‘I’m Proud Of The Girls’, Harmanpreet on MI’s back-to-back wins in WPL 2024

MI defeated GG by 5 wickets to take their second consecutive win of the WPL 2024.

New Delhi: Harmanpreet Kaur hit a six to give Mumbai Indians a five-wicket win over Beth Mooney’s Gujarat Giant at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on February 25. This was the defending champions’ second straight win in the ongoing edition of the Women’s Premier League. 2024. Amelia Kerr was awarded Player of the Match for her all-round performance.

MI skipper Harmanpreet was very impressed with her team’s performance and praised the girls. She said they have a very balanced side and will be boosted with the all-rounders in the line-up. “Thank you so much. We have a very balanced side, all rounders, they represent their country and we told them to go out and enjoy the game. (About Shabnim Ismail) She has been great so far and others support her while she is doing so well, our bowlers complement each other very well. Including myself, there are nine bowlers,” Harmanpreet said in the post-match presentation.

“I think we’re going for the best match-ups. When you have a long bowling line-up you have to get the match-ups right and I am proud of the girls. We want the top order to give us a solid start. It is only the second match and they understand the situation and conditions and they will bounce back well,” she added.

MI won the toss and opted to bowl first and with the help of Amelia Kerr’s four-fer and Shabnim Ismail’s three wickets, Mumbai restricted Gujarat Giants at 126/9 in 20 overs. However, they did not get off to a good start in the chase either, losing three wickets before the 50-run mark, but later a 66-run stand between Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr revived their innings.

Kerr later lost her wicket, but she did a perfect job in leading the side to the doorstep of another big win. The skipper then hit a six to complete the chase and give MI their second consecutive win of the season.