Lucknow . Thanks to Bath Muni’s unbeaten 96 -run innings, Gujarat giants defeated UP Warriors by 81 runs here on Monday in a unilateral match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Money missed the first century of any player in this WPL season, but thanks to an unbeaten innings played with the help of 17 fours off 59 balls, Gujarat giants scored a big score of 186 runs for five wickets, under pressure, under pressure, the UP team kneered.
Chasing the target of 187 runs for victory, the UP Warriors team could score only 105 runs in 17.1 overs, which is the shortest score of the team in this league. With this victory, the Gujarat team moved from fifth place to second place in the points table, while the UP team, who finished third before the match, slipped to the fifth place. UP Warriors started very poorly. In the first over, Deendra Dotin (two wickets for 14 runs) gave two shocks. Kiran Navagire and WPL returned to the pavilion without opening their first match of Georgia Wole. Half of the UP team was in the pavilion for 36 runs.
Kashvi Gautam (three wickets for 11 runs), Meghna Singh (one wicket for 21), Tanuja Kanwar (three wickets for 17) and Ashle Gardner (one wicket for nine) achieved significant success. The top order of UP Warriors was seen struggling against the initial swing with the new ball. Opener Grace Harris scored 25 runs off 30 balls with the help of three fours after he escaped from Pagbadha appeal. In the middle of the UP Warriors, no Indian batsman could disturb the scorer.
Vrinda Dinesh was dismissed for one run, captain Deepti Sharma scored six and Shweta Sehrawat scored five runs. Shinell Henry scored 28 runs in 14 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes and Uma Chhetri contributed 17 runs but could reduce his efforts to some extent. Earlier, Money hit 17 fours around the ground in an unbeaten innings of his 59 balls. She needed 10 runs to reach a century in the last over but she could only score six runs in three balls. After the dismissal of Dayalan Hemlata (two), left -handed opener Muni laid a 101 -ball 101 -ball partnership for the second wicket with Harleen Deol (45) and laid the foundation of a big score for the team. She appeared in a great rhythm during this time.
With the help of flicks and drive, they had no problem in keeping the scoreboard faster by removing the ball from the fielders. Harleen hit six fours in a 32 -ball innings. She failed to convert her best innings into a half -century in the current season. Sophie Acleston took two wickets for 34 runs in the first match of the session at the Ekana Stadium here for hosts UP Warriors. He walked the dangerous drivers dotine (17) after dismissing Harleen. Gujarat giant captain Gordner (11) and Fobe Lichfield (eight) lost their wickets in an attempt to score fast.
