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WPL: Gujarat Giants set a target of 191 runs for Mumbai Indians, Hemlata, Mooney scored half-centuries

New Delhi, March 9 (HS). Thanks to the excellent half-centuries of captain Beth Mooney (66) and Dayalan Hemlata (74), Gujarat Giants scored 191 runs to win against Mumbai Indians in the 16th match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday. The target has been set. Batting first, Gujarat scored 190 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Mooney played a brilliant inning of 66 runs and Hemlata played a brilliant inning of 74 runs.

In this match, Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Laura Wolwart was troubled by Hayley Mathews with her bowling right from the beginning and Wolwart was saved from getting out on the first two balls of the match. However, when it seemed that she was gaining momentum, Mathews bowled her out at a total of 18 in the third over. Volvaart scored 13 runs in 14 balls with the help of 3 fours.

After this, captain Beth Mooney started scoring runs rapidly and took the team's score to 50 in 5.4 overs. Dayalan Hemlata provided good support to Mooney and took the team beyond 100 in 10 overs. Mooney completed his half-century in 27 balls, during which he hit 8 fours and one six. Mooney and Hemlata made a partnership of 100 runs in just 51 balls for the second wicket. After Mooney, Hemlata also completed her half-century in just 28 balls. During this, he hit 6 fours and 1 six.

S on a total score of 139 in the 14th over. Sanjana gave a big success to Mumbai Indians by bowling Beth Mooney. Mooney scored 66 runs in 35 balls. During this, he hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. Both added 121 runs in 62 balls for the second wicket. However, after this, Gujarat's wickets kept falling continuously, first in the 15th over, at a total score of 152, Saika Ishaq sent Phoebe Litchfield caught by captain Harmanpreet Kaur to the pavilion, then in the next over, at a total score of 159, Pooja Vastrakar dismissed Ashley Gardner. Gujarat was given the fourth blow by bowling (03). In the very next over, on the total score of 163, Shabnim Ismail gave a big success to Mumbai by sending Dayalan Hemlata to the pavilion. Hemlata played a brilliant half-century of 74 runs in 40 balls, during which she hit 9 fours and 2 sixes.

With the total score of 179 in the 19th over, Sanjana gave another blow to Gujarat by running out Katherine Bryce on a direct throw. Catherine scored 7 runs. Ishaq gave another blow to Gujarat by dismissing Sneh Rana (01) on the third ball of the last over. Gujarat scored 190 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Bharti Phoolmali 21 and Tanuja Kanwar returned unbeaten without opening the account.

For Mumbai, Saika Ishaq took 2 wickets, Hayley Mathews, Shabnim Ismail, Pooja Vastrakar and S Sanjana took 1 wicket each.