WPL Final: In the final match of the Women’s Premier League 2023, the Delhi Capitals team, batting first, scored 131 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, which means that the Mumbai Indians team needed 132 runs to win the title. Will be Captain Meg Lanning scored the most runs for Delhi in this match. She played a fighting inning of 35 runs in 29 balls.
However, all-rounder Hayley Matthews was the star of the bowling for Mumbai. Matthews took three wickets for just five runs in his quota of four overs. However, one of his three wickets was also of Jess Jonassen, and how Matthews dismissed Jonassen is being discussed a lot on social media. Matthews ended Jonassen’s innings by taking a fantastic catch on his ball.
Hayley Matthews Dismissed Jonassen
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However, in the same over before this catch, the same trap came to her, which she could not catch, but in the same over, they forced Jonassen to play the same shot again and make the same mistake. Matthews stretched to his right and took a brilliant catch. The video of his catch is becoming quite viral on social media, and fans also praise Matthews a lot.
At the same time, when the Mumbai team came on the field to chase 132 runs, Hayley Matthews could not do anything special and scored 13 runs in 12 balls. Whether the Mumbai team will be able to win this match or not, time will tell, but the kind of support the Mumbai team got in this match has helped to raise their spirits to higher heights. The men’s team of Mumbai Indians has also reached the stadium to support the women’s team of Mumbai.