The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants came to a halt on Saturday due to one of the most bizarre reasons of all time. With Mumbai looking to complete a dramatic run-chase, needing 23 off 12 balls, the automatic sprinklers came out on the field, prompting the officials to stop the match for an unexpected reason. Though the sprinklers were stopped shortly after, the wet outfield prompted the officials to bring super soppers into play.
Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was leading her team’s tricky chase, seemed unperturbed by the sprinklers break as she helped the team reach the target in spectacular fashion.
The sprinklers came on in the middle of the game near the boundary and the game is on hold now. #CricketTwitter #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/mSBY6npewO
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) March 9, 2024
Harman ne sprinkler khod ke ukhaad dene hain!
Don’t break her concentration!#WPL #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/QTnzXLsTYZ
— Asli BCCI Women(WPL Mode On) (@AsliBCCIWomen) March 9, 2024
As for the match, a batting masterclass from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur powered Mumbai Indians to a seven-wicket win against Gujarat Giants on Saturday. Harmanpreet produced arguably the performance of the season with the bat as she sent the ball to different parts of the field through her stellar knock of 95*.
When the rest of the batters struggled to pick up boundaries, Harmanpreet struck ten fours and five maximums to send the defending champions to the top of the table.
Chasing 191, MI got off to a positive start in the powerplay but things eventually slowed down once Hayley Mathews (18) was dismissed by Tanuja Kanwar.
Nat Sciver-Brunt failed to get to a decent start as the asking rate continued to rise high putting Mumbai’s back against the wall.
Yastika Bhatia, who played some beautiful shots in the powerplay, got dismissed after scoring 49. From that point, Harmanpreet shifted through gears when MI required 72 off 30 deliveries.
Gujarat bowlers floundered in their bowling line and lengths after Harmanpreet’s ambush. Her effortless knock left Gujarat in the dust as MI sailed to a comfortable seven-wicket win.
With ANI inputs
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