WPL 2023 [Twitter reactions]: Harmanpreet Kaur captain’s knock helps MI beat GG and reach WPL playoffs
Gujarat giants (GG) interlocked horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) in competition no. 12 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (March 14).
Asked to bat first, MI lost their first wicket by just one run on the board. However, they staged a strong comeback, posting a competitive total of 162 for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur top scorer for her team, scoring a brilliant 51 off 30 balls, including seven fours and two sixes. Supported by Nat Sciver-Brunt (36), Yastica Bhatia also contributed 44 crucial runs to the MI total. In the meantime, Ashleigh Gardner took three wickets for GG and gave away just 34 runs in her four overs quota.
In reply, Gujarat also did not start well and regularly lost wickets. Harleen Deol played a bouncy 22-run knock for her team, but couldn’t sail through. GG eventually lost the match by 55 runs they managed just 109/9 in 20 overs.
On the other hand, Scier-Brunt and Hayley Matthews scalped three wickets each for the MI and helped the Mumbai-based team maintain their dominance by recording a fifth consecutive victory in the tournament. Harmanpreet was named ‘Player of the Match’ for her exceptional half-century hitting.
With the win, Mumbai kept its top spot in the WPL 2023 points table becoming the first team to qualify for the play-offs, as Gujarat remained in fifth place in the team standings with just one win in their last five encounters.
This is how Twitter responded:
𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#A family #Mumbai Indians #AaliRe #MIvGG pic.twitter.com/V4PUv4Iz06
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 14, 2023
Make those 5️⃣ wins in a row! 🔥
Another dominant performance from @mipaltan
View scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/Hr0F1X3aj4#TATAWPL | #MIvGG pic.twitter.com/8XV0CpVS8n
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 14, 2023
– Qualified for playoffs.
– 5th consecutive win.
– Top of the points table.
– 3 fifty out of 4 turns.Captain fantastic of Mumbai Indians, Harmanpreet Kaur in WPL. pic.twitter.com/IBhncZFKDb
— Jans. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 14, 2023
History – Mumbai Indians became the first team to qualify for the WPL Playoffs. pic.twitter.com/6lrpLnhj82
— MI Fans Army™ (@MIFansArmy) March 14, 2023
Mumbai Indians become the first team to qualify for playoffs in WPL. pic.twitter.com/ThN1JYEZpC
— RATNISH (@LoyalSachinFan) March 14, 2023
Where many players struggled, Harmanpreet Kaur was at her best as a batsman and captain in the first-ever WPL. So proud. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/TP5UdCTbdC
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns) March 14, 2023
– Qualified for playoffs.
– 5th consecutive win.Captain fantastic of Mumbai Indians, Harmanpreet Kaur in WPL. Mumbai Indians became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the inaugural WPL season. pic.twitter.com/KzKBEpvZuj
— 𝐑𝐨-𝐇𝐢𝐓 हैं। 🇮🇳 FC 45° (@imro45sh) March 14, 2023
Mumbai Indians rule in this WPL 2023. pic.twitter.com/7x99qWq2Ui
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 14, 2023
Mumbai Indians should be declared the winner even before WPL starts or bring a team into WPL that can compete with MI
Because playing against all these teams is the lowest point of a team like MI, especially with RCB#WPL2023 | #MIvGG pic.twitter.com/M51Y7YxKjv
— ⧼ʀᴏʜɪᴛᴹᴵ⁻ᴵᶜᵀ🇮🇳 (@Rokum45) March 14, 2023
Mumbai Indians 8th trophy coming up in WPL 2023. pic.twitter.com/Xu4npP3NEC
— UNSTOPPABLE (@unstoppable__45) March 14, 2023
Source: Women’sCricket.com
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