Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur could not reach a century in the first match of IPL 2008 like Brendon McCumal, but she took the team to 207 runs while beating fiercely.
The opening of the first season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023) in the banging style that everyone wanted, happened on Saturday, March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium. This work was done by veteran Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Harmanpreet, who is handling the command of Mumbai Indians, created history by hitting the first half-century of WPL history. (AFP)
Mumbai batted first against Gujarat Giants and for that opener Haley Mathews started by playing a fast-paced innings. However, the real party was looted by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, whose bat rained boundaries. Harmanpreet Kaur batting indiscriminately completed her half-century in just 22 balls. (WPL)
The most important thing was that once during this innings, Harmanpreet hit 7 fours in his 7 consecutive balls and shocked the Gujarat bowlers. During this, Harman shared an 89-run partnership with Amelia Karr for the fourth wicket. (WPL)
The Mumbai skipper had a chance to score a century like Brendon McCullum in the first match of IPL 2008 but before that he was dismissed by off-spinner Sneh Rana in the 17th over. Yet Harmanpreet returned after scoring 65 runs in just 30 balls, which included 14 fours. (WPL)
At the same time, before this achievement of Harmanpreet, Gujarat’s young bowler Tanuja Kanwar also did wonders. This left-arm spinner became the first wicket-taker in WPL history. In the third over of the innings itself, Tanuja made Yastika Bhatia her victim. (Twitter/Gujarat Giants)
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