GG vs MI Ball by Ball Commentary

Gujarat Giants have done it! Ashleigh Gardner drags her length back and on middle, Rahila Firdous uses her feet and heaves it to deep square leg for just one. The celebrations can start in the Giants' camp as they win by 11 runs and make it to the Eliminator.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Ashleigh Gardner has kept her calm here. She floats it up, full and around middle. Poonam Khemnar looks to swipe it across the line but gets a top edge. Ash herself calls for it, runs to her right, and takes a good catch. It is GG's game now.

Quicker one, short and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur pulls it hard but straight towards deep square leg. She decides to take the run, but Anushka Sharma is quick to throw it to the keeper, and there is no chance for a second. Kaur is kept off strike. 13 needed in 2. Khemnar needs to hit two big ones to take this to a Super Over, barring any extras.

SIX! Going, going, gone! Captain Kaur is keeping MI's hopes alive. Ashleigh Gardner loses her grip and bowls a high full toss, on off. Harmanpreet Kaur skips down the track and carves it over deep extra cover for another biggie. 14 needed in 3 now.

Flatter, short and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur heaves it away but fails to find the gap as the ball rolls to deep mid-wicket. She denies the run. 20 needed in 4 now.

SIX! BOOM! Is Harmanpreet Kaur brewing something special here? A full toss, on middle. Kaur is not going to miss out on that, opens up her stance and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 20 needed in 5 now.

Pitched up and around off, Harmanpreet Kaur hoicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Superb shot! A full toss, outside off, begging to be put away. Harmanpreet Kaur just opens the face of her bat and steers it away between cover and point for another boundary.

Pitched up and outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur reaches out for it and slices it in the air over extra cover. Three fielders converge but the ball drops safely between them. Two taken.

FOUR! Much-needed for MI! Full again and on middle and off. Harmanpreet Kaur clears her front leg away and swings through the line to loft it down the ground. It goes very high in the air and just lands before the long off fence for a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Fuller delivery and well outside off, Harmanpreet Kaur goes down and across and tries to go for the big slog sweep but goes a bit too hard. She loses her shape and misses the ball.

Good length and around off, Harmanpreet Kaur steers it away but straight to short third. She denies the single.

Quicker and shorter, on off, Harmanpreet Kaur steers it towards backward point and calls for the run to keep the strike. Khemnar is a bit late to take off but a better throw was needed at the keeper's end.

Fires in a yorker, on middle, Poonam Khemnar jams it down the pitch. Wareham dives to her right but fails to stop it as the ball rolls behind. They cross.

Flatter, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur drills it to long off for just a run.

Floated, full and on off, Poonam Khemnar lofts it to long on for a single.

OUT! LBW! Not sure what has happened there, but the umpire has raised his finger. Georgia Wareham tosses it up, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Sanskriti Gupta stays back and looks to work it away, but plays down the wrong line. The ball pops up behind, where Beth Mooney juggles it but fails to hold on to it. Looks like a chance has gone down, but hang on, Gupta has been adjudged LBW here, and the GG players are celebrating. However, she takes the review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved, much to the delight of Mooney, as it is not a dropped chance. It has hit the pad and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds with the ball hitting the middle stump. A golden duck for Gupta, and MI are 127/6, needing 41 runs in 16 balls.

Floated, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur opens up her stance and heaves it but gets it from the inside half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket. Just a single. That was there in Kaur's arc.

OUT! STUMPED! Rajeshwari Gayakwad finishes the over with a key wicket. She sees the batter advance again, drags her length back and bowls it wide outside off. Amanjot Kaur gets nowhere near the pitch and still swings through the line, but misses. Beth Mooney, behind the stumps, does the rest. Amanjot walks back for 13 off 12, and MI lose half their side now.

FOUR! Amanjot Kaur joins the party now! Gives this one some more air, full and on off. Kaur skips down the track and lofts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur pushes it through covers for a single.

SIX! FIFTY FOR KAUR! She gets to it with a bang as well. A fantastic knock from the MI skipper, but she knows that the job is only half done here. Tossed up, full and around. Harmanpreet Kaur gets across on a knee and nails the slog sweep over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. She is keeping MI in the chase.

WIDE! Slows it up, full but bowls this way outside off, almost outside the pitch. Harmanpreet Kaur lets it go. Called a wide. However, the umpires want to check for a No Ball here. It has been checked and it just a wide as the ball has pitched inside the strip.

Flighted, full and outside off again, Harmanpreet Kaur once again goes down across for the sweep but this time misses.

FOUR! Perfect start to the over! MI needs to make this one big now. Floated, full and outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur goes down and across. She drags her sweep from outside off using her wrists to get it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur chips it down to long off for one more.

Tossed up, full and on off, Amanjot Kaur eases it to long off for one.

Flatter, full and on leg, Harmanpreet Kaur clips it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Salt to the wounds! Flighted, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur skips down the track again, gets under it and drills it through extra cover for a much-needed boundary.

STUMPING CHANCE MISSED! Georgia Wareham fires this one full and on middle. Harmanpreet Kaur uses her feet but yorks herself and misses. Beth Mooney, the keeper, is blinded by the batter and the ball hits her body even before she can get her gloves up. Big moment in the game.

Flatter, short and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur backs away and cuts it but fails to beat cover-point.

This is near the tramline on off, slower and shorter. The ball grips away and Kaur mistimes it to cover for just a single.

Top edge but safe! Full and attacking the front pad, Kaur drops on a knee and goes hard on the sweep. The ball catches the top edge and flies over short fine leg. Renuka Singh Thakur turns around and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

Much better! Gayakwad slows it down and pulls the length back, outside off. Kaur looks to drag it away but the ball goes under her bat.

SIX! All the way! Darted in by Gayakwad, full and on off, Harmanpreet gets down on a knee and nails the slog sweep over square leg for a flat six. 100 comes up for Mumbai!

Keeps it full and slow, on off, Amanjot steps out and strokes it towards wide mid off for a run.

Offers flight, full and outside off, Harmanpreet drags the sweep in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller and on off, Kaur goes back and dabs it to point. 76 needed off 36 balls for MI.

On off, on the shorter side, Amanjot punches it straight to cover.

Short and on middle, pulled through square leg for a single.

Around off, flat and short, Amanjot taps it in front of point and scampers to the other end. A needless throw at the bowling end by Rajeshwari Gayakwad but that does not cost the Giants any extra run.

How did that miss the stumps? Gardner drags the length back, on off. Amanjot leans on and pushes out in front. The ball spins past the inside edge and the bounce takes it over the off stump.

FOUR! Nicely played! Floated up, on middle. Amanjot drops on a knee and rolls her wrists over the ball. She sweeps it all along the ground between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a four.

In and around the off stump, Kaur stabs it down on the off side.

On a good length, on off, Harmanpreet chops it to backward point.

Full and outside off, this is sliced through point for a single.

Full and on leg, Harmanpreet clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Did Devine get a hand on it? Doesn't look like it from her reaction. Full and on middle, Kaur pushes it down the deck with a straight bat. Sophie gets low on her follow-through and the ball goes on to hit the stumps at the bowling end. The third umpire is called into action. The replays show that Devine was late in getting down and the ball was past her and then struck the stumps. A single taken in between.

A full ball, on off, Harmanpreet caresses it wide of mid off for a single.

Flatter and shorter, on off, Amanjot pushes it to cover from the crease.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Georgia Wareham breaks through for the Giants just as a partnership was starting to flourish. Not a great line as this is a bit wide on off but the length is not that short for the cut. Kerr hangs back and goes hard on the cut. The ball catches the toe end of the blade. The keeper, Beth Mooney gets both hands to her right and holds onto a sharp deflection. Amelia departs for 20. Mumbai Indians are now 82/4, needing 86 runs off 49 balls.

Flighted delivery, full and on off. Kaur eases it to long off for a run.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Wareham bowls it a bit too short, on off. Kaur gets on her toes and slaps it between point and cover-point for a four.

Fuller and on off, Harman chops it down to short third.

Turning away, short and on off, Amelia jabs it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short and around off, this is cut away to deep cover for one.

Tighter line and fuller too, Amelia cuts but it goes straight to point.

FOUR! In the gap! Too short, outside off, Kerr does not miss out. She rocks back and thumps it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four.

Skidding through, short and on middle. Kerr cuts it wide of deep point. A fumble in the deep by Bharti Fulmali allows the batters to complete the second run comfortably.

Wide! Pushed through, just beyond the tramline. Amelia reaches out but does not connect.

Drops it too short, it stays low, outside off. Kerr gets low and mows it wide of long on. Ashleigh Gardner stumbles a bit near the ropes and that allows the batters to take the second run.

Slow and short at 73.8 kph, outside off, Kaur cuts it to deep point for a single.

Slows it up, shortish and turning into leg, Harmanpreet Kaur works it to deep square leg for one more.

Flatter, full and on middle, Amelia Kerr uses her feet and drills it to long on for one.

Short again and around leg, Harmanpreet Kaur flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a run.

Goes short and on leg, Amelia Kerr nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Amelia Kerr gets into position early and plays the reverse sweep but straight to short third.

Uppish but safe! Tossed up, full and on middle, Amelia Kerr goes down for the sweep but gets a top edge. It flies over the keeper's head, and the fielder from short fine runs to her left to cut it off. Two taken.

FOUR! And again! A bit fuller and just around off, skids through. Harmanpreet Kaur hangs back, uses her fast hands to steer it between backward point and short third for another boundary. 10 runs off the over, 18 in the last two!

FOUR! Nicely done! Drops it short, quicker as well and outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur waits for it till the last moment. Plays it right under her eyes and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Slower through the air, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur defends it to the left of the bowler.

Flighted, full and on off, Amelia Kerr sweeps it to deep square leg for a run.

Flatter, shortish and on middle, Amelia Kerr uses her feet and tucks it straight towards short mid-wicket. The fielder collects the ball quickly and throws it at the stumps at the batter's end, but Kerr has dragged her bat inside.

Floated, short and on leg, Harmanpreet Kaur stays back and flicks it through square leg for a single. 50 UP FOR MI!

Dragged back again and outside off, Amelia Kerr moves back but dabs it down to point.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur taps it wide of extra cover for one.

Shorter once more and around off, Amelia Kerr backs away and punches it through cover-point for a run.

Flatter, short and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur stabs it out towards extra cover for a single.

FOUR! Gets it away! This is short again and just outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur is not going to miss out twice. She makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary.

Almost dragged on! A leg-break now, shortish and on off, turns away. Harmanpreet Kaur backs away to punch it but gets a bottom edge onto the pitch. That could have easily gone back onto the stumps.

WIDE! A googly, short and turning down the leg side, Harmanpreet Kaur moves back and tries to work it away but misses. Called a wide.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Short of a length and outside off, Amelia Kerr gets the chance to free her arms and cuts it away nicely to the deep point fence for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Sophie Devine has done it again for the Giants. This is a huge wicket not only in the context of this game, but in the playoffs race as well. Devine bangs this into the pitch, on middle, gets some extra bounce. Nat Sciver-Brunt looks to pull it away but the ball just gets big on her. It takes the top edge and flies towards deep square leg, where Anushka Sharma settles under it just ahead of the ropes and takes a good catch under pressure. Century in the last game, but 2 off 6 in this one for Sciver-Brunt. MI are 37/3, chasing 168 runs.

Pitched up and around off, Harmanpreet Kaur opens the bat face and squeezes it to deep point for another run.

Fuller one and around off, Nat Sciver-Brunt drags it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Back of a length and around off, Harmanpreet Kaur steers it through cover-point for a run.

Fuller and angling down the leg side, Nat Sciver-Brunt clips it away hard but straight towards deep fine. It zips through the outfield, but Rajeshwari Gayakwad does well to stop it. A single taken.

OUT! TAKEN! Kashvee Gautam has the last laugh here! She goes fuller and on middle and off. Sajana Sajeevan stays back and looks to loft it over mid off, but does not have enough space to get her hands through the shot. She loses her bottom hand and just spoons it towards mid off, where Bharti Fulmali moves to her right to take a good catch. Sajana walks back for 26 off 25, and MI lose both the openers in the Powerplay.

Play and a miss! Pitched up and around off, shapes away a bit. Sajana Sajeevan looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Hard length and on middle, Sajana Sajeevan miscues her heave off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! Cut away! Back of a length and just outside off. Sajana Sajeevan accepts the width on offer and crunches the cut through point for a boundary.

Touch fuller and on off, Sajana Sajeevan knocks it towards mid off.

DROPPED AND SIX! It happened to Georgia Wareham in the last game as well. Short of a length and on middle, Sajana Sajeevan stays back and pulls it hard and flat towards deep mid-wicket. Wareham, who is standing just ahead of the ropes, tries to grab it above her head but the ball bursts through and goes over for a six.

Whoa! That kicked up a bit, on a hard length, outside off. Nat sets up to drag the pull away, but is taken aback by the extra bounce and bails out of the shot.

Keeps the stumps in play and the length is pulled back. Nat stabs ti down the deck.

Pitched up, on midde. Sciver-Brunt pushes it to mid on with a straight bat.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Sophie Devine strikes in her first over. Seam-up ball, on a good length, on off. Matthews stays leg side and tries to punch it away. The ball nips back a bit to catch the inside edge, and it crashes back into the sticks. Hayley falls cheaply. MI are now 23/1, chasing 168.

At the sticks, on a nagging length, Hayley blocks it out solidly.

Starts with a good-length delivery, outside off. Matthews flashes but fails to connect.

FOUR! Good hit! Slightly fuller, moving back in towards the off stump. Sajeevan swings through the line and lofts it with a straight bat over mid off. It bounces just in front of the boundary cushions.

On a back of a length, outside off, Sajana extends her hands and chips it on the bounce to the cover fielder.

Into the surface, outside off, Sajana swings hard and mishits it to mid-wicket.

Lands it on a back of a length, on middle. Matthews nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Shaping back in, on a good length, on off. Sajeevan smears it to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Near the tramline, on a good length. Sajana is early into the attempted lofted drive. Miscues it off the inner half to mid on.

Drifting in at the pads, Hayley works this full ball to square leg.

Slows it down a bit, on a length, on middle and leg. Sajana clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fired in, full and at the sticks, Sajana keeps it out.

FOUR! Through the gap! Rajeshwari errs in length, a bit too short and a little wide as well. Sajeevan slaps it wide of the point fielder for another boundary.

Better from Gayakwad. Speared in at the off stump, flatter. Sajana taps it to cover.

FOUR! This will make Sajana feel a little better! A loosener from Gayakwad, on a length, down leg. Sajeevan gets inside the line and swats it down to deep fine leg for a four.

Leg bye! On the pads, on a length, Sajana misses out on the tickle. A leg bye is sneaked in as the ball rolls to short fine leg. Matthews dives for safety at the danger end.

Fuller and around the off stump, a tentative prod away from her body by Sajeevan. The ball cuts back, stays a bit low and goes past the inside edge.

Slanting into the right-hander, on a good length. Sajana is beaten on the flick and the ball goes off the thigh pad to the off side. This has been a probing spell from the two new ball bowlers of Gujarat.

Attacking the front pad with a full ball, Hayley flicks it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Another inswinger, on a good length, on middle. Sajeevan clubs it to deep mid-wicket, where Georgia Wareham cuts it off. They cross.

Hooping back in a long way, on a short of a length, on middle. Sajana blocks it from the crease.

FOUR! Matthews is off the mark! This is outside off, on a back of a length. Hayley gets on her toes and punches it through covers for a boundary.

Moving back in, on a back of a length, on top of off. Matthews plays it back to the bowler.

Sajana and MI are on the board! Fuller and curving back in, on middle. Sajana flicks it behind square leg for a single.

Renuka gets away with it! Short and wide on off. Sajeevan hops and pushes away from her body, but is beaten on the outside edge.

On a back of a length, on off, Sajana has a swipe across the line but the ball sneaks under the blade.

Rapped on the pads! Doing too much? Looks like it. Shaping back in, on a good length. Sajeevan plays all around it and is hit on the front pad. Gujarat do not think about the review.