Mumbai Indians set several precedents by defeating Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the first match of Women’s IPL. One of them is winning by the biggest margin. Earlier in women’s T20 cricket, no one could win by so many runs.

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Harmanpreet Kaur set the record for the highest margin of victory in women’s T20 cricket. They defeated Beth Mooney-led Gujarat by 143 runs in the first match of the Women’s Premier League. Which is a new record in women’s T20 cricket. Batting first on Saturday, Mumbai scored 207 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Gujarat’s innings ended at 64 for 9. The previous record for the highest margin of victory in women’s T20 cricket was held by New Zealand’s Wellington women’s team. In 2021 they beat Otago by 122 runs.

Harmanpreet’s 143-run victory overtook the record for the highest margin of victory in the IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 140 runs in the first IPL in 2008. That is the precedent for winning by the highest run margin in the IPL so far. Harmanpreet’s batting power has faded in the first match of the Women’s Premier League. It should be noted that the match between KKR and RCB was also the first match of men’s IPL.

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Harmanpreet’s Mumbai set yet another precedent on Saturday. This is the first time a team has crossed the 200-run mark in women’s domestic T20 cricket on Indian soil. Earlier the highest run was Trailblazer’s 190 for 5 against Velocity. Trailblazers made that run in the Women’s T20 Challengers competition in 2022. In other words, Harmanpreeta has set three precedents due to the innings of 207 runs on Saturday.

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