WPL 2023 Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians: Player of the match, Top Stats, Complete Awards

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Mumbai Indians have continued their astonishing run in the WPL with another comprehensive win over Gujarat Giants on Tuesday (March 14).

In the repeat of the very first match of the WPL, Harmanpreet Kaur's MI have completed the double over the Giants and now have confirmed their berth for the WPL playoffs.

Mumbai Indians posted 162 runs on the board after they were put into bat by the Gujarat Giants. Harmanpreet Kaur scored a stormy fifty, while Yastika Bhatia (44) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (36) batted well and contributed significantly. Gujarat Giants never got going in the chase and were pegged back by Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt, who got 3 wickets each. In the end, they limped through to manage on 107/9 as MI registered a 55-run victory.

Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants Complete Awards List

Here is the full list of awards from the WPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants-

Safari Powerful Striker of the Match

Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur got the award for hitting two sixes in the match. She scored her third fifty in the tournament, amassing 51 runs off just 30 balls which had 7 fours and 2 sixes.

Player of the Match

Mumbai Indians' captain Harmanpreet Kaur was awarded the player of the match for her outstanding batting performance.

Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants Top Stats

MI-W vs GGT Top Stats from the match is here as follows-

• Harmanpreet Kaur scored her 3rd 50+ score in the tournament and now leads the chart in that category.
• Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia - all are among the top ten highest run scorers in the WPL so far.
• Hayley Matthews picked up her second 3-wicket haul in the WPL.
• Gujarat Giants all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner also picked up her 2nd 3-wicket haul in the tournament.
• This is the first time Saika Ishaque has gone without a wicket in this WPL. She has 12 wickets so far and leads the Purple Cap leaderboard.

• MI Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 36 runs off 31 balls with the bat. And with the ball, she starred and picked up three wickets. Her 3/21 figure was pivotal for MI as she picked up the wickets of Sophia Dunkley (0), Sneh Rana (20) and Kim Garth (8).