Mumbai Indians head coach Charlotte Edwards said the early wickets of Delhi Capitals' skipper Meg Lanning and opener Shafali Verma helped her team win the Women's Premier League final here.
Lanning (13) and Shafali (4) departed with just 17 runs on the board as DC ended up at 141 for nine while chasing 150.
150, we knew we were a little bit light, but in a final, it's always worth a little bit more. Shafali didn't come out like she normally does, and I knew straightaway that potentially we were in with a chance, because if we could get her wicket, Edwards said in the post-match press conference on Saturday night.
Edwards said the Capitals were a bit cagey in their chase, and it made things easier for her side.
It probably fell in our hands a little bit that we were a bit short, and potentially they went about it a bit slower than they normally do.
The opening partnership of Lanning and Shafali has been our curse over the last few years, if I'm honest, so I was really pleased to se