{"id":23136,"date":"2025-03-13T23:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=576272"},"modified":"2025-03-13T23:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:50:04","slug":"wpl-2025-mi-w-storm-into-the-finals-after-47-runs-wing-against-gujarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/wpl\/wpl-2025-mi-w-storm-into-the-finals-after-47-runs-wing-against-gujarat\/","title":{"rendered":"WPL 2025: MI-W storm into the finals after 47 runs wing against Gujarat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> delivered a dominant performance in the Eliminator, defeating <\/span><b>Gujarat Giants (GG-W) by 47 runs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to book their place in the Women\u2019s Premier League (WPL) 2024 final. MI-W will now face Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) <\/span><b>on March 15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, setting up a rematch of the <\/span><b>2023 WPL final, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">which MI-W won to claim their maiden title.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sciver-Brunt and Matthews lead Mumbai\u2019s batting onslaught<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After being put into bat, <\/span><b>MI-W<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> posted a massive<\/span><b> 213-run total<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, thanks to stellar performances from <\/span><b>Nat Sciver-Brunt (77) and Hayley Matthews (77)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The duo dismantled Gujarat\u2019s bowling attack with aggressive strokeplay, ensuring Mumbai had a solid foundation. <\/span>Captain <b>Harmanpreet Kaur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> provided the finishing touch with a blistering <\/span><b>36 off just 12 balls<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, propelling MI-W past the 200-run mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Matthews shines with the ball, strengthens grip on Purple Cap<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gujarat\u2019s chase never gained momentum as <\/span><b>Shabnim Ismail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> struck early, setting the tone for MI-W\u2019s bowling attack. <\/span><b>Matthews, continuing her all-round brilliance, scalped three crucial wickets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, further solidifying her position as the <\/span><b>Purple Cap holder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>Amelia Kerr<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also made an impact, picking up <\/span><b>two wickets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, while Mumbai\u2019s bowlers kept Gujarat in check with regular breakthroughs. Despite a few resistance efforts, <\/span><b>GG-W fell short by 47 runs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, crashing out of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Final showdown: Mumbai vs Delhi once again<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this victory, MI-W have set up a blockbuster final against <\/span><b>DC-W on March 15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The two teams also clashed in the <\/span><b>2023 WPL final<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where Mumbai emerged victorious to lift their first title. Delhi, led by <\/span><b>Meg Lanning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, will be eager to settle the score, while Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s Mumbai will aim to win their second title and become the first team to win multiple WPL titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) delivered a dominant performance in the Eliminator, defeating Gujarat Giants (GG-W) by 47 runs to book\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":43283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wpl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}