In the 5th match of the Women's Premier League 2025 (WPL), Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Gujarat Giants (GG) on Tuesday, 18th February. The match will be played today at 7:30 PM at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. Gujarat has never defeated Mumbai in the history of the league so far. This is Gujarat's third match of the season and Mumbai's second. GG has one win and one loss, meanwhile MI suffered a 2-wicket defeat against Delhi in their opening game. MI vs GG: WPL 2025 Match 5 Season 1 champs Mumbai hold 100% winning record over Gujarat
So far, 4 matches have been played between MI and GG in the WPL. Mumbai has won all 4 matches. Two matches were played between the two teams in 2023 and two in 2024.
Mumbai won the title of the first season of the league in 2023. The team defeated Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets in the final. On the other hand, Gujarat is in search of its first title. Captains leading from the front for both sides
Mumbai's captain Harmanpreet Kaur is the highest run-scorer for the team in its history. She has scored 591 runs in 18 matches. Meanwhile, Hayley Matthews is their top bowler with 25 wickets in 20 matches.
Gujarat Giants' captain Ashleigh Gardner is the top scorer this season with 131 runs in two matches. She has a high score of 79 not out. Gardner is the team's all-time top scorer with 455 runs in 18 WPL matches. She is also the team's top wicket-taker, having taken 21 wickets in the same number of matches. Weather Report
The temperature in Vadodara on Tuesday is expected to be a maximum of 34 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 20 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain. The wind speed is expected to be 13 kilometers per hour. Probable Playing XIs for both sides
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia (Wicketkeeper), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Sanskruti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, and Saika Ishaque. Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (Wicketkeeper), Dayalan Hemalatha, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, and Kashvee Gautam.Original Article