WPL: Mumbai Indians register largest margin of victory in historical past of WT20s vs Gujarat Giants

Women’s Premier League: Mumbai Indians smashed Gujarat Giants within the opener of the WPL 2023, defeating them by 143 runs. This was the largest margin of victory within the ladies’s T20 cricket.

Navi Mumbai,UPDATED: Mar 4, 2023 23:41 IST

Mumbai Indians defeat Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in WPL opener. (Photo: PTI/BCCI)

By India Today Sports Desk: Mumbai Indians got here out victorious towards Gujarat Giants within the opener of the Women’s Premier League held within the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday, 4 March. A ruthless MI secured a 143-run win towards Beth Mooney’s Giants – the largest margin of victory ever seen within the historical past of ladies’s T20 cricket.

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The win was paying homage to the opener of the Indian Premier League again in 2008, the place Kolkata Knight Riders demolished Royal Challengers Bangalore by a margin of 140 runs. Like that recreation, on Saturday, Mumbai posted a complete of 200+ runs within the first innings of the sport after which defended the overall, choking out the opposition for a sub-100 whole.

Earlier, the largest margin of victory whereas batting first was 122 runs, set by Wellington ladies towards Otago in 2021. Harmanpreet’s facet bettered the file by a couple of extra runs, securing the huge victory on Day 1 of the a lot anticipated WPL.

Mumbai had been despatched to bat first on the day by Gujarat captain Beth Mooney. MI batters, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr mauled the Gujarat bowlers to place up an enormous whole. Things went horribly unsuitable for Gujarat within the second innings of the chase the place they misplaced Mooney within the first over of the match. The finest batter within the closing of the 2023 T20 World Cup, hobbled off injured, in what seemed like a difficulty together with her knee. Giants gamers had been requested after the match about Mooney, however weren’t capable of give any replace on the participant.

After Mooney departure, Gujarat folded like a pack of playing cards towards each spin and tempo and had been capable of muster simply 69 runs for the lack of 9 wickets in 15.1 overs of the sport.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Mar 4, 2023