Mumbai Indians Women vs Gujarat Giants Women, Womens Premier League 2025: The Women’s Premier League 2025 eliminator match was played on 13 March at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, in which Mumbai Indians Woman defeated Gujarat Giants Woman by 47 runs and confirmed his place in the final. In this match, Mumbai batted first and scored a score of 213/4, in response to which the Gujarat team collapsed for 166 runs in 19.2 overs. Haley Mathews was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant performance. At the same time, Mumbai Indians star all-rounder Net Cyver-Brant once again proved its ability in the playoffs. In this eliminator, he played a rapid innings of 77 runs off 41 balls and also contributed 1/31 in bowling. His performance in the playoff history of this league has been great.
He scored an unbeaten 72 off 38 balls against UP Waroriz in the 2023 eliminator, while in the final, he scored an unbeaten 60 off 55 balls against Delhi Capitals. In the 2024 Eliminator, 23 runs off 17 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore and now 77 runs against Gujarat in 2025 – these figures reflect their continuity and the ability to withstand pressure in big matches. She has become Mumbai’s most trusted player in the playoffs.
Apart from this, Brabourne Stadium has also proved to be a strong fort for Mumbai Indians. In terms of the highest win on any one ground in the Women’s Premier League, Mumbai has won 6 in 7 matches in Brabourne, which is equivalent to the record of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (6 wins in 8) of Delhi Capitals. Apart from this, Mumbai has also won 5 out of 7 matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This figure shows that Mumbai team knows how to use the ground and circumstances the best. Especially the balance of his batting and bowling in Brabourne makes him dangerous.
7 matches have been played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat giants so far in WPL, and every time Mumbai has won. This is the record for the highest win against any one team. Apart from this, Mumbai has also won 5 out of 7 matches against UP Warriors, while Delhi Capitals have defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 times. This dominance of Mumbai against Gujarat is the result of their strategy, players’ form and team combination.
A unique record was also made in this match, when eight different players hit at least one six each. This is the biggest record joint in the history of WPL in terms of most players hitting sixes in a single match, which is equivalent to RCB vs DC match in Bengaluru last year. Heli Mathews (70 runs off 50 balls), Net Cyrie-Brant and Harmanpreet Kaur batted aggressive from Mumbai, while Daniel Gibson, Fobe Lichfield and Bharti Phulmali also played air shots from Gujarat.
The game of toss and chase was also discussed this season. WPL had won the second batting team in 15 of the first 17 matches of 2025, but the team who batted first in the last four matches won. In this eliminator, Mumbai continued this trend while batting first and won.
Mumbai Indians Woman will now face Delhi Capitals in the final with a win over the eliminator. The match would be like a repetition of the inaugural session (2023) final, in which Mumbai won the title by defeating Delhi. However, this season, Delhi has defeated Mumbai twice, which is expected to have an exciting battle in the final.
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