Gujarat Giants Vs Mumbai Indians, WPL 2025 Highlights: Nat Sciver-Brunt's Fifty Guides MI To Comfortable Five-Wicket Win

Hello everyone, How are you all doing? We’re back with another live blog, and today, it's Gujarat Giants vs. Mumbai Indians. Stay tuned for all the updates, the action kicks off at 7:30 PM IST.

Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Jintimani Kalita, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Chloe Tryon, Parunika Sisodia, Amandeep Kaur, G Kamalini, Akshita Maheshwari, Nadine de Klerk

Gujarat Giants: Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney(w), Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner(c), Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Meghna Singh, Danielle Gibson, Phoebe Litchfield, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Md Shakil, Prakashika Naik, Bharti Fulmali

Mumbai Indians Women have won the toss and have opted to bowl first.

Gujarat Giants Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney(w), Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner(c), Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), G Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Parunika Sisodia

G Kamalini an integral part of India라이브 바카라 U-19 Women라이브 바카라 T20 World Cup-winning squad will make her debut for Mumbai Indians tonight. Parunika Sisodia is also set to receive her first cap.

Both Kamalini and Sisodia played key roles in India라이브 바카라 dominant run in the recently concluded U-19 Women라이브 바카라 T20 World Cup. Kamalini finished with 143 runs and earned a spot in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ while Parunika impressed with 10 wickets throughout the competition.

Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney open for Gujarat Giants, continuing their partnership from the last two matches. Shabnim Ismail opens the bowling for Mumbai Indians.

First ball, Mooney takes a quick single, pushing it to short mid-off. Wolvaardt attempts to drive it through the covers, but Harmanpreet Kaur is sharp, stopping the ball in the field.

GG 1/0 (0.3)

MI strike early! Nat Sciver-Brunt with the ball, and Mooney to face her. OUT! Mooney steps out aiming to send it over backward point but fails to clear the fielders. The edge flies to Sanskriti Gupta at short backward point, who takes the catch.

Mooney 1 (3) c Sanskriti Gupta b Sciver-Brunt

Dayalan Hemalatha is the new batter at the crease. She quickly gets off the mark, deftly guiding the ball past the short third man fielder for a FOUR.

Wow, another wicket! The plan works wonders, and Wolvaardt is sent packing.

Ismail continues her spell, starting with a couple of dot balls. A leg bye follows as the ball is nudged to fine leg for a single. Wolvaardt goes for the big swing but doesn’t get enough on it. The ball hangs in the air and falls neatly into the hands of Sajeevan Sajana at deep extra cover.

In walks Ashleigh Gardner, the skipper, hoping to lead GG out of this slump and steady the ship.

GG 14/2 (3)

Ismail continues with her third over, putting the pressure on with some excellent bowling, cramping the batters for room. Skipper Gardner gets off the mark, slashing the ball towards third man for a classy FOUR.

The fielder dives, but it라이브 바카라 a futile effort. MI take a review, suspecting a faint edge off Gardner라이브 바카라 bat for a catch behind to Yastika Bhatia. It라이브 바카라 a tight call, but there라이브 바카라 no edge—Gardner survives and remains at the crease.

Parunika Sisodia opens her spell. The first ball from the left-arm spinner lands on Dottin라이브 바카라 leg stump, and the batter flicks it away for a quick single. The next delivery is a dot. Harleen then steps up, slog sweeping towards deep square leg. The ball bounces once before racing to the boundary for a FOUR!

Kashvee Gautam and Harleen Deol are leading the charge for Gujarat Giants, trying to steady the ship. Kashvee makes space for herself and cuts the ball through backward point for a classy FOUR.

Parunika Sisodia continues with her second over, but the first ball is wayward, a wide down the leg stump. The next delivery sees Kashvee respond with a powerful slog sweep, sending the ball over the short fine leg fielder for another FOUR.

Just when we were thinking Gujarat Giants were fighting back, Matthews strikes with her second over. Kashvee goes for the sweep but gets an edge instead, and Yastika makes no mistake behind the stumps. A promising cameo from Kashvee comes to an end.

Simran Shaikh walks in next, but dropped. Kerr fails to hold on to a catch in a similar situation, and Simran survives.

GG 79/6 (13)

Wickets are tumbling for Gujarat Giants! Matthews bowls her third over, and there라이브 바카라 a huge shout for an edge off Simran라이브 바카라 bat, but no review is taken. The very next ball, Simran swings it towards cow corner, where Kerr is perfectly positioned to take the catch.

Simran Shaikh 3 (8) c Kerr b Matthews

Tanuja Kanwer walks in to the crease.

GG are finally smiling as they reach 100 on the board! Amanjot Kaur is handed the ball for her first over. Tanuja plays a brilliant slash, sending the ball racing towards long off for a FOUR! Harleen Deol and Tanuja Kanwar are leading the fightback for Gujarat Giants.

Sciver-Brunt is bowling out. Can she claim that final wicket? Harmanpreet takes a moment to line up her throw, but the batters capitalize on the delay and take a quick single.

GG posted a disappointing 120/20, and this one will sting. Their innings never quite got going, with Mooney departing early and Wolvaardt soon following, leaving the Giants reeling inside the first three overs.

Hemalatha attempted to counter-attack but fell short, and Gardner couldn’t step up to rescue her side this time. Dottin라이브 바카라 wild hack across the line didn’t help either, with Deol providing the only resistance along with Gautam, who impressed in her brief stay.

Towards the end, Satghare managed a couple of boundaries, but 120 still feels far from enough, especially against a batting line-up as powerful as MI's. As for the bowlers, almost all stepped up, except for debutant Sisodia, who struggled in her first outing.

GG will need something extraordinary to turn this game around, and MI will be confident of chasing down this total. Join us shortly for the chase!

Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia are opening the innings for MI, with Ashleigh Gardner taking the ball for the first over.

Tanuja bowls her second over, and a full toss to Matthews invites a powerful response. Matthews steps out and sends it racing to the boundary for a FOUR across square leg, an exquisite shot.

She then makes space and unleashes a beautiful cover drive. However, the very next ball, Matthews tries to repeat the square leg shot but this time finds Harleen Deol in position, who takes a comfortable catch. Huge wicket for Gujarat Giants.

Kashvee Gautam strikes gold in her very first over, claiming the biggest wicket! Meanwhile, Sciver-Brunt showcases her class, scooping the ball over short fine leg for a FOUR.

Harmanpreet wastes no time getting off the mark, guiding an outside-off delivery to the boundary for another FOUR.

But just as MI look to settle, Kashvee traps Harmanpreet lbw, and despite a brief chat with Sciver-Brunt, the MI skipper decides to walk back. A massive moment in the game!

Tanuja returns for her third over. Kerr places it smartly into the deep, sprinting back for a couple. And there it goes for FOUR. Sciver-Brunt times it perfectly, flicking the ball square of the leg for a boundary.

Sciver-Brunt is unstoppable. Gardner returns to the attack, but she's greeted with a delicate reverse-sweep that races to fine third man for a FOUR! And there's the fifty! Sciver-Brunt follows up by sweeping past the short fine leg fielder for yet another FOUR.

Priya continues her spell. On the second ball, Sajana smashes a high full toss for a FOUR! Sciver-Brunt follows suit, coming down the track and sending the ball racing for a FOUR down the ground. But the very next delivery, the English batter plays it onto her stumps, bringing an end to an incredible innings.

As expected, it was a comfortable chase for Mumbai Indians as they open their account this season. With only 120 on the board, Gujarat Giants couldn't provide much of a challenge. Though MI lost a few wickets along the way, Nat Sciver-Brunt played a quick-fire fifty to ensure there were no major setbacks. This marks a perfect five out of five for the chasing team in this tournament.

Hayley Matthews, Player of the Match: (On her dismissal) "That라이브 바카라 just cricket sometimes," she said with a smile. "I’m happy I managed to get a couple away, but would have loved to carry on." (On her bowling) "The conditions really suited me today. There was a bit of turn, and I tried to make the most of the wicket. I focused on keeping the stumps in play and getting the batters to hit to the longer side as much as possible."

(On the defeat to Delhi Capitals) "The close games always sting the most. We got ourselves into a position where we could have won. We were definitely eager to turn things around tonight, and everyone라이브 바카라 thrilled with how we bounced back."

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