Amelia Kerr got here up with a splendid all-round effort to help Mumbai Indians seal a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in a Women`s Premier League match right here on Sunday.
Kerr bagged 4 wickets for 17 runs which helped Mumbai Indians to limit Gujarat Giants for 126 runs.
Kerr acquired glorious assist from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur because the duo made 66 runs for the fourth wicket as Mumbai Indians registered their second successive win within the event.
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Nat-Sciver Brunt performed a invaluable knock of twenty-two runs in 18 deliveries together with 4 fours. Brunt was run out as MI had been in a spot of trouble at 49 for 3. However, Kerr and Harmanpreet displayed glorious sport consciousness to bail their crew out.
Harmanpreet hit an enormous six as MI completed the sport in 18.1 overs. Earlier, veteran pacer Shabnim Ismail and leg-spinner Amelia produced positive spells, serving to Mumbai Indians limit Gujarat Giants to an under-par 126 for 9.
Ismail (3/18), who had retired from worldwide cricket, confirmed that her hearth had not dwindled whereas opening Mumbai`s bowling within the Power Play section, dismissing Veda Krishnamurthy and Harleen Deol.
Both Veda and Deol had been trapped in entrance of the wicket with balls that swung again into them at a good clip.
Pacer Nat-Sciver Brunt jettisoned Phoebe Litchfield within the sixth over because the Giants ended the Power Play at 43 for 3. Their innings nosedived farther from there as Giants did not discover a boundary within the subsequent 44 balls, and so as to add to their woes, in addition they misplaced wickets at common intervals.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Giants 126/9 in 20 overs (Shabnim Ismail 3/18, Amelia Kerr 4/17) misplaced to Mumbai Indians 129 for five in 18.1 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 22, Harmanpreet Kaur 46 not out, Amelia Kerr 31) by 5 wickets.
Source: www.mid-day.com
