WPL 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur’s stormy half-century, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets

MI vs GG Match News In Hindi: In a very exciting match of Women’s Premier League 2026, Mumbai Indians performed brilliantly and defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the architect of Mumbai’s victory, who led from the front and took the team across the threshold of victory. This is Mumbai’s second win in three matches this season while Gujarat has suffered its first defeat in three matches.

Gujarat raised a mountain of 192 runs

After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Gujarat Giants team scored a strong score of 192 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Georgia Worham played the highest innings of 43 runs for Gujarat. Kanika Ahuja scored 35 runs in the middle order, while in the end Bharti Phoolmali played an unbeaten inning of 36 runs in just 15 balls, taking the score beyond 190. At the same time, Shabnim Ismail and Amelia Kerr took important wickets for Mumbai.

Harmanpreet’s captaincy innings and Nicola’s support

Mumbai, which set out to chase the big target of 193 runs, did not have a good start. Openers Beth Mooney (13) and Hayley Mathews (22) were out cheaply and returned to the pavilion. After this, Amanjot Kaur kept Mumbai in the match by playing a quick inning of 40 runs in 26 balls.

After Amanjot’s dismissal, captain Harmanpreet Kaur took command. He played a match-winning inning of 71 not out off just 43 balls. At the other end, Nicola Carey also adopted an aggressive approach and remained unbeaten after scoring 38 runs on 23 balls. Thanks to the partnership between the two, Mumbai achieved the target by losing just 3 wickets.

Confidence increased due to victory against Delhi

Gujarat Giants team was looking in great rhythm. The shocking win against Delhi Capitals in the last match had greatly boosted the team’s confidence. In that match, Sophie Devine played an explosive inning of 95 runs scoring 32 runs in a single over and made a new record in her name.

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On the other hand, Mumbai Indians had come on the field with the intention of stopping Gujarat’s aggressive batting with the help of their strong and sharp bowling. The bowling trio of Nicola Carey, Amelia Kerr and Shabnim Ismail had performed well in the tournament so far. These bowlers sent many great batsmen of Gujarat to the pavilion at the very beginning of the match but despite this the team was successful in reaching a big score.

Broke the two-match winning streak

Mumbai took full advantage of the pitch which was conducive for batting and won the match on the basis of captain Kaur’s brilliant innings. With this win, Mumbai Indians not only achieved two important points but also broke Gujarat’s two-match winning streak. This match was also heavy for Gujarat because their star player Yastika Bhatia was out of the entire tournament due to injury, while Mumbai Indians had decided to enter the field with their previous winning team.