/9. It was only a final wicket partnership of 52 runs between Shikha Pandey (27*) and Radha Yadav (27*) that helped Delhi reach a modest total.Chasing 132 runs, MI was reduced to 23/2 as openers Hayley (13) and Yastika Bhatia (4) fell for cheap. A 72-run stand for the third wicket between skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (37) and Nat Sciver brought MI back into the match. After Harman's run-out reduced MI to 95/3 in 16.1 overs, DC posed a slight threat to MI. But Sciver joined forces with Amelia (14*) to help MI complete the chase with three balls to go and finish at 134/3. Sciver played a knock of 60* in 55 balls, consisting of seven fours.Radha and Jess Jonassen got a wicket each for DC.Nat Sciver emerged as 'Player of the Match' for her match-winning fifty.Lanning finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, winning the 'Orange Cap'. She scored 345 runs in nine matches at an average of 49.28. She scored two half-centuries and her runs came at a strike rate of 139.11. Her best score in the tournament was 72.Brief score: Delhi Capitals 131/9 (Meg Lanning 35, Radha Yadav 27; Hayley Matthews 3-5) vs Mumbai Indians 134/3 in 19.3 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 60*, Harmanpreet Kaur 37; Radha Yadav 1/24).Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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