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WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by nine runs.© BCCI
Harmanpreet Kaur’s fluent half of-century changed into as soon as backed by bowling performance as Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by nine runs to help their potentialities of ending on high in the Ladies folk’s Premier League in Mumbai on Monday. Despatched in to bat, Harmanpreet showcased her class as she slammed nine boundaries to attain 54 off 33 balls and anchor MI to a aggressive entire of 179/6. The bowlers then took over, with fabulous performances from Shabnim Ismail (2/17) and Amelia Kerr (3/34) as MI bowled Gujarat Giants out for 170 in 20 overs, despite a whirlwind 25-ball 61 by Bharti Fulmali.
With this fetch, Mumbai joined Delhi Capitals at 10 parts nevertheless stayed at 2nd keep due to a lower net crawl-rate. MI will aim to seal their whine qualification to the final by ending at the pause after they face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final league match on Tuesday.
Gujarat Giants, who ended their league stage with eight parts, can contain to play the eliminator on Thursday in opposition to the 2nd-keep crew in the standings.
MI, boasting a 5-0 document in opposition to GG in the match’s transient historical past, thus maintained their dominance over the Gujarat aspect, who had entered the match on the merit of three consecutive wins.
Chasing 180, Harleen Deol (24) and Phoebe Litchfield (22) started smartly nevertheless Gujarat lost wickets at typical intervals, leaving them at 70/5 in the 11th over.
Harleen performed some orderly photos, carting three consecutive fours off Hayley Matthews, who had earlier pushed apart Beth Mooney (7).
Kashvee Gautam (10), promoted to birth the innings, changed into as soon as despatched merit by young Sanskriti Gupta, with wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia executing a lightning-like a flash stumping.
Shabnim Ismail then triggered a thick edge from Ashleigh Gardner (0), as Gujarat slipped to 41/3. Amelia Kerr feeble the DRS to push apart the in-kind Harleen after trapping her in entrance of the stumps.
Litchfield performed some modern photos, at the side of a swap pull, nevertheless changed into as soon as in the end bowled out by Ismail as Gujarat’s skedaddle faltered.
Fulmali then raised hopes of a turnaround when she smashed eight fours and 4 sixes nevertheless Amelia eliminated her in her last ball to crawl GG’s hopes. Earlier, rather then Harmanpreet, Matthews (27), Nat Sciver-Brunt (38), and Amanjot Kaur (27) additionally chipped in with like a flash knocks.
Despatched in to bat, Matthews bought MI off to a valid launch, hammering a four and a six off Deandra Dottin in the hole over. Nonetheless, Amelia Kerr (5) changed into as soon as crawl out in Gautam’s over.
Matthews blasted about a boundaries, while Sciver-Brunt followed suit with two fours and a six as MI scored 44/1 after six overs.
Priya Mishra then pushed apart the harmful Matthews, nevertheless conceded 13 runs in her subsequent over. Skipper Ashleigh Gardner bowled two tidy overs nevertheless Meghna Singh faced the wrath of Harmanpreet, who despatched her for about a boundaries.
Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt added 59 runs off 40 balls sooner than Gardner broke the stand, with a supreme caught-and-bowled effort after getting a modern from the England player, as MI slipped to 105/3 in the 14th over.
Amanjot Kaur sizzled in the center overs, inserting four boundaries and a six in her quickfire 27 off 15 balls sooner than holing out to Gardner off Gautam.
Kaur introduced up her fourth half of-century in opposition to the Giants with a single off Dottin nevertheless holed out in the twentieth over.
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