The flowing half century of HarmanPreet Kaur was supported by an exceptional bowling performance, while Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants with nine points to reinforce their chances to finish at the top in the Premier League in Mumbai in Mumbai. HarmanPreet was sent in Bat and showed her class while she set nine boundaries to score 54 of 33 balls and Anker Mi to a competitive total of 179/6. The bowlers then took over, with excellent versions of Shabnim Ismail (2/17) and Amelia Kerr (3/34) as Mi, Gujarat Giants threw in 200 in 200 overs, despite a vertebral wind 25-ball 61 by Bharti Fulmali.
With this victory, Mumbai joined Delhi Capitals on 10 points, but remained in second position because of a lower net run rate. Mi will strive to seal their direct qualification in the final by ending at the top when they are confronted with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last league match on Tuesday.
Gujarat Giants, who ended their competition stage with eight points, will have to play the eliminator against second place in the rankings on Thursday.
Mi, with a 5-0 record against GG in the short history of the tournament, therefore kept their dominance on the Gujarat side, which had entered the match on the back of three consecutive victories.
Harleen Deol (24) and Phoebe Litchfield (22) chased 180 and started well, but Gujarat lost Wickets at regular intervals, leaving them left in the 11th on 70/5.
Harleen played a number of elegant shots and fell three consecutive celebrations from Hayley Matthews, who had previously fired Beth Moeney (7).
Kashvee Gautam (10), promoted to open the innings, was returned by the young Sanskriti Gupta, where Wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia performed a lightning -fast stump.
Shabnim Ismail then induced a thick edge of Ashleigh Gardner (0), while Gujarat slipped to 41/3. Amelia Kerr used the Drs to fire the in-shape Harleen after she had taken care of her in front of the stumps.
Litchfield played some innovative shots, including a switching full, but was eventually released by Ismail when Gujarat's chase staggered.
Fulmali then woke up hope for a turning point when she hit eight four and four sixes, but Amelia removed her in her last ball to dash the hope of GG. Earlier, apart from HarmanPreet, Matthews (27), Nat Sciver Brunt (38) and Aanjot Kaur (27) also brought in with fast beating.
Matthews sent Mi, got a strong start and insisted a four and six from Deandra Dottin in the opening. Amelia Kerr (5), however, was over in Gautam's.
Matthews shot a few boundaries, while Sciver-Brunt followed the example with two four and six as Mi 44/1 scored after six overs.
Priya Mishra then rejected the dangerous Matthews, but surrendered 13 points in her next. Skipper Ashleigh Gardner threw two tidy overs, but Meghna Singh stood opposite the wrath of Harmanpreet, who sent her for a few boundaries.
HarmanPreet and Sciver-Brunt added 59 runs of 40 balls before Gardner broke De Standaard, with a brilliant prisoner and colored effort after he had a lead from the English player, while Mi slid in the 14th to 105/3.
Aanjot Kaur hissed in the middle overs and put four borders and a six in her Quickfire 27 from 15 balls before she went from Garder from Gautam.
Kaur brought her fourth century against the giants with a single from Dottin but threw in the 20th.
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