Mumbai Indian Women WON BY 55 runs Harmanpree the star of tonight

Harmanpree the star of tonight. As Mumbai Indian Women beat Gujrat Giants women.

Almost a year ago, Harmanpreet Kaur felt stressed. Her shape worsened, and the rough patch she ignored persisted. Covid-19 halted women’s cricket in the country. Harmanpreet “went into a shell” when challenged after the restart.

Harmanpreet is lifting the bar and savouring the independence she appears to have afforded herself a year later. It’s also the kind of freedom she experiences as the captain of Mumbai Indians in the first Women’s Premier League, a collection of incredibly skilled match-winners.

Harmanpreet helped her squad on Thursday, as she has all tournament. After a mix-up with her captain, Yastika Bhatia was ran out for Mumbai. Mumbai needed momentum at 84-3 in the 13th over.

Harmanpreet’s knock did that. It wasn’t the showstopper, but it helped Mumbai secure a playoff spot with a fifth straight win. They’re the only undefeated squad beyond the halfway point.

Harmanpreet was crucial in building on Yastika and Nat Sciver-74-run Brunt’s stand after Hayley Matthews fell for a three-ball duck in the opening over after Gujarat Giants opted to pitch.

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Her 51 off 30 balls had the usual high backlift, fierce sweeps, deft touches, and strong bottom hand. In the penultimate over, she hit seven fours and two sixes off Annabel Sutherland.

The first was a strong heave over square leg off a high full toss, and the second was a wonderful combination of wrist work and timing as she stood deep in her crease and transformed a yorker-length delivery into a half-volley she whipped over the ropes.

Her smarts came first. Harmanpreet peppered the boundaries bowlers feared when they tried to bowl outside her arc wide outside off.

She stood on middle-stump and shuffled across to get close to the line and let her instincts take over. When the bowlers were confused, she dabbed or sliced identical deliveries behind square on the off side.

Harmanpreet can deliver similar arcs in full flow. Even veteran bowlers like Ashleigh Gardner, who was hit to the leg-side boundary in the penultimate over despite three fielders in the deep, feel pressure.

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Harmanpreet can deliver similar arcs in full flow. Even veteran bowlers like Ashleigh Gardner, who was hit to the leg-side boundary in the penultimate over despite three fielders in the deep, feel pressure.

Harmanpreet slog-swept the second ball of the final over full on middle-and-off between wide long-on and deep midwicket. Gardner threw it out further, expecting another shuffle to play a similar shot, but Harmanpreet scythed it over extra cover for a 29-ball half-century in the final over. Her second consecutive fifty-plus score and third of the season.

It helped Mumbai post 162, which seemed like 200 on a surface where their clever spinners excelled.

Amelia Kerr’s googlies and flippers and Matthews’ angles and drift went amok. They took 4 for 38 to leave Giants reeling at 57 for 6 by the 12th over. The Giants never recovered. Mumbai became the first WPL team to defend under 200.Mumbai and Royal Challengers Bangalore celebrated. As they still have a chance to qualify if they win their final three games.