WPL 2024 – Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants

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New Delhi, , Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led the team with an unbeaten inning of 95 runs as Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by seven wickets in the 16th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. With this win, Mumbai Indians reached the top of the points table and also qualified for the playoffs by collecting 10 points from seven matches with five wins and two losses. After suffering the fifth defeat in six matches, Gujarat Giants are at the bottom of the points table with two points. Coming to bat first, Gujarat Giants scored with the explosive batting of captain Beth Mooney (66 runs on 35 balls) and Daylan Hemlata (74 runs on 40 balls). With the help of half-centuries, a strong score of 190/7 was made in 20 overs. In reply, Mumbai Indians fell to 98/3 in the 14th over, but Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr scored 93 runs for the fourth wicket. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 75 runs in more than 30 balls. Mumbai Indians managed to reach 191/3 with one ball remaining. Chasing the target of 191, Mumbai Indians got off to a good start with Yastika Bhatia (49) and Hayley Mathews (18) adding 50 runs for the first wicket. , but Mathews was caught out by Sneh Rana on the ball of Tanuja Kanwar. Nate Sciver-Brunt was also out soon, caught by Sneh Rana off Shahnam MD at the score of 57. Yastika and Harmanpreet took the score to 98 runs. Before Yastika was caught and bowled by Ashley Gardner on 49 runs, she completed her innings by hitting eight fours and a six in 36 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur kept Mumbai Indians’ hopes alive and scored runs freely and took six wickets in 33 balls. Completed his half-century by hitting fours and a six. Harmanpreet and Amelia Kerr added 50 runs for the fourth wicket in just 22 balls, with Harman adding 36 runs and Kerr adding nine runs. Mumbai Indians reached 150 runs in the 18th over and Harmanpreet Kaur scored 150 runs in the 18th over bowled by Sneh Rana. Changed the course of the match by scoring 24 runs. When 47 runs were needed from 18 balls, Harmanpreet Kaur hit three fours and two sixes off Sneh’s ball. She hit a six off Tajuna Kanwar in the next over, reducing Mumbai Indians’ score to 10 runs. With 13 runs needed off the last six balls, Harmanpreet hit Ashley Gardner for a six on the first ball and a six on the next ball, as They reached 191 with three runs on the last four balls. Earlier, Mooney and Hemlata scored 121 runs for the second wicket partnership, in which Mooney scored 66 (8×4, 3×6) and Hemlata scored 74 (9×4, 2×6). Pair. Mooney completed her half-century in 27 balls, while Hemlata completed her half-century in 28 balls. He took the score to 139 runs before Mooney was bowled by Sajeevan Sajna. Bharti Phulmali scored 21 runs in 13 balls to take Gujarat Giants to a competitive score. Brief scores: Gujarat Giants 190/7 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 66, Dayalan Hemlata 74; Saika Ishaq 2-31) 191/3 in 19.5 overs Lost to (Yastika Bhatia 49, Harmanpreet Kaur 95 not out; Ashley Gardner 1-22) by seven wickets.–IANS

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