Navi Mumbai, 14 January (Sports Desk)
In a high-scoring spectacle during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, Mumbai Indians Women (MI) defeated Gujarat Giants Women (GG) by 7 wickets in Match 6 on January 13, 2026, at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. This victory marked MI’s eighth consecutive win over Gujarat Giants in WPL history and their highest successful chase in the league.
Player of the Match: Harmanpreet Kaur for her captain’s knock of an unbeaten 71.
Match Summary
- Toss: Mumbai Indians won and elected to bowl first.
- Gujarat Giants innings: 192/5 in 20 overs.
- GG lost early wickets but recovered strongly in the middle and death overs.
- Beth Mooney contributed 33 off 26, while Kanika Ahuja added momentum early.
- A late flourish came from Georgia Wareham (43* off 33) and Bharti Fulmali (36* off 15), who stitched an unbeaten 56-run stand to push the total past 190.
- MI’s bowling was led by Shabnim Ismail and others, but they leaked runs in the powerplay (GG scored 62/1) and death.
- Mumbai Indians chase: 193/3 in 19.2 overs (with 4 balls remaining).
- MI started cautiously, losing openers Hayley Matthews (22 off 12) and G Kamalini (13 off 12) early to reach 37/2 in the powerplay.
- Captain Harmanpreet Kaur anchored the innings with a masterful unbeaten 71 off 43 balls (including 7 fours and 2 sixes), reaching her 10th WPL fifty and crossing 1,000 career runs in the process.
- She built a crucial 72-run partnership with Amanjot Kaur (40 off 26) to steady the ship.
- Nicola Carey provided explosive support with an unbeaten 38 off 23, forming an 84-run stand with Harmanpreet to seal the chase.
- The target of 193 became MI’s highest successful run chase in WPL history and the second-highest overall in the league.
Watch..Harmanpreet Kaur Leads Mumbai to Victory Over Delhi
This was MI’s second win in WPL 2026 (after beating Delhi Capitals convincingly), boosting their momentum as defending champions. Gujarat Giants suffered their first defeat of the season despite a competitive total, with fielding lapses (including dropped catches off Harmanpreet) proving costly.
Harmanpreet Kaur, in her post-match comments, praised the batting effort and noted the need to tighten bowling in night games. Ashleigh Gardner (GG captain) admitted dropped catches hurt them but highlighted positives like Bharti Fulmali’s knock.
A clinical, captain-led performance from Mumbai Indians—turning pressure into dominance in a record chase!
