The Outstanding performance of Mumbai Indians bowlers has restricted Gujarat Giants to 120 runs during the WPL 2025 clash played on February 18 at Kotambi Stadium.
Mumbai Indians will be looking for a win after suffering a 2-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in their first match. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants has one win out of two matches they played in the 2025 season.
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.
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Determined effort from #MI restricts the home side to 120. 👏👏
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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 dismissals. Hayley Matthews picked her third wicket by dismissing Simran Shaikh for 3 runs.
With the last minute contributions from Tanuja Kanwar and Sayali Satghare, Gujarat posted 120 runs by the end of 20 overs losing all their 10 wickets.
During the toss, Gujarat Giants captain 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.”
