WPL 2023 Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants playing XI: Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians (MI) are all set to lock horns with Beth Mooney's Gujarat Giants (GG) in the historic opening clash of inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL 2023) season.
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Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to bowl first against Mumbai Indians.
Here's what captains said after the toss got over...
Harmanpreet Kaur: It's a special day for all of us, want to enjoy this moment. This is a good wicket to bat on, but there will be something in it for the bowlers as well. We have some young players who'll be featuring today and we're looking forward to seeing how they play.
Beth Mooney: We will bowl. Looks pretty even with the grass, it's a hard and flat surface, plenty of runs here. Absolutely thrilled to be part of (WPL), a big crowd and I'm loving it. We have an entertaining group, we speak a lot about cricket. We have had the experience of playing in front of a big ground, we can pass it on to the younger members. Three seamers and four spinners in our playing XI today, looking at taking some early wickets.
Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants playing XI
Mumbai Indians playing XI: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque
Gujarat Giants playing XI: Beth Mooney(w/c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Dayalan Hemalatha, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patel, Mansi Joshi