In the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Cricket, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 9 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai last night. With this win, Mumbai Indians joined Delhi Capitals at 10 points but stayed in second position due to a lower net run rate. On being invited to bat first, Mumbai Indians made 179 runs for 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored the highest 54 runs. In response to this, the Gujarat Giants got bundled out for 170 on their last ball of innings despite Bharti Fulmali’s fiery innings of 61 runs in just 25 balls. For Mumbai Indians, Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr bagged 3 wickets each. Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur got the Player of the Match award for a record sixth time in the history of WPL.
Today, Mumbai Indians will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the same venue to strengthen their chances of finishing on top of the standings. The match will begin at 07:30 this evening.
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