A precedent was set in the first match of the Women’s Premier League. This is the first time a team has crossed the 200-run mark in a women’s T20 match on Indian soil outside the international level. Earlier the highest run was Trailblazer’s 190 for 5 against Velocity.

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Mumbai’s batsmen started batting aggressively from the start against Gujarat Giants in Saturday’s match. Opener Hayley Mathews set the tone for the innings. He scored 47 runs off 31 balls. 23 runs from 18 balls came from the bat of Seaver Brunt, who came down at number three. Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored the first half-century of women’s IPL at number four. In the end, 65 runs from 30 balls came from his bat. Harmanpreet completed his innings with 14 fours. Amelia Kerr also batted aggressively at number five. He played an innings of 45 runs off 24 balls. It was mainly due to his influence at the end that Mumbai overcame the 200-run mark. Pooja Vastrakar also scored 15 runs off 8 balls. A new precedent has been created due to the aggressive mood of the Mumbai batters. Mumbai’s innings ended at 207 for 5. India became the first team to score 200 or more runs in women’s domestic T20 cricket.

Trailblazer scored 190 runs in Pune in 2022. They played that innings against Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challengers competition. Which was the highest run-scoring innings in women’s domestic T20 cricket so far. Harmanpreeta broke that record in the first match of the Women’s Premier League and set a new precedent. The new competition of the Indian Cricket Board has been established at the beginning.

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The Women’s Premier League is already recognized as the second largest cricket competition in terms of revenue. Number one is IPL. The women’s competition has surpassed other franchise leagues in terms of the attractiveness of the game. Despite Mumbai’s one-sided win against Gujarat, cricket lovers are enjoying Harmanpreet’s all-round cricket.

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