Knew Targeting…’: Harmanpreet Kaur REVEALS Gameplan After MI-W Beat GG

Admitting that the unprecedented break after the 18th over was crucial to re-energise, Harmanpreet revealed that they were targeting the 19th over.

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur rose to the occasion on Saturday and single-handedly took her team over the line in a thrilling match against Gujarat Giants. Mumbai defeated Gujarat by seven wickets and a ball to spare. Harmanpreet was at her combative best and remained unbeaten on 95* off 48 balls. Her innings consisted of 10 fours and five sixes. Thanks to her good show, she won the Player of the Match award. Admitting that the unprecedented break after the 18th over was crucial to re-energise, Harmanpreet revealed that they were targeting the 19th over.

“We thought we would take a little break, drink some water and see what message would come out. We knew it would be crucial to get the 19th over,” Harmanpreet said during the post-match presentation.

Despite it being a stiff target of 191 runs, Harmanpreet admitted that they were confident of chasing it as they had a long batting order.

“It was a very big game for us, we had to win so that we wouldn’t have any pressure on us (in the future). We knew we had a long batting order and that we could get the job done,” she added.