WPL 2024 Highlights Gujarat vs Mumbai: Kaur, Kerr star in MI's 5 wkts win

Kerr first made a strong impression with her leg-spin, grabbing four for 17 that helped defending champions Mumbai limit the Gujarat Giants to an under-par 126 for nine.

Amelia Kerr came up with a splendid all-round effort to assist Mumbai Indians seal a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in a Women's Premier League match here on Sunday.

Kerr first made a strong impression with her leg-spin, grabbing four for 17 that helped defending champions Mumbai limit Gujarat Giants to an under-par 126 for nine.

The New Zealand player followed that effort with a 31 off 25 balls as Mumbai overhauled the target in 18.1 overs after getting reduced to 21 for two in the fourth over.

Kerr received excellent support from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (46 not out, 41 b, 5x4, 1x6)) as the pair made 66 runs for the fourth wicket as MI registered their second successive win in the tournament.

Nat-Sciver Brunt (22, 18 balls) too played a good hand and her scoops behind the wicketkeeper for fours off pacer Leah Tahuhu were epitome of innovation and timing.

But Brunt was run out as MI were in a spot of bother at 49 for three. However, Kerr and Harmanpreet displayed excellent game-awareness to bail their team out.

Mumbai Indians' full scorecard

Mumbai Indians Women (T: 127 runs from 20 ovs)
BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Yastika Bhatia †	c Krishnamurthy b Bryce	7	7	11	1	0	100
Hayley Matthews	c Gardner b Kanwar	7	11	17	1	0	63.63
Nat Sciver-Brunt	run out (Kanwar/†Mooney)	22	18	19	4	0	122.22
Harmanpreet Kaur (c)	not out	46	41	62	5	1	112.19
Amelia Kerr	lbw b Tahuhu	31	25	37	3	0	124
Pooja Vastrakar	b Kanwar	1	2	4	0	0	50
Amanjot Kaur	not out	0	5	5	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 6, w 9)	15
TOTAL	18.1 Ov (RR: 7.10)	129/5
BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s
Ashleigh Gardner	4	0	23	0	5.75	13	2
Meghna Singh	2	0	19	0	9.5	2	2
Kathryn Bryce	3	1	22	1	7.33	9	3
Tanuja Kanwar	4	0	21	2	5.25	11	2
Lea Tahuhu	3	0	17	1	5.66	12	3
Sneh Rana	2.1	0	21	0	9.69	3	2

With a paltry target in front, both Kerr and Harmanpreet did not have to show any unnecessary urgency.

They kept the board moving with singles and twos, while hammering those occasional boundaries. Harmanpreet sliced Katherine Bryce past point for a classy four, while Kerr lapped Tahuhu over stumper Beth Mooney's head for a four.

However, Kerr did not last till the final lap as another attempt to play a scoop off Tahuhu saw her getting trapped in front of the wicket.

But by then she had done the job.

Earlier, Kerr and veteran pacer Shabnam Ismail (3/18) clamped down Giants with fine spells.

Ismail, who has retired from international cricket, showed that her fire had not dwindled while opening Mumbai's bowling in the Power Play segment, dismissing Veda Krishnamurthy and Harleen Deol.

Both Veda and Deol were trapped in front of the wicket with deliveries that swung back into them at a fair clip.

Pacer Brunt jettisoned Phoebe Litchfield in the sixth over as the Giants ended the Power Play at 43 for three.

But their innings nosedived further from there as Giants failed to find a boundary in the next 44 balls, and to add to their woes, they also lost wickets at regular intervals.

Skipper and opener Mooney, who survived the initial flurry of wickets, looked to get into some sort of rhythm but her attempt to reverse-lap Ismail ended in the hands of Yastika Bhatia behind the wickets.

Gujarat Giants full scorecard

Gujarat Giants Women (20 ovs maximum)
BATTING	Dismissals	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Beth Mooney (c)†	c †Bhatia b Ismail	24	22	2	0	109.09
Veda Krishnamurthy	lbw b Ismail	0	2	0	0	0
Harleen Deol	lbw b Ismail	8	9	0	1	88.88
Phoebe Litchfield	c Keerthana b Nat Sciver-Brunt	7	8	1	0	87.5
Dayalan Hemalatha	c Kerr b Matthews	3	8	0	0	37.5
Ashleigh Gardner	c Ismail b Kerr	15	22	2	0	68.18
Kathryn Bryce	not out	25	24	1	1	104.16
Sneh Rana	b Kerr	0	2	0	0	0
Tanuja Kanwar	st †Bhatia b Kerr	28	21	4	0	133.33
Lea Tahuhu	st †Bhatia b Kerr	0	2	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 8)	16
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 6.30)	126/9
BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s
Shabnim Ismail	4	0	18	3	4.5	15
Nat Sciver-Brunt	2	0	14	1	7	5
Hayley Matthews	4	0	33	1	8.25	10
Amelia Kerr	4	0	17	4	4.25	14
Pooja Vastrakar	2	0	9	0	4.5	6
Sathyamoorthy Keerthana	3	0	19	0	6.33	6
Saika Ishaque	1	0	8	0	8	1

At 58 for five in 11 overs, the Giants were always facing an uphill climb as Mumbai bowlers tightened their grip.

Kerr further complicated their troubles, dismissing Ashleigh Gardner and Sneh Rana in the space of two balls in the 14th over as Gujarat struggled for momentum and runs.

They added a touch of respectability to the total because of the eighth-wicket alliance between Bryce (25 not out) and Kanwar (28) worth 48 runs, the biggest in Gujarat innings.

But it was way too insufficient on the night.

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Women's Premier League 2024: GG vs MI Playing 11

Gujarat Giants Playing 11: Beth Mooney(w/c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Kathryn Bryce, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh.

Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque.
 

Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians head-to-head in WPL

Matched Played - 2

Gujarat Giants Won - 0

Mumbai Indians Won - 2

In previous season, Giants face heavy defeats from Mumbai. In the first match, MI beat GG by 143 runs while in the second, Mumbai emerged victorious by 55 runs in WPL 2023.

Squads

Gujarat Giants WPL 2024 squad

Beth Mooney(w/c), Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Veda Krishnamurthy, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Md Shakil, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam, Tarannum Pathan, Kathryn Bryce, Lauren Cheatle.

Mumbai Indians WPL 2024 squad

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Issy Wong, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur.

9:23 PM

Gujarat Giants innings match report

Veteran pacer Shabnim Ismail and leg-spinner Amelia Kerr produced fine spells, helping Mumbai Indians restrict Gujarat Giants to an under-par 126 for nine in their Women's Premier League match here on Sunday.

 

Ismail (3/18), who had retired from international cricket, showed that her fire has not dwindled while opening Mumbai's bowling in the Power Play segment, dismissing Veda Krishnamurthy and Harleen Deol.

 

Both Veda and Deol were trapped in front of the wicket with balls that swung back into them at a fair clip.

 

Pacer Nat-Sciver Brunt jettisoned Phoebe Litchfield in the sixth over as the Giants ended the Power Play at 43 for three.

 

But their innings nosedived further from there as Giants failed to find a boundary in the next 44 balls, and to add to their woes, they also lost wickets at regular intervals.

 

Skipper and opener Beth Mooney, who survived the initial flurry of wickets, looked to get into some sort of rhythm but her attempt to reverse-lap Ismail ended in the hands of Yastika Bhatia behind the wickets.

 

At 58 for five in 11 overs, the Giants were always facing an uphill climb as Mumbai bowlers tightened their grip.

 

Kerr (4/17) further complicated their troubles, dismissing Ashleigh Gardner and Sneh Rana in the space of two balls in the 14th over as Gujarat struggled for momentum and runs.

 

They added a touch of respectability to the total because of the eighth-wicket alliance between Kathryn Bryce (25 not out) and Tanuj Kanwar (28) worth 48 runs, the biggest in Gujarat innings.

9:09 PM

Gujarat Giants full scorecard

Gujarat Giants Women (20 ovs maximum)
BATTING	Dismissals	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Beth Mooney (c)†	c †Bhatia b Ismail	24	22	2	0	109.09
Veda Krishnamurthy	lbw b Ismail	0	2	0	0	0
Harleen Deol	lbw b Ismail	8	9	0	1	88.88
Phoebe Litchfield	c Keerthana b Nat Sciver-Brunt	7	8	1	0	87.5
Dayalan Hemalatha	c Kerr b Matthews	3	8	0	0	37.5
Ashleigh Gardner	c Ismail b Kerr	15	22	2	0	68.18
Kathryn Bryce	not out	25	24	1	1	104.16
Sneh Rana	b Kerr	0	2	0	0	0
Tanuja Kanwar	st †Bhatia b Kerr	28	21	4	0	133.33
Lea Tahuhu	st †Bhatia b Kerr	0	2	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 8)	16
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 6.30)	126/9
BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s
Shabnim Ismail	4	0	18	3	4.5	15
Nat Sciver-Brunt	2	0	14	1	7	5
Hayley Matthews	4	0	33	1	8.25	10
Amelia Kerr	4	0	17	4	4.25	14
Pooja Vastrakar	2	0	9	0	4.5	6
Sathyamoorthy Keerthana	3	0	19	0	6.33	6
Saika Ishaque	1	0	8	0	8	1

8:44 PM

Gujarat Giants 89-7 after 15 Overs

Over Summary: 0 1 1 4 0 1 ; Gujarat Giants 89-7 after 15 Overs

Beth Mooney 21(17); Dayalan Hemalatha 3(6)

 

Keerthana Balakrishnan is back into the attack and concedes seven runa, including a boundary to Bryce.

8:07 PM

Gujarat Giants 50-3 after 7 Overs

Over Summary: 1 0 L4 0 1 1 ; Gujarat Giants 50-3 after 7 Overs

Beth Mooney 21(17); Dayalan Hemalatha 3(6)

 

Amelia Kerr, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and concedes three singles in the over.

 

8:04 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE SCORE: Gujarat Giants 43-3 after 6 Overs

Over Summary: 1 W Wd Wd 1 1 1 1 ; Gujarat Giants 43-3 after 6 Overs

Beth Mooney 19(15); Dayalan Hemalatha 2(2)

 

Nat Sciver-Brunt [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Mooney collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Hemalatha collects a single.

 

Ball 4: Mooney collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Hemalatha collects a single. 

 

Ball 3: WIDE

 

Ball 3: WIDE

 

Ball 2: A BIG WICKET FOR MUMBAI. Litchfield departs. Phoebe Litchfield c Sathyamoorthy Keerthana b Nat Sciver-Brunt 7(8) [4s-1]

 

Ball 1: Mooney collects a single

 

7:58 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE SCORE: Gujarat Giants 36-2 after 5 Overs

Over Summary: 2 1 0 0 2 0 ; Gujarat Giants 36-2 after 5 Overs

Beth Mooney 16(12); Phoebe Litchfield 7(7)

 

Hayley Matthews, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Litchfield collects  a couple of runs.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Mooney collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Mooney collects a couple of runs.

7:53 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE SCORE: Gujarat Giants 31-2 after 4 Overs

Over Summary: 0 4 4 1 0 4 ; Gujarat Giants 31-2 after 4 Overs

Beth Mooney 13(10); Phoebe Litchfield 5(3)

 

Hayley Matthews, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Litchfield hits a boundary.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Mooney hits towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 3: An outside edge goes past Harmanpreet Kaur for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Mooney slices over cover-point fielder for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: DOT

 

7:49 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE SCORE: Harleen Deol departs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 W 1 Wd5 1 ; Gujarat Giants 18-2 after 3 Overs

Beth Mooney 4(6); Phoebe Litchfield 1(1)

 

 

Nat Sciver-Brunt, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Mooney collects a single to keep the strike.

 

Ball 6: FIVE WIDES

 

Ball 5: Phoebe Litchfield, left handed bat, comes to the crease and collects a single rightaway.

 

Ball 4: Ismail traps Harleen in front of wicket. But Harleen reviews. It looks straight. Another off-cutter, Harleen misses completely. No bat involved, ALL THREE REDS. Harleen departs and Gujarat lose all their review. Harleen Deol lbw b Ismail 8(9) [6s-1]

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

 

7:42 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE SCORE: Gujarat Giants 11-1 after 2 Overs

Over Summary: 0 6 0 1 0 1; Gujarat Giants 11-1 after 2 Overs

Beth Mooney 3(5); Harleen Deol 8(5)

 

 

Nat Sciver-Brunt, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Mooney comes down the wicket and hits towards extra cover for no run. A direct hit at non-striker's end could have sent Harleen packing.

 

Ball 5: Mooney hits towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 4: A short delivery, Harleen pulls toward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Harleen plays a pick up in front of square for a SIX.

 

Ball 1: DOT

 

7:38 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE SCORE: Ismail strikes in first over

Over Summary: 2 1 0 W 1 0 ; Gujarat Giants 4-1 after 1 Over

Beth Mooney 3(3); Harleen Deol 1(1)

 

 

Mooney and Veda are at the crease. Mooney is on strike. Ismail will open the attack

 

Ball 6: Mooney dabs towards mid-wicket for no run.

 

Ball 5: Harleen Deol, right handed bat, comes to the crease and gets off the mark.

 

Ball 4: An inswinger, Veda gets beaten, follows by loud appeal, umpire raises the finger. Veda takes DRS. Impact - in line; Wicket's hitting, first blow for Giants. It was a off-cutter from Ismail. Veda lbw b Ismail 0(2)

 

Ball 3: Veda pushes the ball outside off towards covers for no run.

 

Ball 2: Mooney carves the ball outside off towards deep point for a single.

 

Ball 1: Mooney collects a couple of runs towards deep backward square leg.

 

7:08 PM

Gujarat Giants Playing 11

Gujarat Giants (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w/c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Kathryn Bryce, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh

7:04 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE UPDATES: Mumbai Indians Playing 11 unchanged from previous match

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque

7:01 PM

GG vs MI W LIVE TOSS: Gujarat batting first

Harmanpreet Kaur wins toss and elects to bowl first at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

6:57 PM

GG vs MI W: Bengaluru pitch report\

"There is good cover of grass on the pitch. But the surface undereath the grass is dry. Quality seamer can make the most of the live grass," Anjum Chopra said during the picth report.

6:52 PM

Women's Premier League 2024: GG vs MI Playing 11

Gujarat Giants Playing 11 probables: Beth Mooney (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Meghana Singh, Shabnam Shakil.

Mumbai Indians Playing 11 probables: Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque.