WPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Women vs Gujarat Giants Women Highlights & Result – Match 19

Who won Mumbai Indians Women vs Gujarat Giants Women clash in Women’s Premier League 2026 Match 19 today? — Match result & turning points

Gujarat Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by 11 runs in Match No. 19 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 on January 30 at Vadodara.

Batting first, Gujarat Giants posted a competitive total of 167/4 in their 20 overs. Ashleigh Gardner anchored the innings with a well-made 46, providing stability in the middle order. For Mumbai Indians, Amelia Kerr was the standout bowler, finishing with impressive figures of 2/26.

In reply, Mumbai Indians managed to score 156/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 82*, fighting till the end, but she did not receive enough support from the other batters to take her team over the line. Gujarat Giants’ bowlers held their nerve in the crucial moments, with Sophie Devine and Georgia Wareham picking up two wickets each, which proved decisive in sealing the victory.

Top batting performance of the match — Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur played a sensational knock, scoring 82 off 48 balls*, which included eight fours and four sixes, at an impressive strike rate of 170.83. She stitched together two crucial partnerships with Amelia Kerr and Amanjot Kaur, keeping Mumbai Indians in the chase. Although she could not take her team to victory, Harmanpreet stood out with the bat and emerged as the best performer of the match.

Top bowling performance of the match — Sophie Devine

Sophie Devine was the standout bowler in the match, returning with excellent figures of 2/23, including a maiden, in her four overs. She made early inroads by dismissing Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt, effectively troubling the Mumbai Indians’ top order.

Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved

• Mumbai Indians Women lost for the first time in a WPL match where Harmanpreet Kaur scored a fifty-plus. Her previous 10 half-centuries had all come in MI wins.
• This was Gujarat Giants Women’s first-ever win against MI-W after eight consecutive defeats in the WPL.
• Harmanpreet Kaur registered her 11th WPL fifty, drawing level with Meg Lanning for the most half-centuries in the tournament.
• The 71-run partnership between Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham is the second-highest stand for GG-W against MI-W, behind the 121-run partnership by Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemalatha in Delhi (2024).
• For the first time in WPL history, a team opted to bat first after winning the toss, ending a streak of 40 consecutive matches where captains chose to bowl first since the 2024 final.

Who was the Player of the Match?

Georgia Wareham was deservedly named Player of the Match for her outstanding all-round performance. She played a vital finishing role with the bat, scoring 44 off 26 balls*, which included four boundaries and two sixes, helping Gujarat Giants post a competitive total. Wareham then made a telling impact with the ball, returning figures of 2/26 in her four overs, where she dismissed Amelia Kerr and Sanskriti Gupta, effectively controlling the middle overs and tilting the game in GG-W’s favour.

When is the next match?

Gujarat Giants Women will play the Eliminator on Tuesday, February 3 at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara, against the team that qualifies among Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, or Mumbai Indians Women.

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