Opponents can by no means relaxation straightforward until Harmanpreet Kaur is on the crease. So was the case within the Girls’s Premier League on Friday, however Gujarat Giants managed to beat the Mumbai Indians skipper’s unbeaten 82 off 48 balls to clinch a nerve-racking 11-run win on the Kotambi Stadium.
The victory helped the Giants seal second spot within the standings and progress to the Eliminator on February 3. MI’s destiny hinges on the ultimate league fixture between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz on Sunday.
After the Giants rode on a 71-run stand between Ashleigh Gardner (46, 28b, 7×4, 1×6) and Georgia Wareham (44 n.o., 26b, 4×4, 2×6) to attain 167 for 4, MI was restricted to 156 for seven. Wareham and Sophie Devine picked two wickets apiece. That is GG’s first victory towards Harmanpreet and Co. in 9 outings.
MI’s hopes within the chase rested squarely on Harmanpreet’s shoulders. With the guests diminished to 37 for 3, the skipper needed to discover a stability between not shedding additional wickets at that stage and never letting the asking price get out of hand. Amelia Kerr lent some help in a 45-run stand, however she was caught behind off Wareham within the twelfth over.
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Harmanpreet picked her moments to seek out the boundary and ease the stress, however with help not forthcoming from the opposite finish, she was left with an excessive amount of to do ultimately. Giants might have sealed the competition within the sixteenth over, had Beth Mooney collected a leg-break from Wareham cleanly to stump Harmanpreet on 38.
Contemplating the excessive stakes using on this contest, Giants skipper Gardner elected to bat and set a goal — notably, the primary time for the reason that 2024 closing {that a} captain was doing so upon profitable the toss.
After Mooney’s dismissal within the third over, Giants got a strong base by way of Devine and Anushka Sharma’s 48-run affiliation for the second wicket.
The Aussie pair of Gardner and Wareham got here collectively at 71 for 3 within the eleventh over. The 2 batters sized up the floor earlier than discovering just a few productive overs to ship a sturdy end.
Revealed on Jan 30, 2026