MI vs GG, WPL Highlights: Gujarat Giants edge past Mumbai Indians in nail-biting clash

Hayley Matthews to Georgia Wareham, Drops it short and around off, turns in, Georgia Wareham backs away to cut but gets a bottom edge to the leg side for a run.

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, Flatter, full and around leg, Ashleigh Gardner misses her flick and it goes off her pads towards backward square leg. A leg bye taken.

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, Was that a stumping chance? Looks like it. Floated, full and on middle and leg, turns in. Ashleigh Gardner steps out to clip it away but misses. Rahila Firdous fails to gather it cleanly behind the stumps and the chance goes begging. A big moment and Ash will look to make the most out of it.

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, A low full toss, on middle, Ashleigh Gardner uses her feet and drills it wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Wareham, Slower one, full and on off, Georgia Wareham drills it to extra cover. Good comeback from Kaur, giving away just 6 runs, after getting hit for a boundary on the first ball. 

Amanjot Kaur to Ashleigh Gardner, Pitched up and on off, Ashleigh Gardner drives it to long off for a run.

Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Wareham, Back of a length and on middle, Georgia Wareham punches it to long on for a single.

Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Wareham, Short of a length and outside off, Georgia Wareham cuts it away but straight to point.

Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Wareham, On a length and on middle, Georgia Wareham looks to work it away but gets squared up and knocks it back to the bowler.

Amanjot Kaur to Georgia Wareham, FOUR! Lovely shot! Hard length and just around off. Georgia Wareham takes a leaf out of her skipper's book. She now opens the face of her bat and guides it between short third and backward point for a boundary.

Amanjot Kaur (1-0-7-0) comes back in the attack.

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, Gives this one some more air, full and on middle, Ashleigh Gardner pushes it to the right of the bowler. Hayley Matthews dives to that side and this time makes sure she does not let it through.

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, Slows it up, full and on middle, turns in, Ashleigh Gardner tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Good running!

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, FOUR! Finds the gap! Flatter, full and on middle, angling in a bit. Ashleigh Gardner comes forward to take it on the full and whips it away between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Hayley Matthews to Georgia Wareham, Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Georgia Wareham flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Hayley Matthews to Ashleigh Gardner, Floated, full and on off, Ashleigh Gardner uses her feet and knocks it wide of the bowler. Hayley Matthews dives to her left but only manages to parry it towards long off. They cross.

Hayley Matthews to Georgia Wareham, A loopy low full toss, on middle, Georgia Wareham drills it to long on for a single.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Ashleigh Gardner, Bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Ashleigh Gardner tries to pull but misses. Rahila Firdous, who is standing up to the stumps, leaps up and takes it well behind the stumps.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Ashleigh Gardner, FOUR! Put away! This is on a good length and on off, Ashleigh Gardner lets the ball come to her. She opens the bat face late and uses the pace to steer it between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Ashleigh Gardner, Touch fuller and on off, Ashleigh Gardner knocks it to the left of the bowler.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Georgia Wareham, Back of a length and outside off, Georgia Wareham punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Georgia Wareham, On a length and on off, Georgia Wareham blocks it out.

Both set batters dismissed in the span of 5 balls. Georgia Wareham joins her Aussie teammate.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Sophie Devine, OUT! TAKEN! Nat Sciver-Brunt strikes, and both set batters are gone now. This is short of a length and on middle. Sophie Devine stays back and looks to pull it away, but does not get hold of that one. She turns her head around as soon as she hits it and knows the timing is not there. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Amelia Kerr almost comes a bit too forward, but manages well to reverse cup it above her head. Devine departs for 25 off 21, and Gujarat Giants slip from 69/1 to 71/3.

Amelia Kerr to Sophie Devine, Looped up, on off and middle. Sophie forces it down to long off for one.

Amelia Kerr to Sophie Devine, Turning away, fuller and on off, Devine blocks it beside the strip on the off side.

Amelia Kerr to Ashleigh Gardner, Flat and short, on middle. Gardner tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Pressure tells and Gujarat Giants lose a wicket here. That brings the skipper, Ashleigh Gardner, out to the middle now.

Amelia Kerr to Anushka Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Anushka Sharma tries to repeat the trick and holes out. Kerr pulls the length back, slows it down and it is the googly, on middle. Anushka charges down the pitch again, looking to launch it down the ground. The bat turns in her hand and it goes off the inner half. It goes only as far as long on, where Shabnim Ismail runs in off the ropes and does the rest. 33 (31) for Anushka. GG are now 69/2.

Amelia Kerr to Anushka Sharma, SIX! That will release a bit of pressure. Flighted delivery, on off. Anushka shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. She lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Amelia Kerr to Anushka Sharma, On a nagging length, on middle. Anushka brings out the reverse but picks out short third.

Shabnim Ismail to Anushka Sharma, Slower one, full and on middle. Anushka clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Shabnim Ismail to Anushka Sharma, Not in control but safe! A well-directed quick bumper at the body of the batter. Anushka hangs back but is rushed on the pull and the ball gets big on her. It comes off the splice of the bat and drops beside the strip on the leg side. Shabnim got around the non-striker but could not get to the ball.

Shabnim Ismail to Sophie Devine, Leg bye! Slips in a full ball, drifting onto the pads. Sophie fails to lay any bat on the tickle. The ball rolls to short fine leg and Sharma calls Devine through for a quick leg bye. Vaishnavi Sharma fails to pick the ball up in one go. A clean pick-up could have made it interesting.

Shabnim Ismail to Anushka Sharma, Nearly in the blockhole, on middle and leg. Sharma gets her bat down and jams it out behind square leg off an inside edge. They cross.

Shabnim Ismail to Anushka Sharma, On a back of a length, on off. Sharma slaps it with a flat bat to mid off.

Shabnim Ismail to Anushka Sharma, Starts with a yorker, right at the toes. Anushka gets the front pad out of the way and digs it out down the deck.

Shabnim Ismail (2-0-9-1) is back on.

Amelia Kerr to Sophie Devine, A hint of turn, short and on off. Devine stays on the back foot and shapes up to work it away on the leg side. The ball catches the outside edge and dribbles to short third.

Amelia Kerr to Anushka Sharma, On middle and leg, Anushka clips it through backward square leg and gets to the other end.

Amelia Kerr to Sophie Devine, Stays short, on leg, Devine turns it behind square leg for one.

Amelia Kerr to Sophie Devine, Nearly sneaked through! Top spinner from Kerr, on a nagging length, on middle. Devine does not pick it from the hand and is tentative with her footwork. She just about manages to chop it down on the off side.

Amelia Kerr to Anushka Sharma, Another wrong'un at the hips, Anushka works it behind square for a single.

Amelia Kerr to Anushka Sharma, Wide! Sliding down leg, on the shorter side. Sharma misses out on the tickle.

Amelia Kerr to Sophie Devine, Begins with a googly, a bit too short, on middle. Devine hammers it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic Break! Despite losing their talisman, Beth Mooney, early, the Gujarat Giants have recovered well through Anushka Sharma and Sophie Devine. However, they need to take this partnership deep for the power-hitters to come in and do their job. It has been a mixed bag for Mumbai Indians with the ball and in the field, and they will want to tighten things up as they will not want to be chasing anything over 170 in this important clash. Also, Amelia Kerr to bowl after the break.

Amanjot Kaur to Anushka Sharma, Kaur is lucky to get away with it! Sprays a full ball, on leg, Anushka looks to flick it away but plays it out in front of her body and closes the bat face early. Gets a soft leading edge, and the ball rolls on the off side.

Amanjot Kaur to Sophie Devine, Fuller and on middle, Sophie swings hard but does not quite get hold of it. She smears it wide of long on for one more.

Amanjot Kaur to Anushka Sharma, Amanjot lands it on a good length, on middle. Anushka taps it to long on and turns the strike over.

Amanjot Kaur to Anushka Sharma, FOUR! Lovely shot! Too full, too straight from Kaur. Sharma picks it up off the pads and wrists it aerially to the left of the deep square leg fielder for a four. 50 comes up for the Giants!