Harmanpreet Kaur’s lusty hitting trumped the range-hitting masterclass of Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemalatha as holders Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by seven wickets within the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on the Ferozeshah Kotla right here on Saturday.A chase that regarded like going nowhere received an injection of enterprise from skipper Kaur who unfurled her full bouquet of strokes as MI chased down GG’s 190/7 with a ball to spare. MI regained the lead within the factors desk whereas GG are on the backside.
Mumbai Indians batter Harmanpreet Kaur exchanges greetings with Gujarat Giants gamers (PTI)
Kaur’s unbeaten 48-ball 95 was studded with ten fours and 5 towering sixes as she went right into a dramatic overdrive after being dropped within the sixteenth over at lengthy on. Then on a 30-ball 44, the MI skipper plundered 24 runs within the 18th over bowled by Sneh Rana to carry the equation right down to 23 off 12.
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She hit a six within the 10-run nineteenth over and all however sealed the sport with six and a 4 off the primary two balls of the final over as MI, after struggling for a lot of the center overs, accomplished the memorable heist. Mooney and Hemalatha had mixed for a 121-run alliance (62 balls) for the second wicket to place GG on the right track for a 200-plus tally. The pitched slowed down put up the 15-over mark and GG saved dropping wickets at common intervals to fall at the very least 20 runs quick on a placid monitor.
GG’s batting was a Mooney and Hemalatha present because the duo tore into MI’s bowling with consummate ease. Saika Ishaque was welcomed with an 11-run over whereas Nat Sciver-Brunt was greeted with a straight six by Mooney in a 13-run over. Pooja Vastrakar’s opening over had a boundary every from each batters whereas Amanjot Kaur and Amelia Kerr bled 10 and 15 runs respectively of their first overs. While Mooney confirmed her vary in opposition to spin, Hemalatha was notably spectacular in entrance of sq.. In the thirteenth over, bowled by Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hemalatha’s energy and timing have been on full show when she casually flicked a low full toss on leg stump into the stands. GG raised their 100 in 9.5 overs however their final 4 overs produced solely 30 runs at the price of three wickets. Overall, MI took seven wickets within the final seven overs, gifting away simply 51 runs.
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