Nat Sciver-Brunt's match-winning half-century saw the Mumbai Indians clinch a seven-wicket victory to lift the inaugural Women's Premier League title against the Delhi Capitals in the final at Brabourne on Sunday.
Chasing 132 runs to win the title, the Mumbai Indians lost their openers early in the run chase.
Radha Yadav bowled a full toss, with Yastika Bhatia slapping it straight to the deep midwicket fielder for four.
Opener Hayley Matthews lost concentration and slapped Jess Jonassen to the fielder at midwicket and departed for 13 off 12 (hitting three fours).
A 72-run third-wicket stand between skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Sciver-Brunt stabilised proceedings before a run-out changed things.
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Kaur decided to call for a risky run but fell short of her crease as she was run out for 37 off 39 balls (hitting five fours).
However, the in-form Sciver-Brunt brought up her third WPL half-century as she helped the Mumbai Indians get over the line in the final over with a boundary.
Sciver-Brunt remained unbeaten on 60 off 55 balls (hitting seven fours) with Amelia Kerr (14*), winning with three balls to spare.
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Earlier on, an unbeaten 52-run final-wicket stand between Shikha Pandey (27*) and Radha Yadav (27*) saw the Capitals limp to 131-9.
Issy Wong and Matthews both took three wickets as the Capitals batting attack suffered two collapses.
Wong struck twice in the second over as Shafali Verma slapped a full toss straight to the fielder at point for 11.
Two balls later, Alice Capsey also whacked a full toss straight to cover and departed for a duck.
Jemimah Rodrigues could only make nine before she was dismissed by Wong (3/42) as she drove and popped it straight to the fielder at point.
A 38-run stand between Meg Lanning and Marizanne Kapp helped steady the Capitals, but a lower-order collapse soon occurred.
South Africa's Kapp could only make 18 before she got a thin edge behind off Amelia Kerr (2/18).
Lanning top-scored with 35 off 29 balls (hitting five fours) before miscommunication in the middle saw Jess Jonassen slap the ball for a single and a hesitant Lanning fell short of the danger end.
From sitting at 73-3, the Delhi Capitals collapsed to 79-9 thanks to Matthews' three for five, but a half-century 10-wicket stand helped the Capitals limp to 131-9.
DELHI CAPITALS : Meg Lanning (captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy , Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani
MUMBAI INDIANS : Yastika Bhatia, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque