MI vs GG, WPL 2025 Eliminator Highlights: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by 47 runs to set up final with Delhi Capitals
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 13, 2025, 23:29:36 IST
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MI vs GG, WPL 2025 Eliminator Highlights: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by 47 runs to set up final with Delhi Capitals

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews powered Mumbai Indians to a commanding 213 for 4 against Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League Eliminator on Thursday, with both players scoring 77 runs each while captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed a quick 36 off 12 balls.

The Mumbai Indians started slowly in the powerplay before Sciver-Brunt and Matthews accelerated against the Giants' bowling attack. Sciver-Brunt hit 10 fours and two sixes in her 41-ball innings. Matthews played cautiously early on before unleashing her aggressive style, reaching her fifty with a six off Tanuja Kanwer's left-arm spin. Her 50-ball innings proved crucial for the team's total.

The Giants' performance was hampered by poor fielding, with the team dropping four catches throughout the innings. Their bowling also appeared inconsistent against the Mumbai batters.

After a modest powerplay score of 37 runs, both Matthews and Sciver-Brunt increased their scoring rate. Matthews particularly targeted leg-spinner Priya Mishra with three consecutive boundaries. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur provided a explosive finish to the innings, hitting four sixes during her brief stay at the crease. The team accumulated 73 runs in the final five overs.
19:49 (IST) Mar 13

Natalie Sciver-Brunt walks out at 3.

19:48 (IST) Mar 13
W
Overs4.2
Score26 - 1

Dani Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Back of a length around middle and leg, Yastika Bhatia looks to play the pull over mid-wicket but gets it right off the toe end and Bharti Fulmali at mid-wicket takes it with ease. The replacement of Deandra Dottin has delivered in her very first over. 

19:47 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs4.1
Score26 - 0

Dani Gibson to Yastika Bhatia, Good length on off, Yastika Bhatia pushes this towards off for no run. 

19:47 (IST) Mar 13

Dani Gibson makes her debut with the ball. 

19:46 (IST) Mar 13
Score after 4 overs 26 - 0
Runs Scored: 0
401041
  • Yastika Bhatia 15 (12)
  • Hayley Matthews 11 (12)
Tanuja Kanwer1-0-10-0
1
Overs3.6
Score26 - 0

Tanuja Kanwer to Yastika Bhatia, Full and on the pads, Yastika Bhatia flicks this through mid-wicket for one. 

19:45 (IST) Mar 13
4
Overs3.5
Score25 - 0

Tanuja Kanwer to Yastika Bhatia, FOUR! Playing to the merit of the delivery and delivering the goods is Yastika Bhatia. Floated wide of off, Yastika Bhatia rocks back and drives this through cover for four. 

19:45 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs3.4
Score21 - 0

Tanuja Kanwer to Yastika Bhatia, Pushed through on the pads, Yastika Bhatia steps down the track and looks to flick this towards leg but gets cramped for room and ends up blocking it out. 

19:44 (IST) Mar 13
1
Overs3.3
Score21 - 0

Tanuja Kanwer to Hayley Matthews, Fuller on the pads, Hayley Matthews slog sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

19:43 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs3.2
Score20 - 0

Tanuja Kanwer to Hayley Matthews, Tossed up around off, Hayley Matthews rocks back and pushes this to mid off for no run. 

19:43 (IST) Mar 13
4
Overs3.1
Score20 - 0

Tanuja Kanwer to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! Hayley Matthews greets Tanuja Kanwer with a boundary. Fuller on the pads, drifting further down. Hayley Matthews rolls her wrists and flicks this through mid-wicket for a boundary. 

19:43 (IST) Mar 13

Tanuja Kanwer replacer the skipper. 

19:41 (IST) Mar 13
Score after 3 overs 16 - 0
Runs Scored: 0
440011
  • Hayley Matthews 6 (9)
  • Yastika Bhatia 10 (9)
Kashvee Gautam2-0-12-0
1
Overs2.6
Score16 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Hayley Matthews, A productive over for Mumbai as they get 10 off it. Pitched-up around middle and leg, Hayley Matthews pushes this to mid on and takes a quick single. 

19:41 (IST) Mar 13
1
Overs2.5
Score15 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, Good length wide of off, Yastika Bhatia punches this to sweeper cover for one. 

19:40 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs2.4
Score14 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, Good length wide outside off, Yastika Bhatia swings at it and gets beaten on the outside. 

19:39 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs2.3
Score14 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, Good length around off, Yastika Bhatia thumps this around off for no run. 

19:38 (IST) Mar 13
4
Overs2.2
Score14 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, FOUR! Good length wide outside off, Yastika Bhatia rocks back and cuts this through point for a boundary. The way she stepped across on the previous delivery had forced Kashvee to bowl this even wider on off. 

19:38 (IST) Mar 13
4
Overs2.1
Score10 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, FOUR! This time Yastika Bhatia finds the middle of her bat and the ball has sailed to the fence. Full and on off, Yastika Bhatia steps across and ramps this over short fine for a boundary. 

19:37 (IST) Mar 13
Score after 2 overs 6 - 0
Runs Scored: 0
040000
  • Hayley Matthews 5 (8)
  • Yastika Bhatia 1 (4)
Ash Gardner1-0-4-0
0
Overs1.6
Score6 - 0

Ash Gardner to Hayley Matthews, Full and wide outside off, Hayley Matthews goes for the drive again and gets beaten yet again. 

19:36 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs1.5
Score6 - 0

Ash Gardner to Hayley Matthews, EDGED AND DROPPED! Hayley Matthews is dropped on 5 by Beth Mooney. Quicker and fuller wide of off, Hayley Matthews goes for that expansive drive but gets an outside edge and Beth Mooney drops it. 

19:36 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs1.4
Score6 - 0

Ash Gardner to Hayley Matthews, Pushed through outside off, Hayley Matthews looks to cut this off the back foot but misses out. 

19:36 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs1.3
Score6 - 0

Ash Gardner to Hayley Matthews, Tossed up on the pads, Hayley Matthews pushes this towards the on side for no run. 

19:35 (IST) Mar 13
4
Overs1.2
Score6 - 0

Ash Gardner to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! First boundary of the game and it comes off Hayley's bat. Fuller around off, Hayley Matthews rocks back and drives this through cover for a boundary. 

19:35 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs1.1
Score2 - 0

Ash Gardner to Hayley Matthews, Fuller around off, Hayley Matthews pushes this to cover for no run. 

19:34 (IST) Mar 13

Just the mandatory concussion check on Yastika Bhatia and she is good to continue. Ash Gardner will bowl from the other end. 

19:33 (IST) Mar 13
Score after 1 over 2 - 0
Runs Scored: 0
010100
  • Yastika Bhatia 1 (4)
  • Hayley Matthews 1 (2)
Kashvee Gautam1-0-2-0
0
Overs0.6
Score2 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, Full and wide outside off, Yastika Bhatia steps across and looks to ramp this over short fine but gets a top edge back onto her helmet and this almost landed up in Kashvee Gautam's hands but fell just short. 

19:32 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs0.5
Score2 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, Good length around off, Yastika Bhatia punches this towards short cover for no run. 

19:32 (IST) Mar 13
1
Overs0.4
Score2 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Hayley Matthews, Good length on the pads, Hayley Matthews tucks this through square leg for a single. 

19:31 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs0.3
Score1 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Hayley Matthews, On a length nipping back into the batter. Hayley Matthews solidly gets right behind the line of it and defends this out. 

19:30 (IST) Mar 13
1
Overs0.2
Score1 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, We have the first runs on the board and Yastika Bhatia gets it with a punch towards sweeper cover off her back foot. 

19:30 (IST) Mar 13
0
Overs0.1
Score0 - 0

Kashvee Gautam to Yastika Bhatia, On a length wide outside off, Yastika Bhatia stands and swings but misses out on the outside. The ball did bounced on its way back to the keeper. 

19:27 (IST) Mar 13

We are all set for play to begin. Hayley Matthews walks out with Yastika Bhatia right at the top of the order. Kashvee Gautam will bowl the first over of this contest for Gujarat. 

19:15 (IST) Mar 13
Pitch and conditions report
Deep Dasgupta and Mithali Raj: "Fresh pitch for the game tonight. 52 meters and 59 meters square boundaries. Straight boundary is 68 meters. The pitch is brownish in colour. There is decent amount of grass but it is only to bind the wicket. There are patches where there's not much grass, so it could be on the slower side. There is a little bit of moisture, but it probably will ease out when the match gets going. There could be help for seamers in the powerplay, but will ease out after that."
19:14 (IST) Mar 13
Mumbai Indians Women Playing XI: Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amanjot Kaur, Yastika Bhatia (w), Sajeevan Sajana, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque
19:14 (IST) Mar 13
Gujarat Giants Women Playing XI: Beth Mooney (w), Kashvee Gautam, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Danielle Gibson, Bharti Fulmali, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra
19:14 (IST) Mar 13

Yeah it's a fresh pitch (would MI have bowled first as well?). For us, anything was okay. We have been in this situation twice and know how important this game is. Only thing which works well is when you stay in the moment. One change - Parunika is not playing and Saika is back.

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

19:13 (IST) Mar 13

We're going to bowl. It's another fresh wicket, and we feel that we did a lot of things right the other night. Didn't get the win, but taking a lot of positives from what we were able to do in the bowling innings. Dani Gibson comes in for Deandra Dottin. It happened five minutes ago because of an injury. Really unfortunate for such a big game, but stoked for Danielle who makes her debut. It's a pretty cool opportunity and hopefully she can shine. Generally it's high-scoring. Might be a little bit in the wicket early. Everyone's super excited. We've played some really good cricket in this tournament. Apart from excitement, I'm sure there a lot of nerves as well in the camp as we've not been here before.

Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner

19:13 (IST) Mar 13
TOSS TIME! Gujarat Giants Women opt to bowl against Mumbai Indians Women in the Eliminator
19:09 (IST) Mar 13

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of Mumbai described the pitch as a good track, emphasizing the need for caution during the first six overs of the Powerplay but at the same time try to maximize it. Kaur expressed confidence in her team's ability to navigate high-pressure games, stating that the players are well-versed in their approach. Kaur also informed that Parunika Sisodia has been replaced by Saika Ishaque.

19:07 (IST) Mar 13

Ash Gardner, the captain of Gujarat anticipates a helpful Powerplay phase for her bowlers, followed by a potential takeover by the batters. However, she emphasizes the importance of restricting Mumbai to a chaseable total. Gardner reflects on Gujarat's impressive performance this season, acknowledging that excitement and nerves will inevitably accompany their Eliminator clash. Despite the pressure, Gardner's team is confident in their abilities, having played some outstanding cricket throughout the season. Ash Gardner informs that Deandra Dottin suffered an injury during the warm-up and she is replaced by Dani Gibson. 

19:06 (IST) Mar 13

Mumbai (Playing XI) - Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Amanjot Kaur, Yastika Bhatia(WK), Sajana S, Kamalini G, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque (replaces Parunika Sisodia).

19:05 (IST) Mar 13

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Beth Mooney(WK), Dani Gibson (replaces Deandra Dottin), Harleen Deol, Ash Gardner(C), Phoebe Litchfield, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwer, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra.

19:01 (IST) Mar 13

TOSS - Success for Gujarat at the coin flip. Gujarat's skipper Ash Gardner has elected to BOWL first. 

In a pivotal Women’s Premier League (WPL) match, Gujarat Giants won the toss and chose to field against Mumbai Indians. Gujarat captain Ashleigh Gardner cited the freshness of the wicket and highlighted their confidence despite a recent defeat. An unexpected change saw Danielle Gibson making her debut, replacing Deandra Dottin due to a last-minute injury. Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unfazed by the toss decision, emphasizing the team's experience in handling pressure situations. She announced one change, with Saika Ishaque replacing Parunika. Mumbai's lineup featured star players like Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Shabnim Ismail, while Gujarat Giants banked on experienced names like Beth Mooney, Harleen Deol, and Phoebe Litchfield. Both captains acknowledged the high-scoring potential of the pitch, expecting early movement that could challenge the batters. The match promised to be an exciting contest as both teams aimed to secure a vital win in the tournament.