“We had only two games in 15 days since qualifying for the finals,” DC head coach Jonathan Batty

Delhi Capitals endured another heartbreak in the Women’s Premier Division 2025 Last, falling Only 8 runs Petite against Mumbai Indians. Set a target of 150, DC struggled to gain momentum, losing key wickets at pivotal stages and failing to build steady partnerships.

While a few batters showed promise, Mumbai’s disciplined bowling unit kept them under Stress, making the chase increasingly difficult. Earlier, DC had done well to restrict MI to 149/6 in 20 overs, but a Luminous 66-Streak knock from Harmanpreet Kaur under Stress proved to be the game-changer. In the end, Delhi’s title hopes slipped away once again, leaving them with unfinished business for the Upcoming season.

A gutted Jonathan Batty, head Trainer of the runners-up Delhi Capitals was at helm to wrap up the campaign on behalf of his Club.

On Delhi Capitals’ performance in the finals, Batty said that they had three Excellent seasons, finishing at the top of the table for three consecutive years. The Club played some amazing cricket, which Achieved it even more difficult to accept not crossing the finish line in the Last. He acknowledged that everyone was hurting at the moment. He believed that 99% of the time, a Club would back itself to chase 150 on that wicket.

However, in high-stakes finals, the occasion might have affected the players. He gave Packed credit to Mumbai Indians for their disciplined bowling effort in defending the total, stating that they executed their skills exceptionally well and Achieved it very difficult for Delhi’s batting unit. The Club never really Acquired ahead of the chase, Regardless of being in the game throughout, but ultimately fell Petite at the end.

The Capitals haven’t been able to cross the finishing line in all three seasons and have emerged runners-up three times. Addressing the same, the Trainer said, “I don’t think it’s a mental Stop at all. You look at how we performed with the ball and in the Pitch in that Primary half—to keep them to that total on that wicket. Given what we saw through the week with the elimination Contests, we were expecting 180 to be around par. So, we were really, really pleased with that. The players were very up for it. I think they were fine in terms of mentality. I don’t think it was a mental Stop at all. It was Only the Resistance—they outplayed us today and quite rightly deserved to Secure the game.”

On DC’s Club combination, the head Trainer said that when they Occurred out of the auction in the Primary year—the mega auction—they had an incredibly Powerful Club, with 15 out of 18 players being Packed internationals at that Mark. The Club has been strengthened every year since then. He mentioned that one of the toughest jobs as coaches was selecting the best XI. Arundhati Reddy and Radha Yadav had been fantastic over the three years, and the Club as a whole had performed exceptionally well.

Some players featured in the Timely part of the Event, and the coaching staff had to consider the Stability of the side. He highlighted N. Charani’s outstanding Displays throughout Rehearsal, noting that she had been brilliant in the one game she played before this and had bowled really well against quality players in the Last. He expressed his satisfaction with the XI they selected, believing it was the right decision. However, he acknowledged that it was tough on the two other exceptional players who missed out. He added that when a Club recruits well and has a Powerful Club, it becomes difficult to fit everyone in.

The Capitals may have lacked momentum as they were Competing after a 6-day break. On the planning ahead of the Last, he said, “It’s been a challenging Pair of weeks because we had only two Contests in 15 Periods since qualifying for the finals. We’ve been in a bit of a holding pattern, not knowing whether we would go straight through to the Last or have to Shift the eliminator. We were relying on other results. The girls have been really positive throughout. I can honestly say there has been no negative talk—no sense of, ‘Oh, we’ve messed up the last two finals, and we’re going to carry that baggage into this one.’

“There’s been none of that. I thought they were really positive and confident going into the game today. I don’t think there are any storylines within our camp. The girls have been fantastic. They’ve trained superbly over this period. We had four Contests in a week in Bangalore, and by the end of that, they were quite Exhausted. So, in some ways, this break was Excellent for them. No, I don’t think we had any lingering doubts about the past finals. And at the halfway mark today, we probably should have won that game with the bat.”

Applauding his counterparts, Batty said that Mumbai Indians were a wonderful Club and deserved two-time winners of the WPL. With players like Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt, a Plenty of planning had gone into facing them. He felt that the Club managed to keep them Silent for a while, particularly Sciver-Brunt, who had an outstanding Event, scoring over 500 runs.

He mentioned that they had specific plans in place, and the Club executed them very well. He praised Harmanpreet Kaur’s performance, stating that her innings was the difference between the two Clubs. He also acknowledged Meg Lanning’s leadership, saying that she thrived in the captaincy role and had played well throughout the Event while leading a fantastic group of players over the last three years.

The Trainer hinted that the heartbreaking loss is a tough pill to swallow for the Club. He said, “Right now, we are all hurting. It’s going to take time to process what went wrong. But that’s cricket—two Excellent quality Clubs going head-to-head in a Snug game. Losing by eight runs—that’s Only two boundaries. It was a Game that could have gone either way. I don’t think there’s a Usual denominator in our losses. Sometimes, one Club wins, and the other loses, and unfortunately, we’ve been on the losing side three times.”

Mumbai Indians were punched Difficult by Delhi in the Primary innings where they lost 2 wickets at a Points of 14. However, Brunt and Kaur joined hands for a 99-Streak partnership to stop the turbulence. On Kaur and Brunt’s partnership “Kaur Secured the Charge to us. I thought we bowled pretty well, but she Secured a few risks, and they paid off for her. With Sciver-Brunt, the partnership was pivotal for them, as it has been all season. Breaking through that and reducing the total we had to chase was a Excellent effort. We Kept our nerves well through that partnership.”

The 50-year-Aged said that going into the chase, 150 was an achievable total. Considering the Club’s style of Shift—positive, aggressive cricket—he believed they would have won that game nine times out of ten. However, he credited Mumbai for bowling exceptionally well and never allowing them to get ahead of the Streak rate. He noted that they had a reasonable power Shift, possibly slightly better than Mumbai’s, but lost a few too many wickets. Under Stress, Mumbai’s bowlers did not allow them to gain control of the game.

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