WPL 2024 Match 3: Mumbai keep winning beating Gujarat Giants by 5 wickets

by CricDirect Staff Sunday 25 February 2024

Mumbai keep winning beating Gujarat Giants by 5 wickets

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Mumbai Indians registered their second consecutive win of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 as they pounded Gujarat Giants by five wickets.

Match Summary

Gujarat Giants Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, 3rd Match, Women's Premier League

Gujarat Giants Women 126/9 (20 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women 129/5 (18.1 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women won by 5 wickets

SCORECARD

In the Women's Premier League match between Gujarat Giants Women and Mumbai Indians Women, Mumbai won the toss and chose to bowl first. Gujarat Giants Women scored 126 runs with Tanuja Kanwar playing a crucial innings of 28 runs.

Amelia Kerr shone with the ball, taking 4 wickets for Mumbai Indians Women. Yastika Bhatia's fielding was impressive, taking 3 catches.

In the chase, Mumbai Indians Women got off to a good start, with Harmanpreet Kaur scoring 46 runs and Amelia Kerr adding 31 runs. Their partnership of 66 runs was crucial.

The game-changing moments came when they hit boundaries in the 12th, 15th, 18th, and 19th overs, shifting the momentum back to their side. Mumbai Indians Women won by 5 wickets with 11 balls to spare.

Match Stats

Gujarat Giants Women Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Veda Krishnamurthy - 0.4 ov), 2-11 (Harleen Deol - 2.4 ov), 3-37 (Phoebe Litchfield - 5.2 ov), 4-52 (Dayalan Hemalatha - 7.3 ov), 5-58 (Beth Mooney - 10.1 ov), 6-78 (Ashleigh Gardner - 13.2 ov), 7-78 (Sneh Rana - 13.4 ov), 8-126 (Tanuja Kanwar - 19.4 ov), 9-126 (Lea Tahuhu - 19.6 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Yastika Bhatia - 2.2 ov), 2-21 (Hayley Matthews - 3.4 ov), 3-49 (Natalie Sciver - 7.4 ov), 4-115 (Amelia Kerr - 15.6 ov), 5-118 (Pooja Vastrakar - 16.4 ov)

Playing XIs

Gujarat Giants Women