Vadodara: Gujarat Giants (GG) have set a target of 168 runs for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 19th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. This game is crucial for both teams as they aim to keep their playoff hopes alive.
After winning the toss at the BCA Stadium on Friday, Gujarat Giants elected to bat and scored 167 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted overs.
Opening batters Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine put on 21 runs in 2.2 overs before Mooney was dismissed for 5. Anushka Sharma then joined Sophie Devine to add 48 runs for the second wicket in 43 balls. Sharma played a quick innings of 33 runs from 31 balls, hitting one six and four fours.
Sophie Devine was dismissed after scoring 25 runs off 21 balls, including three boundaries, by the 10.1 over mark.
Captain Ashley Gardner formed a strong partnership with Georgia Wareham for the fourth wicket, scoring 71 runs together in 43 balls. Gardner scored 46 runs off 28 balls with one six and seven fours, while Wareham remained unbeaten on 44 runs from 26 balls, hitting two sixes and four fours.
From the Mumbai Indians bowling side, Amelia Kerr took two wickets conceding 26 runs, while Shabnim Ismail and Nat Siver-Brunt claimed one wicket each.
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai Indians took the field with players including Hayley Matthews, Sajivan Sajna, Nat Siver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Rahila Firdous (wicketkeeper), Sanskriti Gupta, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shabnim Ismail, and Poonam Khemanar.
Gujarat Giants, led by Ashley Gardner, played with Beth Mooney (wicketkeeper), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvi Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Singh Thakur, and Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
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