MI-W vs GG-W Highlights WPL 2024: Harmanpreet heroics helps Mumbai beat Gujarat by seven wickets

Harmanpreet goes big and starts with a huge six, dispatching the ball for the biggest six of the tournament over long-on, and then a boundary as Ashleigh Gardner got it completely wrong in the final over. The skipper finished off the run chase with a single and a captain’s knock with an unbeaten 95 off 48 balls. A real blinder from Harmanpreet to guide Mumbai to a seven-wicket win. 

Tanuja Kanwar gifts a full toss and Harmanpreet goes hard, dispatching it over the deep square for a maximum. Mumbai needs 13 runs from 6 balls. 

The sprinklers have come out, and there is water all over the outfield. The Super Soppoer is out, and this is an unscheduled break in this thrilling run chase. Poor management. 

The 50-run partnership is up in 23 deliveries, and Harmanpreet is putting up a batting exhibition: - A boundary to bring the 50-run partnership, and then a six, followed by another couple of boundaries. What a knock by the skipper. 24 runs from the over, and Mumbai is back in the game.

Harmanpreet has showed her class and with a brilliant flick has kept Mumbai in the hunt. Gets to her half-century in 33 balls, her second of the season. Amelia Kerr keeps Mumbai in the hunt with a huge six over the deep mid-wicket and Shabnam Shakil is under pressure.

An opportunity to dismiss Harmanpreet Kaur goes begging at long-on and Mumbai now needs 65 runs in 24 runs.

Meghna Singh offering dollies to Harmanpreet and the Mumbai skipper slaps her for a six and a couple of boundaries. Mumbai still fighting, with the skipper leading from the front. 

Yastika Bhatia falls while going for her half-century as Ashleigh Gardner takes a simple caught and bowled with Yastika falling for a brilliant 36-ball 49. Gujarat tightens the screws, the 100 comes up, but Mumbai needs 91 runs in 36 balls.

Yastika Bhatia survives a caught behind call and an excellent review from Yastika. Mumbai Indians needs 94 runs in 42 balls.

Harmanpreet finds the boundary, guiding Rana just past the keeper, but this is Gujarat’s game to lose. Yastika, however, continues to dazzle. 

Shabnam Shakil offers width, and Harmanpreet cuts her through the backward point for a boundary. The pressure is building up on Mumbai as the required rate is close to 12 against the current rate of 7.38.

Sneh Rana into the attack, and Gujarat stemmed the flow of boundaries, bowling stump to stump and restricting both Harmanpreet and Yastika from going big. However, Yastika steps out and drills the spinner through the covers, and a misfield allowed Mumbai a boundary. 

Wonderful from Yastika as she opens the face of the bat and guides Meghna Singh through the backward point region for a boundary. Mumbai has to up the ante as the asking run-rate has shot up.

Shabnam Md Shakil into the attack, and she removes Nat Sciver-Brunt. Huge wicket as Nat Sciver-Brunt fails to clear mid-on and Sneh Rana once again in action with the second catch of the night. Harmanpreet Kaur walks in at an important stage of the game. 

Taken by Sneh Rana at long-on as Tanuja Kanwar strikes to remove Matthews, and that’s a huge wicket. A much-needed breakthrough, but Mumbai has the momentum and the depth in their batting as Nat Sciver-Brunt walks out. 

Ashleigh Gardner into the attack, but the runs are flowing freely, with Matthews pocketing another boundary with a brilliant sweep, and the 50-run partnership is up in 34 balls. 

Yastika gets going as she punishes Meghna Singh through the covers for a boundary, and the run-rate is in control. Mumbai will fancy this run chase, with both openers giving the team a dream start.

Matthews finally gets off the mark with a boundary over the covers and then nails Bryce through the covers carpet and finishes with a a hat-trick of boundaries, this time cutting through the point region. 

Tanuja Kanwar into the attack, and Gujarat is trying to tie down the Mumbai Indians with six dot balls, and the pressure is building in a tall run chase. Yastika, however, skips down the track and drills the spinner through the covers for a boundary.

Yastika Bhatia settles into a nice rhythm with a four and a six over the deep square leg as Kathryn Bryce gets a costly welcome. Mumbai is up and running and in the run chase. 

Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews are out for the chase and a lucky start for Mumbai as the first ball from Ashleigh Gardner beat everyone to roll to the fence. Five runs from the first over. 

Saika Ishaque removes Sneh Rana and Gujarat has lost momentum in the last five overs, losing four wickets for just 29 runs. So Mumbai needs 191 runs to win. 

Pooja Vastrakar has been costly this evening, with Bryce running her through the backward point and then Fulmali fetching another boundary. Bryce falls short of her crease, and the last five overs have dented Gujarat’s batting efforts. 

Saika Ishaque pulls back things with a tidy over, giving six runs and not letting Gujarat go for a final flourish. 

Shabnim Ismail is back into the attack and removes Hemalatha and that’s a huge wicket who hits straight to the fielder at covers. However, it has been a brilliant knock, a 40-ball 70, and it was a top knock. 

Hemalatha will look to carry her bat through as Vastrakar strikes with a peach of a delivery as she castles Gardner who plays across the line, only to get castled. Mumbai making a comeback at the back end of the game. 

Saika Ishaque strikes as Phoebe Litchfield hits straight to Harmanpreet at extra cover. Ashleigh Gardner gets off the mark with a single. 

Sajana strikes as she castles Mooney for falls for a brilliant 35-ball 66 with eight boundaries and three sixes. But there is no stopping Hemalatha as she smacks the spinner for two back to back boundaries. The 150 is up for Gujarat. 

Hemalatha reaches her half-century in 28 balls, and what a brilliant half-century this has been. Her first fifty in WPL 2024, and this has been a dominating innings as she dominated the innings with some brilliant shots. An extraordinary flick over the deep square leg further solidified her position. 

Magnificent from Mooney as she brings out the Dilsccop to dispatch Vastrakar over the fine leg for a maximum as the 100-run partnership comes up. This is some hammering that Mumbai never expected. All guns blazing, with the skipper leading from the front with another scoop for a maximum over the keeper’s head! Top batting

A wonderful partnership that is nearing the 100-run mark, and both batswomen have constructed their innings with proper cricketing shots. Mooney hits back-to-back fifties, and this once came from 27 balls. Top knock. 

Hemalatha shows her prowess and matches shot to shot with Mooney as she drives Amelia Kerr through the covers for a boundary and then dispatches the spinner over the long-off for a huge maximum. A cut through the backward point gets the 100 up for Gujarat. She is in red hot form!

There is no stopping Beth Mooney tonight as she welcomes Amanjot Kaur with a brilliant shot, the timing being the key in her attacking batting as the ball races away through the covers for another boundary. Hemalatha goes big with a beautiful extension of her arms over the covers. 

The fifty-run partnership is up in just 27 deliveries, and both Mooney and Hemalatha are going after the Mumbai bowling, with Mooney welcoming back Matthews with a firm pull to the boundary and ending the over with another boundary. 

Pooja Vastrakar enters the attack, and there is no stopping Beth Mooney who guides a length delivery through the empty slip cordon for a boundary. Hemalatha then steps out and powerfully nails the medium pacer through the mid-on for another boundary.

Beth Mooney welcomes Nat Sciver-Brunt, with the first six of the match, smashing the right-arm medium pacer over the long-on for the first maximum of the night. Mumbai has been sloppy on the field and needs to pull up its socks after letting five runs in a misfield. The PowerPlay belongs to Gujarat, as the fifty is up. 

Saika Ishaque into the attack and Dayalan Hemalatha picks the line beautifully to dispatch a tossed up delivery through the covers for a boundary. This is a bright start despite the ball of Laura Wolvaardt as Mooney dances down the track and swings her arms over the extra cover for another boundary. 

Beth Mooney is in some fine form as she drills Shabnim Ismail through the off-side for a lovely boundary and then brings out a punch down the ground to keep her team going. 

Mooney gets going by getting her feet to good use as she nails Mattthews for a couple of boundaries, but the spinner has the last laugh as Wolvaardt skips down the track only to miss the ball as it breaks the stumps. Too adventurous from Wolvaardt. 

Shabnim Ismail into the attack and Wolvaardt welcomes the medium pacer with a beautiful shot through the covers. and a poor miss by Sanjana allows the ball to run through the green carpet to the boundary. Ismail once again offers width and Wolvaardt slashes her to the backward point boundary. Top start. 

Hayley Matthews thought she trapped Laura Wolvaardt, who took an excellent review to douse down Mumbai Indians celebrations as the ball pitched outside the leg. Wolvaardt then skips down the track to get off the mark with a single. Nevertheless, a good over to start as Matthews gives just a single. 

Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque

Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Bharati Fulmali, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Md Shakil

Gujarat Giants wins the toss, opts to bat first

Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Veda Krishnamurthy, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kathryn Bryce, Tanuja Kanwer, Meghana Singh, Mannat Singh, Shabnam Shakil

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnim Ismail, Humaira Kazi, Saika Ishaque

Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Kathryn Bryce, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Md Shakil, Lea Tahuhu, Sneh Rana, Tarannum Pathan, Bharati Fulmali, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha

Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur, Chloe Tryon