If Mumbai beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their next match they will qualify for the final directly (Image Credit:- X)

Bharti Fulmali’s (61 runs from 25 balls) scintillating innings went in vain as Gujarat Giants fell short by 9 runs against Mumbai Indians. If Mumbai beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their next match they will qualify for the final directly.

Batted first , Mumbai Indians set Gujarat Giants 180 run target and bowled them out for 170 in 20 overs.

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Mumbai Indians faced a early blow from through Ashleigh Gardner’s sharp throw dismissed Amelia Kerr for just 5 runs. Then Opener Hayley Mathews went down to Priya Mishra after she scores 27 runs from 22 balls.

Harmanpreet Kaur named Player of the Match for her knock of 54 runs from 33 balls (Image Credit:- X)

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (54 runs from 33 balls) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (38 runs from 31 balls) put together 59 runs for the third wicket before captain Ashleigh Gardner dismissed Nat Sciver-Brunt.

Amanjot Kaur (27 runs from 15 balls) , Yastika Bhatia (13 runs from 4 balls) and Sajeevan Sajana (11* runs from 6 balls) took them to 179/6 in 20 overs.

Priya Mishra (1/23 in 3 overs) , Ashleigh Gardner (1/27 in 4 overs) , Kashvee Gautham (1/32 in 4 overs) and Tanuja Kanwar (1/41 in 4 overs) are the wicket takers for Gujarat Giants.

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Chasing 180 run target Mumbai Indians bowlers put Gujarat Giants under pressure by picking wickets at regular intervals. Hayley Mathews dismissed their opener Beth Mooney (7 runs from 9 balls) early.

Right hand batter Bharti Fulmali played an outstanding innings by scoring 61 runs from 25 balls including 8 fours and 4 sixes before Amelia Kerr dismissed her in the last ball of the 17th over.

Bharti Fulmali 65 runs from 25 balls went in vain (Image Credit:- X)

Harleen Deol (24 runs from 17 balls) and Phoebe Litchfield (22 runs from 16 balls) got decent starts but failed to make a big impact in the game. Shabnim Ismail dismissed Gujarat captain Ashleigh Gardner for a duck.

13 runs to win in the final over bowled by Hayley Mathews Gujarat Giants lost 3 wickets for 3 runs and fell short by 9 runs.

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Amelia Kerr (3/34 in 4 overs) and Hayley Mathews (3/38 in 4 overs) picked three wickets each. Pacer Shabnim Ismail bowled an economical spell for Mumbai by giving just 17 runs in her 4 overs and picked two wickets. Sanskriti Gupta (1/18 in 2 overs) is the other wicket taker for Mumbai.

Player of the Match:- Harmanpreet Kaur (54 runs from 33 balls)