Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led from the front as Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants in match 3 of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
After restricting the Giants to a below-par 126, the defending champions chased down 127 in 18.1 overs with 5 wickets in hand. Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 46 as MI registered their second win on the trot to top the points table.
Earlier, pacer Shabnim Ismail and leg-spinner Amelia Kerr shone with ball to help Mumbai Indians restrict Gujarat Giants to 126/9 in 20 overs. Kerr picked a 4-wicket haul, while Ismail grabbed 3 wickets.
Playing XIs
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney(w/c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Kathryn Bryce, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh
Mumbai Indians Women: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque
GG vs MI-W Match Details
Date: February 25, 2024
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: JioCinema
Squads
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam (withdrawn), Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle (withdrawn, replaced by Lea Tahuhu), Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Sayali Sathgare
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt.), Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S. Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaer, and S.B. Keerthana.
