Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants Match Highlights & Results

That is it from this game and Mumbai qualify for the playoffs after just 5 games played. The action in the Women's T20 League 2023 continues on Wednesday, the 15th of March as UP go up against Bangalore in an important clash at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. That game will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT) but as usual, our build-up will begin a lot sooner. Till then, take care and goodbye!

Harmanpreet Kaur (51 runs off 30 balls), captain of Mumbai is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. She says that the credit goes to the team and support staff and wants to carry on in a similar fashion. Adds that there is positivity in the dressing room and its showing with the results. Mentions that she was happy when they made the side as they had a good combination and they are getting great results. Adds that her plan was to keep wickets in hand, play some balls early on and take it deep. Closes by saying that she targeted the leg side as it was a shorter boundary and went in her favour.

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Natalie Sciver-Brunt comes up for a quick chat. She starts by saying that she did not expect to qualify so early on and mentions that they are having a good time. Adds that she had a good time with the ball but didn't get much swing in this game and the dew wasn't there either. Says that having in-form batters is good but getting everyone a bat out in the middle is fruitful as well for the latter stages. Mentions that they are trying to take it one game at a time and they are playing from the heart and enjoying themselves. On switching to a different venue in the next game, she says that they will have to see how the conditions play after they get there.

Gujarat's skipper, Sneh Rana says that she was glad to keep Mumbai to 162. Adds that it was a chasable score but they messed it up. Mentions that they needed two good partnerships and they would have sailed through. Lauds Harleen Deol who was fantastic in the field and kudos to her. Closes by saying that if the batters put on handy runs, it will help them to fight for a spot in the finals.

Earlier in the game, Harmanpreet Kaur lost the toss yet again and Mumbai were put into bat. Having lost Hayley Matthews for a duck, they managed to make a decent recovery. Yastika Bhatia and Natalie Sciver-Brunt first raked up a few boundaries and built up a big stand and then in the latter stages it was a brilliant half-century by their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur that took the final score to well over the 150-run mark. For Gujarat, Ashleigh Gardner picked up three wickets and skipper Sneh Rana picked up a single wicket but remained highly economical and Harleen Deol too displayed some great work in the field. Chasing 163 runs to win, the Gujarat side never really got going with the bat and were suffocated by the Mumbai bowlers, succumbing to a big loss.

Gujarat have found it difficult to muster up runs consistently in the tournament so far and after losing their star-batter Sophia Dunkley on the very first ball, they were under immense pressure. Consistent performer Harleen Deol did start well and Sabbineni Meghana too got going a bit but both of them got out in quick succession. Gujarat never recovered from this and they only managed to bring the margin of loss down a bit with a couple of decent knocks from skipper Sneh Rana and Sushma Verma down the order.

Mumbai did well to put on 162 runs on the board on a pitch that had something in it for the spinners. Natalie Sciver-Brunt then got them off to a perfect start with the ball as she got rid of the dangerous Sophia Dunkley first ball. This set the tone and after a bit of resistance, the wickets started to flow. Sciver-Brunt followed up her good showing with the bat to pick up three wickets. Hayley Matthews got the ball to turn a lot and picked up three wickets as well. Amelia Kerr too picked up a couple of good wickets and all in all, it was an excellent display with the ball and in the field from them.

Mumbai make it five wins out of five with another statement victory against Gujarat and become the first team to make it through to the playoffs. It was a similar story to the opening game of the tournament, only this time the margin of victory for Mumbai was a little less but still a pretty big one in general and they are now guaranteed a top-three spot on the points table.

That's it! Mumbai have done the double over Gujarat! Short and outside off, Sushma Verma cuts it straight to the backward point fielder. Gujarat end on 107 for 9 in their allotted overs and Mumbai wins this one by a thumping margin of 55 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur is riding high on confidence and Mumbai are surely going to end in the top three.

Tossed up on the leg peg, Mansi Joshi turns it toward mid-wicket for one.

Full on off, Mansi Joshi prods and defends.

No run. Arm ball and skids onto the off stump, Mansi Joshi makes room and cuts to the point region.

Slower and outside off, Sushma Verma pushes it through extra covers for a single.

Shortish and skids around off, Sushma Verma cuts it toward covers.

A yorker on the middle and leg, Mansi Joshi gets her bat down and digs it out comfortably.

FOUR! Great commitment from Hayley Matthews but she fails to stop the boundary. Good length around off, Mansi Joshi hangs back and steers it past backward point. Matthews gives chase and puts in the dive, only to see her effort deflected back off the fore-arm into the boundary ropes.

Short again and pulled away nicely by Sushma Verma to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short and around off, Mansi Joshi gets on top of it and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. 100 up for Gujarat with that single.

On a length and outside off, Mansi Joshi bunts it into covers for none.

Slower ball, on a length and around off, worked away to long on for a single by Verma.

Full on off, Sushma Verma slogs it hard to Natalie Sciver-Brunt at deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full on off, Mansi Joshi pushes it through covers for one.

On a length and spins it into the batter around off, Mansi Joshi prods as the ball goes through the gap between bat and pad toward the keeper. An appeal for caught behind but there is no spike and Mansi Joshi stays on.

Mansi Joshi is the last batter in for Gujarat.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Full on the leg peg, Tanuja Kanwar gets down for the sweep but gets a top edge that lobs up toward the keeper Yastika Bhatia who comes forward and takes it with ease. Hayley Matthews picks up her third and Mumbai are on the brink of yet another win.

Short again, and spins in, Sushma Verma goes back and pulls it uppishly toward deep mid-wicket for one.

Shortish and around off, Sushma Verma goes back for the pull and misses.

Full again and just outside off, Tanuja Kanwar pushes it to mid off and ends the over with a dot.

Full and on off, driven to covers.

Slower and short just outside off, Tanuja Kanwar looks to pull early on but changes her mind and guides it toward short third.

Tanuja Kanwar walks out to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Mumbai skipper Harmanpreet Kaur takes an excellent catch diving forward. Natalie Sciver-Brunt bowls it full and on off. Kim Garth shimmies down and drives it uppishly toward the mid off region. Harmanpreet Kaur stationed at mid off dives forward and grabs a good low catch to dismiss Garth for 8.

Low full toss on the stumps, Sushma Verma bunts it down to long on for a single.

Full on the middle and leg, Kim Garth works it toward mid on for one.

Strategic break! With just 24 balls left and 70 runs needed to win, it seems all over for Gujarat as they are also 7 wickets down. Mumbai have been able to simply pick up wickets at regular intervals and Gujarat haven't had a partnership going since the one early in the innings between Sabbineni Meghana and Harleen Deol. Mumbai will look to bundle out their opposition to seal a fifth win on the trot.

Full toss outside off, worked away to deep cover-point for a single to end the over and keep the strike by Kim Garth.

FOUR! Kim Garth takes it on the full as she shimmies down and pushes it toward the extra cover region. A slight fumble in the deep and ball goes for a boundary.

Floated up outside off, Kim Garth moves across for the sweep but fails to connect.

Tosses it up on off, Sushma Verma gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Full on the stumps, Kim Garth sweeps it hard to deep square leg for one.

Drags it down the leg, Kim Garth goes for the pull and misses.

Slower and full on off, Kim Garth drives it down to long on for one.

Kim Garth walks out to bat now.

OUT! Appeal for LBW and is given! Sciver-Brunt bowls it full and angles it on the middle and leg. Sneh Rana shuffles across to work it away but misses and gets trapped in front. Mumbai appeals and the onfield umpire gives it OUT. Sneh Rana goes upstairs for the review. "Three Reds" on ball tracking and the Gujarat skipper has to walk back into the pavilion.

FOUR MORE! STREAKY! Full and on off, Sneh Rana goes for the heave and inside edges it past the keeper as it runs down to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! BANG! Short of a length angled in around the middle and off stump line. Sneh Rana makes room and clubs it toward the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Amelia Kerr dives to stop it but it falls just in front of the boundary cushion and bounces over the ropes.

On a length and outside off, slapped away to deep mid-wicket for a single by Verma.

Full on off, Sneh Rana drags it toward mid-wicket for a single.

Full on the middle and leg, Sneh Rana helps it away to deep backward square leg for one. Six singles in the over. Sneh Rana retains the strike.

Tosses it up on off, Sushma Verma gets down and slog sweeps it to deep square leg for one.

Full and outside off, Sneh Rana shuffles across and slogs it hard to deep mid-wicket for one.

Shortish and spins into the batter, Sushma Verma goes back and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Tossed up and turning in outside the off stump. Rana sweeps into the leg side towards the deep square leg collecting another run.

Tad short just outside off, Sushma Verma waits and guides it to short third for a quick single.

Bowled on the pads, worked away 'round the corner for a single.

FOUR! Full on the stumps, swept away hard through square leg for a boundary by Sushma Verma. Excellent SHOT by the keeper batter.

Tossed up on the middle and leg, Sneh Rana eases it down to long on for one.

Full on off, Sneh Rana goes for the slog sweep but gets a bottom edge back onto the pitch.

Shortish and pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flighted, full and outside the off stump. Verma goes for the drive but chops it back in the crease.

Flighted one and it's fuller outside off. Sneh Rana looks to drive on the front foot in the off-side but gets beaten.

FOUR! BANG! A much needed boundary for Gujarat. Full on off. Sneh Rana gets down and slogs it away hard toward the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Shortish and outside off, cut away to deep point for one by Verma.

Sushma Verma walks in at number 8.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Tosses it up on off, Dayalan Hemalatha shimmies down and lofts it straight into the hands of Issy Wong at the long off boundary who takes it with ease. Gujarat slide further into trouble as they lose their 6th one here. Kerr is delighted to get her second wicket and Mumbai are right on top.

Full on the leg peg, worked away to deep square leg for one by Rana.

Tossed up full on off, Dayalan Hemalatha advances and drives it nicely down to long off for a single.

Slower, short and wide outside off, Dayalan Hemalatha waits and cuts it to deep point for one.

Full on off, driven to the extra cover fielder by Dayalan Hemalatha for none.

FOUR! Into the gap! Good length delivery outside off, Dayalan Hemalatha pushes it through the backward point region as it races away to the fence for four.

On a good length around off, Sneh Rana guides it toward the backward point and crosses for a quick single.

Shortish again just outside off, Sneh Rana plays late and dabs it to short third.

Short and wide outside off, Sneh Rana cuts it to point.

Full on off, driven straight to point by Dayalan Hemalatha.

Floated up on middle, Sneh Rana works it away through mid-wicket for a single.

Sharp turn! This is bowled quicker on off stump and just turns away real quick. Sneh Rana is left rooted to her spot and the keeper Yastika Bhatia too fails to grab it.

Around middle and leg, Sneh Rana nudges it toward square leg.

Shorter one on middle and leg, kept out by Sneh Rana.

Gujarat skipper Sneh Rana comes in at number 7.

OUT! CAUGHT! A brilliant tumbling catch from Jintimani Kalita and Ashleigh Gardner departs right after the break, leaving Gujarat in a spot of real bother. Amelia Kerr tosses this one up nicely around the off stump, turning it away. Gardner decides to take it on and swings hard across the line only to slice it over cover-point. Kalita there back-tracks and holds on with both hands over her head, even after taking a tumble.

Strategic Break! Gujarat are in all sorts of trouble as they are reduced to 48 for 4 at the end of 9 overs. Their in-form batter Harleen Deol is just been dismissed and this looks like an uphill task for Ashleigh Gardner and the batters who follow. Mumbai are right on top in this game. They have chipped in with wickets at regular intervals and are well on the course here to make it 5 wins out of 5. As we speak, Dayalan Hemalatha walks out to bat for Gujarat at number 6.

OUT! LBW! The change of pace from Issy Wong has worked here. Wong bowls it slower and on a good length around middle. Harleen Deol rocks back and shuffles a bit looking to swivel-pull but it just isn't short enough and Deol misses, getting struck on the pads. There is an appeal and Deol is adjudged LBW once again. Yet again she reviews it right away. Height could be a factor here and the UltraEdge confirms that there's no bat involved. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and Deol has to walk back, a huge wicket for Mumbai.

Full and angling in from around off, drilled down to the left of long on for a single.

Nicely bowled! Good length on a right line around the off stump. Ashleigh Gardner looks to cut close from the body but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Slower one on a length and around off, Ashleigh Gardner waits for it and punches it to extra cover.

Short of a length around off, Harleen Deol hangs back and plays a short-arm jab toward deep mid-wicket for a run.

This is full on off stump, Harleen Deol drives it straight to mid on.

Issy Wong (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.

A tad shorter around middle, Harleen Deol sits down and sweeps it past backward square leg for a single.

Fuller and around off, Ashleigh Gardner stands tall and swats it down to long on for one more.

Holds it back a touch and serves it on the stumps, Harleen Deol comes forward and knocks it down to long on for one.

On middle and leg, swept away through mid-wicket for one.

EDGED AND FOUR! This is tossed up on a length and outside off, the ball straightens a bit this time. Ashleigh Gardner pushes at it and gets an outside edge that trickles down to third man for a boundary.

Angling on the pads, worked away down to fine leg for a single.

Flatter one outside off, Gardner rocks back and cuts it to cover-point.

Slower through the air and outside off, Harleen Deol drags it through mid on and rotates the strike.

Floated up around middle, Gardner leans on and works it in front of mid-wicket for an easy single.

Shorter one on off stump, Ashleigh Gardner watchfully keeps it out.

Tossed up around middle, Deol gets the slog-sweep over mid-wicket and picks up a single.