The Mumbai Indians Bowlers shredded Gujarat’s top and middle order and forced them to lose 7 wickets for 79 runs during a WPL 2025 clash played on February 19.
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.
But Kashvee Gautam has been dismissed for 20 runs in 15 deliveries. Hayley Matthews picked her third wicket by dismissing Simran Shaikh for 3 runs.
Kashvee Gautam goes straight 🏹
She departs after a promising start ☝#GG 79/6 after 13 overs.
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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.”
