WPL League Stage Ends with Mumbai Indians Shocking Achievement

The league stages of the Women's Premier League have come to an end. And this has not been the season which the defending champions, Mumbai Indians would have expected. For the first time in the history of the tournament, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

1. Mumbai Indians Make Unexpected History

The team also reached the playoffs in 2024, but lost to RCB in the Eliminator match. Among all the three seasons, it was clear that Mumbai is a dominant force until now. For the very first time in the history of the tournament, Mumbai Indians have not made it to the playoffs.

They have finished just at the 4th spot in the standings with 3 wins in 8 matches. Mumbai Indians had a clear advantage in its net run rate, but they fell one win short to make it to the playoffs. While the season has ended for Mumbai Indians, fans are still eager to see which team of Gujarat, Bengaluru, and Delhi wins the final.

Mumbai Indians played its last league stage match against Gujarat Giants. Both teams were having three wins each, and the team which won this game would immediately make it to the playoffs. Gujarat Giants were batting first in this game and they were able to post a total of 167 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.

But in the chase, Harmanpreet Kaur gave her best for Mumbai Indians. Her knock of 82 runs was still not enough to help the team win this game and reach the playoffs. Mumbai lost the game by 11 runs and their qualification was dependent on the final league stage match. This match didn't involve them, as it was UP Warriorz against Delhi Capitals.

Either way, history had to be created for Delhi Capitals or Mumbai Indians. Both teams had made it to the playoffs in all three seasons but only one of them could have made it this time. The match between UP and Delhi started with Delhi's bowlers getting the upper hand early in the game.

The pitch was favouring the bowlers, as Delhi was able to put UP at the score of 76/7. UP’s lower order showcased some strength, which helped the team to put up 122 runs for the loss of 8 wickets on the board. The target was short, but Delhi lost the wicket of Lizelle Lee quickly.

3. Mumbai Indians Worst Season in WPL?

Despite being the defending champions, Mumbai Indians have recorded their worst edition in the WPL till now. The team was not able to start the season with a win, and neither are they going to end it in the playoffs. First time missing out on the playoffs was not the only negative record made by Mumbai Indians this time.