GG vs MI Women: The first season of the Women’s Premier League has begun. The first match of the tournament is being played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants. The first match is being played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to bowl first. Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews came to the opening from Mumbai Indians. In this, Yastika Bhatia faced the first ball of women’s IPL. In the match, Ashley Gardner bowled the first ball of the tournament for Gujarat Giants.
Harmanpreet Kaur is leading the Mumbai Indians in this match, while the Australian wicket-keeper batsman is captaining the Gujarat Giants. Ashley Gardner, who bowled the first over in the tournament, is also a player of the Australia Women’s team. He spent just 2 runs in his first over. A total of four balls of the first over of the tournament were dots, while single runs came on the fifth and sixth balls. Indian batsman Yastika Bhatia, playing for Mumbai, became the first run-scorer in the history of women’s IPL.
This bowler took the first wicket
Tanuja Kanwar became the first wicket-taker in the tournament. He made Mumbai Indians batsman Yastika Bhatia walk. Yastika returned to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run in 8 balls. The first wicket of the tournament fell in the form of Yastika.
Such is the playing eleven of Mumbai Indians-
Hayley Mathews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sever Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita and Sayka Ishaq.
Such is the playing XI of Gujarat Giants-
Ath Mooney (c & wk), Sabbhineni Meghna, Harleen Deol, Ashley Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Dayalan Hemlata, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Monika Patel, Mansi Joshi.
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