Clinical MI defeat GG with ease by five wickets

Sciver-Brunt was in top form as she smashed a quickfire 39-ball 57, marking her second consecutive half-century. She also impressed with the ball, taking two wickets for 26 runs. MI bowled out GG for a modest total of 120 and then easily chased down the target, reaching 122 for 5 with 3.5 overs still remaining.

Invited to bat, Gujarat paid the price for their over-aggression, with MI’s bowlers, led by off-spinner Hayley Matthews, delivering a tight performance. Shabnim Ismail , Amelia Kerr , and Amanjot Kaur also played key roles in restricting Gujarat’s batting.

In response, Sciver-Brunt dazzled with a flurry of boundaries, playing cut, pull, sweep, and scoop shots with ease. She hit 11 fours during her innings and was dismissed in the 16th over with just seven runs required to win.

Chasing 121, MI lost Matthews , Yastika Bhatia and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur early as MI slipped to 55-3 in the 8th over.

However, Sciver-Brunt continued to dominate, bringing up her fifty with a four off Ashleigh Gardner in the 14th over. Amelia Kerr also contributed with a six and a four before being dismissed by Gautam.

Earlier, Gujarat’s batting imploded as they tried to muscle the ball rather than build partnerships.

Only two batters in the top six reached double digits, with Harleen Deol top-scoring with a 31-ball 32. Kashvee Gautam and Tanuja Kanwar also got starts but failed to capitalize.

Gujarat were in early trouble, crashing to 16 for 3 in the 4th over, with Beth Mooney , Laura Wolvaardt , and Dayalan Hemalatha back in the pavilion. Hemalatha has been in poor form for some time.

Gujarat's in-form skipper, Ashleigh Gardner , tried to inject some momentum, pulling Sciver-Brunt for a six, but was dismissed on the very next delivery. Deandra Dottin went for a slog and was stumped by Yastika Bhatia off Kerr, leaving Gujarat at 43 for 5 in 8.2 overs.

Deol and Gautam added 24 runs off 19 balls, with the latter hitting a big six off Ismail. However, Matthews induced a faint edge to dismiss Gautam.

Deol hit two boundaries off Kerr in the 13th over but was dismissed by Amanjot Kaur in the 17th over.

Sayali Satghare hit a couple of boundaries late in the innings to offer some respectability to the total.

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