<p>Mumbai Indians were crowned champions at the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) after Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 60 secured their seven-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals in the final at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.</p>.<p>Delhi captain Meg Lanning elected to bat after winning the toss and the Australia skipper top-scored for her side with 35 as the Capitals managed a modest 131-9.</p>.<p>Even that score had looked improbable after they slumped to 79-9 but Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav smashed unbeaten breezy 27s to give Delhi bowlers something to defend.</p>.<p>Mumbai lost both the openers early but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (37) and England all-rounder Sciver-Brunt combined in a 72-run stand to put their team on course for victory.</p>.<p>Sciver-Brunt, the league's most expensive foreign recruit along with Australia's Ashleigh Gardner, sealed victory in the final over with a paddle shot that raced to the boundary.</p>.<p>"Over the moon," Mumbai coach and former England captain Charlotte Edwards said when asked for her reaction.</p>.<p>"To win this is one of my greatest achievements in my career.</p>.<p>"They (players) played for one another, it has been a wonderful experience."</p>.<p>The five-team tournament has been hailed as a 'game-changer' in women's cricket, offering lucrative deals to attract the leading names.</p>.<p>The sale of WPL's franchises and media rights alone fetched $690 million and the organising Indian cricket board lined up an impressive array of sponsors for the 22-match tournament. </p>
<p>Mumbai Indians were crowned champions at the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) after Nat Sciver-Brunt's unbeaten 60 secured their seven-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals in the final at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.</p>.<p>Delhi captain Meg Lanning elected to bat after winning the toss and the Australia skipper top-scored for her side with 35 as the Capitals managed a modest 131-9.</p>.<p>Even that score had looked improbable after they slumped to 79-9 but Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav smashed unbeaten breezy 27s to give Delhi bowlers something to defend.</p>.<p>Mumbai lost both the openers early but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (37) and England all-rounder Sciver-Brunt combined in a 72-run stand to put their team on course for victory.</p>.<p>Sciver-Brunt, the league's most expensive foreign recruit along with Australia's Ashleigh Gardner, sealed victory in the final over with a paddle shot that raced to the boundary.</p>.<p>"Over the moon," Mumbai coach and former England captain Charlotte Edwards said when asked for her reaction.</p>.<p>"To win this is one of my greatest achievements in my career.</p>.<p>"They (players) played for one another, it has been a wonderful experience."</p>.<p>The five-team tournament has been hailed as a 'game-changer' in women's cricket, offering lucrative deals to attract the leading names.</p>.<p>The sale of WPL's franchises and media rights alone fetched $690 million and the organising Indian cricket board lined up an impressive array of sponsors for the 22-match tournament. </p>