GG vs MI WPL Highlights: MI beat Gujarat Giants by five wickets; maintain unbeaten record
Gujarat Giants will host Mumbai Indians in match 5 of the ongoing Women’s Premier League at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. The inaugural champions suffered a two-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals in their opening game of the campaign, while Gujarat lost their first match to Royal Challengers Bengaluru but made a stunning comeback against UP Warriorz.
Captain Ashleigh Gardner has been sensational for them, both with the bat and the ball, while Harleen Deol and Deandra Dottin played important knocks in the last game. Opener Beth Mooney also scored a half-century in the opening game against RCB. For Mumbai, Nat Sciver-Brunt played a good knock of 80 runs in the last match but the bowlers let them down. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who looked in sensational touch in the last game, can be key too.
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Sanjeevan Sajana finished it off in style. He flicks one for four to help Mumbai pick up a five-wicket victory. First win for the Hamanpreet Kaur-led side in WPL 2025.
Sciver-Brunt departed after playing a sensational knock of 57 runs. Priya Mishra picked up the wicket but MI now have only seven runs to win the game.
Amelia Kerr departed for 19 runs off 20 deliveries. Kashvee Gautam picked up the wicket. She was trapped for LBW. MI are 100/4
Terrific knock from the England international. She completed her half-century in 33 deliveries. Only a matter of time now before Mumbai clinch two points.
Yastika Bhatia departed for eight runs, while captain Harmanpreet made four. Sciver-Brunt kept the action alive.
Mumbai are 37/1 after the powerplay. They need 84 runs off 84 deliveries to win.
Tanuja Kanwar gets the better of Hayley Matthews, who departed for 17 runs off 19 balls. Mumbai are 22/1
Mumbai are 14/0 after three overs.
Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia open for Mumbai Indians. Ashleigh Gardner opens the bowling.
Gujarat Giants posted 120 runs in the first innings. Priya Mishra was run-out for two runs in the final delivery.
Tanuja Kanwar departed after scoring 13 runs off 12 deliveries. Amelia Kerr picked up the wicket. Gujarat are 103/9
Harleen Deol departed after scoring 32 runs. Amanjot gave the breakthrough. Gujarat are 103/8 after 16.5 overs.
Gujarat are seven wickets down. Nothing is working for them in the middle, Simran Shaikh departed for three runs. Hayley Matthews picked up his third wicket. The hosts are reduced to 79/7
Kashvee Gautam departs. Hayley Matthews picked up her second wicket and Gautam departed for 20 runs. Gujarat are 67/6
Deandra Dottin departs for seven runs. Yastika Bhatia’s lightning-quick stumping sends her packing. More trouble for Gujarat. They are reduced to 43/5
Ash Gardner departed for 10 runs off 10 balls. Massive wicket for Mumbai. Nat Sciver-Brunt picked up her second wicket. Gujarat are 28/4
Amelia Kerr’s terrific effort on the field sends Dayalan Hemalatha back to the pavilion. Wicket number three for Gujarat. Hayley Matthews struck as Hemalatha departed for nine. Gujarat are 16/3 after 3.3 overs.
Pressure was building on Gujarat. They were playing too many dot deliveries and it forced Laura Wolvaardt to go for the big shots. It resulted in the opener losing her wicket for four runs. Gujarat are 14/2 after 2.5 overs.
Nat Sciver-Brunt picked up the prized wicket of Beth Mooney. The Australia international departed for one. Gujarat atre 6/1
Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt open for Gujarat Giants. Shabnim Ismail has been handed the new ball.
MI – Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), G Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Parunika Sisodia
GG – Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra
Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first.
India’s U-19 star G Kamalini is set to make her WPL debut for Mumbai Indians. Kiran More handed her the cap.
Gujarat Giants have never defeated Mumbai Indians in WPL ever. Out of their four clashes, MI have been victorious on all of those occasions. Will GG able to turn it around?
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