WPL 2023: Meg Lanning wins Orange Cap, Hayley Matthews Purple Cap and MVP, other awards

With WPL 2023 drawing to a close on Sunday, we take a look at who won the Orange Cap, Purple Cap and other award winners.

FirstCricket Staff|Mar 27, 2023, 14:30:07 IST

Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the Women's Premier League (WPL) final to lift the inaugural trophy on Sunday. MI are thus the first champions of the women's T20 league in India.In the final, MI restricted DC to 131/9 and then returned to overhaul the target with three balls to spare.Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed an unbeaten 55-ball 60, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made a 39-ball 37 as MI reached 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs.Read | It feels like a dream, says Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet KaurEarlier, Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning (35 off 29 balls) was the top-scorer after she won the toss and elected to bat at the Brabourne Stadium.

For Mumbai Indians, Hayley Matthews returned with incredible figures of 4-2-5-3, while Issy Wong (3/42) continued her sensational run, claiming three wickets and Melie Kerr (2/18) was the other wicket taker for MI.With the tournament drawn to a close, we take a look at who won the Orange Cap, Purple Cap and other award winners.Mumbai Indians dominated the Orange Cap and Purple Cap charts with three batters and four bowlers in the list for most runs and most wickets respectively.In photos | Mumbai Indians crowned inaugural WPL championsIn the standings for the Orange Cap, most runs scored, Lanning came out on top with 345 runs from nine innings with a best of 72 runs. Scriver-Brunt's knock in the final ran her close but saw her finish second on 332 runs.Over in the standings for the Purple Cap, most wickets taken, Hayley Matthews emerged top. She and Sophie Ecclestone of the UP Warriorz both had 16 wickets but the MI player topped the table on account of more three-wicket hauls (4 vs 2) and a better economy rate (5.94 vs 6.61).Orange Cap winner: Meg Lanning (DC) - 345 runsMost runs Standings

1. Meg Lanning (DC) - 345 runs2. Nat Scriver-Brunt (MI) - 332 runs3. Tahlia McGrath (UPW) - 302 runs4. Harmanpreet Kaur (MI) - 281 runs5. Hayley Matthews (MI) - 271 runsPurple Cap winner: Hayley Matthews (MI) - 16 wicketsMost wickets standings:

1. Hayley Matthews (MI) - 16 wickets2. Sophie Ecclestone (UPW) - 16 wickets3. Amelie Kerr (MI) - 15 wickets4. Issy Wong (MI) - 15 wickets5. Saika Ishaque (MI) - 15 wicketsOther awards:Most Valuable Player (MVP): Hayley Matthews (MI) with 271 runs and 16 wicketsEmerging Player of the Season: Yastika Bhatia (MI) with 214 runsPlayer of the Match (final): Nat Scriver-Brunt (MI) with 60* runs from 55 ballsRead all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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