Mumbai Indians crush Gujarat Giants to arrange WPL title conflict towards Delhi Capitals

Mumbai Indians gamers have fun after taking a Gujarat Giants wicket. (Pic credit score: WPL)

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians stormed into their second Girls’s Premier League (WPL) last with a commanding 47-run victory over Gujarat Giants within the Eliminator on Thursday. Energy-packed innings from Nat SPE-Brunt and Hayley Matthews laid the inspiration for Mumbai’s imposing complete of 213 for 4, which proved an excessive amount of for the Giants to chase down.
With this emphatic win, Mumbai Indians, who claimed the inaugural WPL title in 2023, arrange a blockbuster last conflict towards Delhi Capitals on Saturday, aiming so as to add one other trophy to their assortment.
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After a cautious begin that noticed Mumbai rating solely 37 within the powerplay, Sciver-Brunt (77 off 41) and Matthews (77 off 50) switched gears, taking the assault to the opposition with a brutal show of energy hitting. Sciver-Brunt, the spine of Mumbai’s batting lineup, collected 10 fours and two sixes, whereas Matthews smashed three consecutive boundaries off leg-spinner Priya Mishra to alter the momentum.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur supplied the ending flourish, hammering 36 off simply 12 balls, together with 4 towering sixes, as Mumbai plundered 73 runs within the final 5 overs.
In response, Gujarat Giants faltered early and by no means recovered, as three run-outs highlighted their disarray. Matthews, already the star with the bat, made essential breakthroughs with the ball, ending with three wickets (3 for 31).
Regardless of debutant Danielle Gibson (34 off 24) and Phoebe Litchfield (31 off 20) displaying glimpses of a fightback, the Giants fell quick, bowled out for 166 in 19.2 overs.
It marked Mumbai Indians’ seventh consecutive win over Gujarat Giants in WPL historical past, underlining their dominance.