WPL 2026: Captain Harmanpreet snatched victory from the jaws of Gujarat, Mumbai won by 7 wickets in a thrilling match.

MI-W vs GG-W: In a thrilling match, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. Mumbai achieved the target of 193 runs given by Gujarat with 4 balls remaining. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s bat roared fiercely from MI and she played an explosive inning of 71 runs in 43 balls.

Nicola Carey played full support to Harmanpreet and she remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs in 23 balls. Amanjot Kaur also scored 40 runs in 26 balls. Mumbai has tasted its second consecutive victory, while Gujarat has suffered its first defeat of this season.

Harmanpreet turned the tables

Mumbai Indians, who set out to chase the target of 193 runs, did not have a good start. Kamalini walked out after scoring only 13 runs. Hayley Mathews scored 22 runs in 12 balls, but she failed to take advantage of the good start. However, after this captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Amanjot took charge and made an excellent partnership of 72 runs in 44 balls for the third wicket. Amanjot hit 7 fours in his quick innings of 40 runs.

After this, Captain Harmanpreet got a good partner in the form of Nicola Carey and both of them made an unbroken partnership of 84 runs for the fourth wicket. Harmanpreet played a stormy inning of 71 runs facing only 43 balls and she returned with victory for the team. At the same time, Nikola scored 38 runs in 23 balls with the help of 6 fours.

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Bharti-Wareham played a strong innings

Earlier, after losing the toss, Gujarat Giants came to bat and scored 192 runs on the score board after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Georgia Wareham batted brilliantly and scored unbeaten 43 runs in 33 balls. At the same time, in the last overs, Bharti Fulmali batted brilliantly and scored 36 runs in just 15 balls. During this inning, he hit 3 fours and 3 sixes.

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