WPL 2023, GG vs MI Highlights: All-round Mumbai Indians hammer Gujarat Giants by 143 runs

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is the Player of the Match for her 30-ball 65!

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After 15.1 overs,Gujarat Giants 64/9 ( Dayalan Hemalatha 26, )

BOWLED! That’s it from the opening game of the inaugural WPL, as Ishaque castles Patel to grab her fourth wicket as Mumbai Indians hammer Gujarat Giants by 143 runs to open their account in style!

Patel b Ishaque 10(9)

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OUT! Third wicket for Ishaque in her first appearance on the big stage as she traps Mansi Joshi LBW! The umpire initially ruled it not out, with skipper Harmanpreet signalling for the review. And Joshi was hit on the knee flap while attempting a cut. GG 49/8

Joshi LBW Ishaque 6(19)

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OUT! That's two wickets for Amelia Kerr inside her first over as Tanuja Kanwar ends up steering the ball straight to Nat Sciver-Brunt at cover! With Mooney still in the dugout, the Giants effectively are 23/8 at the moment! What's more, Kerr follows up her blazing 45 not out with a double-wicket maiden! GG 23/7

Kanwar c Sciver-Brunt b Kerr 0(3)

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OUT! Kerr strikes off her first ball of the day, successfully appealing for LBW against Rana, who decides to take this upstairs in what is the first review of the WPL. Wickets is 'Umpire's Call' with the ball shown to be clipping the leg stump. GG 23/7

Rana LBW Kerr 1(2)

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BOWLED Second time today that Saika Ishaque has managed to hit the stumps, this time sending Georgia Wareham back before she can cause any further damage! GG 22/5

Wareham b Ishaque 8(11)

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BOWLED! Saika Ishaque makes instant amends after dropping a catch off her own bowling earlier in the over by getting rid of Sutherland, who ends up getting her stumps rattled after shuffling to her right and looking to whip behind square. GG 12/4

Sutherland b Ishaque 6(14)

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BOWLED! Sciver-Brunt beats Meghana's defence and rattles the leg stump as Gujarat end up losing their third wicket for just five runs inside the powerplay! Mind you, with Mooney currently in the dressing room, they effectively are four-down! GG 5/3

Meghana b Sciver-Brunt 2(4)

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OUT! Issy Wong joins England teammate Sciver-Brunt in the wickets column, getting the prized wicket of Ashleigh Gardner who ends up nicking the ball to the slips, where Hayley Matthews pulls off a fine reaction catch! GG 3/2

Gardner c Matthews b Wong 0(1)

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OUT! And now Sciver-Brunt strikes in her first over, dismissing Gujarat No 3 Deol off the last ball. Deol gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies all the way to third man, where Issy Wong safely pouches the ball. GG 1/1

Deol c Wong b Sciver-Brunt 0(2)

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After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 207/5 ( Amelia Kerr 45, Issy Wong 6)

SIX! Issy Wong finishes off in style, smashing the only delivery she faces for a six over long on as Mumbai Indians finish on 207/5 after being invited to bat by Gujarat Giants! Credit to Amelia Kerr as well, who took over after Kaur's exit and remained unbeaten on 45 off just 24 balls!

Stay tuned for the Gujarat chase, which will begin in a few minutes

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OUT! Vastrakar departs off the penultimate ball of the innings, chipping a full delivery from Rana straight to mid off! MI 201/5

Vastrakar c Patel b Rana 15(8)

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OUT! And it's Sneh Rana who gets rid of her India skipper as Harmanpreet's magnificent knock finally comes to an end, much to the relief of Gujarat captain Beth Mooney. End of a game-changing 88-run stand for the fourth wicket that has well and truly put Mumbai on top at the moment. Looking to attack the ball again, Kaur ends up getting a thick leading edge towards short third. MI 166/4

Kaur c Hemalatha b Rana 65(30)

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FOUR! Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur scores the first half-century of the Women's Premier League with a boundary off Ash Gardner, taking just 22 balls to bring up the milestone! And with the boundary, the 150 also comes up for Mumbai. MI 150/3

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FOUR! Driven through the covers by Kerr off Monica Patel, and that brings up the fifty partnership with Kaur for the fourth-wicket! MI 128/3

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OUT! Georgia Wareham to Gujarat's rescue, as she breaks the high-flying second-wicket stand. Nat Sciver-Brunt departs after hitting the ball straight to Sneh Rana at mid off. And with that dismissal, it's also time for the strategic timeout! MI 69/2

Sciver-Brunt c Rana b Wareham 23(18)

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SIX, SIX! Hayley Matthews continues to attack even as the field spreads out, clearing the long leg fence with a pick-up shot at the start of the eighth over before muscling the ball over long on just two deliveries later. Turning out to be quite the expensive over from Annabel Sutherland! MI 61/1

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OUT! Tanuja Kanwar collects the first wicket of the Women's Premier League, dismissing Yastika Bhatia for 1 as the India top-order batter ends up chipping the ball straight to point for a tame dismissal. MI 15/1

Bhatia c Wareham b Kanwar 1(8)

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Teams:

Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney(w/c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Dayalan Hemalatha, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patel, Mansi Joshi

Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Mathews, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Humaira Kaazi, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque

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Gujarat Giants win the toss and skipper Beth Mooney opts to field