Gujarat Giants Struggled to lay a solid platform during the WPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians as they lost five wickets for scoring only 43 runs.
After being put to bat first, Gardner’s side crumbled with the dismissal of the top order within the powerplay.
Mooney was the first victim of the Mumbai Indians’ bowling attack while Laura Wolvaardt and Dayalan Hemalatha were dismissed for 4 and 9. Gardner who came back after Wolvaardt’s dismissal also lost her wicket for 10 runs in the last ball of the power play.
Gujarat scored only 28 runs in the powerplay and lost four wickets. Nat Sciver strikes twice picking the wickets of Mooney and Gardner. Meanwhile, Wolvaardt was sent out by Shabnim Ismail while Hemalatha was sent out by Hayley Matthews.
Gujarat’s fifth fall was Deandra Dottin who lost her wicket to Amelia Kerr in the 9th over. However, Harleen Deol and Kashvee Gautam tried to build a partnership to revive the side from early dismissals.
🔝 stuff from @mipaltan bowlers and fielders on the field 👌👌#GG are 5 down now for 43.
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Speaking at the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur said, “We gonna bowl first. First 6 overs very important bowling first and we want to utilize that advantage.”
“We played very good cricket and we were in the game till the last ball and today we are playing 2 debutnats. Parunika is playing in place of Saika IShaque. Kamilini also playing. They are very motivated and looking forward to playing with them.”
Meanwhile Ashleigh Gardner said, “We were also gonna bowl. We know it is hard to defend here.”
“In the first game we put up 200 and that is a very defendable total and if we can put up a similar score tonight, there is no reason why we can’t defend. We are playing with the same eleven.”
