Mumbai Indians have been extremely successful so far in the Women’s Premier League, winning all of their four matches. Next up, they are set to challenge Gujarat Giants on March 14 at the Braboune Stadium in Mumbai. Notably, the visiting side, Gujarat are not in a great position and would want to defeat the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side to strengthen their position on the points table.
Their skipper Beth Mooney is already ruled out of the competition and that has been a major blow to the side. Also, to everyone’s surprise, England international Sophia Dunkley was benched in the last match against Delhi Capitals despite being in remarkable form. Against Delhi, their batting unit completely misfired while the bowlers looked pale. With the tournament at its halfway mark, there are a lot of concerns for Gujarat team.
Coming to Mumbai, they have been sensational so far. Be it with the bat or the ball, the team has looked sharp and has been ready to take on any opponent. In their last match against UP Warriorz, skipper Harmanpreet registered her second half-century of the campaign while Nat Sciver-Burnt and Yastika Bhatia were in excellent touch as well. With the ball, Saika Ishaque has been playing some phenomenal cricket and the Kolkata-born cricketer looks set to make her debut for the national team.
MI-W vs GUJ-W Match Details
Mumbai Indians Women vs Gujarat Giants Women, Match 12, WPL 2023
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: March 14, 07:30 PM IST
Telecast & Live Streaming: Sports18 & JioCinema
MI-W vs GUJ-W Pitch Report
The surface at the Brabourne stadium will help the batters dominate. It’s flat in nature and thus, has very little for the bowlers. Batting first will be ideal and anything above 170 will be a good total here.
MI-W vs GUJ-W Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians (MI-W)
Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Dhara Gujjar, Amelia Kerr, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque
Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W)
Sabbhineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Sushma Verma (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana (c), Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Tanuja Kanwar
MI-W vs GUJ-W Probable Best Performers
Probable best batter
Hayley Matthews
The 24-year-old Hayley Matthews has been brilliant so far in the tournament, scoring 168 runs in four matches. The opener is currently the fourth-leading run-scorer and if she manages to display the brand of cricket, it will be a long and tough night for the Gujarat bowlers.
Probable best bowler
Saika Ishaque
Saika Ishaque is arguably the one of the best finds of the tournament. In four matches, the spinner has picked up 12 wickets and is the leading wicket-taker of the competition currently.
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