GG vs MI highlights WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 11 runs

That is a brilliant innings from Harmanpreet in the end, but she could not take Mumbai over the line. She had way too much to do, and if not for her performance, Mumbai would not have been in contention after the 15th over mark with the run rate required. Neverthless Giants have managed to pull a decent win. However, the way the last 5 overs went Giants still need to work on their bowling as they qualify for the Eliminator. That's it from us for today, folks, do join us for the playoffs of WPL.

Harmanpreet has got to her fifty here. What a brilliant innings this has been from the Mumbai Indians skipper. In the last 10 minutes or so, she has taken it upon herself to see through this game and is going after the bowling. Although she reached the landmark, she will know the job is not done yet.

Wareham has picked up Kerr, and just when it seemed like things were settling a bit, Mumbai has lost another one. Kerr tried to cut the ball and got the edge, and the keeper completed the catch. It is running away from the Mumbai Indians quite quickly here in Vadodara.

Centurion from the previous game Scriver Brunt has fallen here. It was a short ball from Devine that dug into the surface, and the batter did not get hold of it and was holed out at mid-wicket. This has been a superb start for the Giants in their defence. A lot of work to do for Mumbai skipper Harmanpreet and Kerr.

Sajana has started a bit on the slower side here. She has been trying to get a few boundaries but has not been able to hit the ball in the middle. They need to have a good power play here against the Mumbai Indians, as we have seen in the first innings getting those boundaries away in the middle overs might be a tad bit harder.

Mathews and Sajana have walked into the middle, and it is going to be pretty interesting chase this for Mumbai. Renuka Singh has the new ball for Giants and she will get the ball to swing in this intial over atleast.

Well, that's the first innings, and it is a pretty good score from the Giants, but again, the what-if question, what if one of the starts went on to become the 70s and 80s, will this be a 180? We will not know. Regardless if Mumbai in the chase can deliver that sort of anchoring innings, from their top three batters, they will get closer to the target. It does seem like a pretty flat wicket, and if Mumbai bat well should be able to get these. We will be right back with the chase. Do stay with us.

That was proper bashing from Gardner against Mathews. She went after the West Indian and peppered that leg-side boundary. That might be the over which will inject the momentum into this innings, which was going away. Mumbai needs to make some tactical changes here as the partnership is looking ominous.

Sophie Devine has fallen here. She tried to pull Scriver Brunt and ended up giving a catch to the mid-wicket fielder. She was striking pretty well for the Giants, and the disappointment could be seen from her reaction. Skipper Ash Gardner has walked into the middle.

Kerr got the breakthrough, the ball before she tossed one up, which Anushka hit for a six and the next one she gave it a bit more air, and the batter ended up hitting it straight to the long-on fielder. Just when Anuskha was looking to get a move on her innings, she fell here.

Although a wicket has fallen here Giants have managed to make it a decent powerplay, mainly thanks to Devine, who always makes the most of the powerplays. Anushka Sharma, who has come in at three, is striking at run-a-ball at the moment and will be hoping to increase her tempo as the innings goes on.

Shabnim Ismail has taken the new ball for Mumbai, and she did start pretty well with the new ball. For Giants, it is Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine who are in the middle. Both the Giants openers with field restrictions in play will be hoping to make the most of the six overs.

We are going to have a bat tonight. We just have to look at the games that we’ve won. We’ve always set a really good marker early on in our innings. Ultimately, we’re basically playing a quarterfinal here, so we know we have to do both skills really well. But I think we can set the game up with the bat in hand and then hopefully try and defend it with the ball. Same team as the last game. The past is the past, and we just need to focus on what the present looks like. I know when we play really good cricket, we win games of cricket. We just have to reflect on the last game we played against these guys. We put on 190 and obviously weren’t able to defend it, but there are so many positives we can take out of that game, and also positives from this season. The stats speak for themselves, but I think we have a great opportunity tonight to try and change that.

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Rahila Firdous(w), Sanskriti Gupta, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shabnim Ismail, Poonam Khemnar

Gujarat Giants Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner(c), Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Renuka Singh Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

On Thursday night, Harris chose the perfect moment to answer those doubts. Against familiar opponents, she delivered a powerful sense of déjà vu, producing a match-defining innings of 75 runs off 37 balls that powered RCB into the final.

From the outset, Harris looked like a batter reborn—decisive in her movement, clear in her intent, and ruthless in execution. Boundaries flowed to all parts of the ground, but what truly set her innings apart was her dominance straight down the ground. More than half of her runs came in the V, as she repeatedly trusted her swing and timing to clear the infield and the boundary with ease.

“Today was one of those days where everyone wanted to give their best for the team, and it showed. That small break we had really helped us. We sat together, had good bonding sessions, and spoke about how to approach these last two games,” she added.

“I’m just really happy with how it turned out. I guess it’s about preparing in the same way and mentally trying to turn up in the same place each time,” she said.

“Today I was just reacting to the balls that were bowled and playing according to the field. Sticking to my strengths, backing the shots I like to play, and manoeuvring the field when possible, that was the plan.

“I guess a first T20 century for me, so happy to get over that milestone and hopefully it’s not the last,” Sciver-Brunt added.

“I’ve seen a few players get out in the 90s, so I didn’t want to replicate that. But I also wanted to get as many runs for the team,” Sciver-Brunt told the broadcaster.

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