The Mumbai Indians scored 44 runs in the powerplay during the 19th WPL 2025 match played against Gujarat Giants on March 10 at Brabourne Stadium.
Despite losing the wicket of Amelia Kerr for 5 runs in a runout, the MI opener Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt recovered the side from early dismissal to put a decent 44 runs on the scoreboard.
Hayley Matthews who aimed a fiery start smashed 12 runs in the first over. However, Amelia Kerr was dismissed on a runout in the third over.
With both Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants qualified for the playoffs, both sides will be aiming to gain the advantage in the WPL 2025 points table.
An action-packed powerplay 💪
Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt are going strong after the early setback 👊#MI are 44/1 after 6 overs.
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— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 10, 2025
Earlier, Gujarat Giants won the toss and opted to bowl first. Speaking at the toss, GG Women’s captain Ashleigh Gardner said, “We are going to bowl, it’s a fresh surface. Expecting a good wicket, let’s see what happens in the first innings.”
“Taking a lot of positives from the last few games, nice to be winning games. It’s really pleasing, excited for the future. The balance of the team is all-rounded. We have one change. We are playing some good cricket, hopefully tonight we can beat MI.”
Meanwhile Mumbai Indians Women’s Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, “We have been waiting for this moment. Happy to be back here, looking forward to playing here.”
“This week is important for us, hopefully we will play our best cricket. For us it’s important to stay in the moment. Need to see how the pitch is behaving, will set the total accordingly.”
“Need to keep ourselves calm and balanced. Need to keep enjoying, we are playing with the same XI.”
