Going ballistic: Harmanpreet hammered seven fours and two sixes in what proved a match-swinging knock.
| Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
Sometimes, some groups discover methods to beat even the regulation of averages.
Mumbai Indians is doing that in the inaugural version of the Women’s Premier League, in entrance of its adoring followers, who by no means stopped cheering them on on the prime of their voices on the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday night time.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led staff stormed to its fifth win in a row, clinching a playoffs berth with three matches nonetheless remaining.
Mumbai Indians thrashed Gujarat Giants by 55 runs, after posting 162 for eight. Its innings was stifled a bit by what was presumably the best present of fielding so far on the WPL, because the Giants ladies flung themselves to cease the ball and plucked catches out of skinny air.
Such catches usually win matches. But, not towards this MI facet.
Harmanpreet but once more led from the entrance. She performed some delectable photographs in her 30-ball 51 (7×4, 2×6). And Yastika Bhatia (44, 37b, 5×4, 1×6) earlier offered impetus firstly of the innings.
She as soon as once more showcased her big range of photographs, earlier than she ran herself out, not solely unexpectedly. Before that, she had stitched collectively a stand of 74 for the second wicket with Nat Sciver-Brunt (36, 31b, 5×4, 1×6).
For Giants, Harleen Deol stood out even on a night time when a lot of her teammates fielded fantastically. She sprinted throughout and took a two-handed diving catch at large long-on.
An over earlier than, she had run Humaira Kazi out with a direct hit from the deep. Earlier, Kim Garth had taken a blinder, operating again from close to the circle on the off to ship again Amelia Kerr (19, 13b, 2×4) off left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar.
The Giants’ chase bought off to a disastrous begin, with Sophia Dunkley falling lbw to Sciver-Brunt, off the primary ball of the innings. And the chase by no means bought going. No Giants batter reached 25.
Purple Cap wearer Saika Ishaque went wicketless for the primary time for MI, however that hardly mattered. The different bowlers put their palms up, as is commonly the case with high quality sides.
