Eliminator: Mumbai Indians Playing XI against Gujarat Giants| MI-W vs RCB-W
The playoff of the Women’s Premier League 2025 is here, with the Eliminator being played between the first season Champions Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants on 13th March in Mumbai. There are two matches in the playoffs, Eliminator and Finals, whoever wins this match will advance to the finals. This article discusses the Gujarat Giants playing 11 for the upcoming eliminator match.
The season started off with the match between the defending Champions Royal challengers Bangalore against Gujarat Giants. Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants in a historic chase of 202 runs. After that match, Gujarat ended up winning 4 out of the eight matches played, finishing the season in the third position and qualifying for the playoffs
Mumbai Indians predicted playing XI for the upcoming match against Gujarat Giants
| Role | Player | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Harmanpreet Kaur | , Right-hand Bat |
| Opener | Hayley Matthews | Right-hand Bat/Off-spin |
| Opener | Yastika Bhatia (wk) | Left-hand Bat |
| No. 3 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | All-rounder |
| No. 4 | Amelia Kerr | All-rounder |
| No. 5 | Sanjeevana Sanjana | All-rounder |
| No. 6 | Amanjot Kaur | Right-hand Bat |
| No. 7 | Kamalini Gunalan | Left-hand Bat |
| No. 8 | Shabnim Ismail | Right-arm Fast |
| No. 9 | Saika Ishaque | Left-arm Spin |
| No. 10 | Parunika Sisodia | Right-arm Medium |
Top Order
In the top order, Mumbai Indians’s Hayley Mathews and Amelia Kerr are the openers. In the last match against the Gujarat Giants, Hayley Scored 19 runs, while Amelia Kerr Scored five runs. For the third no. Mumbai has Nat Sciver-Brunt, who scored an impressive half-century against RCB in the last match, she is also the highest run scorer of this season. Nat has scored 416 runs in the eight matches played so far, with an average of 69.33, and is currently the orange cap holder.
Middle Order
For the middle order, captain and star Indian batter Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the team. Harmanpreet is trying to find form before the playoffs and has scored 70 runs in the last two matches, including one half-century against Gujarat. She will be batting along with wicketkeeper Yashtika Bhatia, and Amanjot Kaur will be in the middle order.
Lower order
In the lower order, Mumbai Indians have Sanjeevana Sanjana and Kamalini Gunalan. Both the batters will be responsible for scoring some quick runs in the last few overs.
Bowlers
On the bowling side, the Mumbai Indians have Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews as key bowlers. Hayley and Amelia are in phenomenal form and are the top wicket-taker of the season. Both the bowlers have taken 14 wickets each in the tournament and are currently in 1st and 2nd place in the points table. Along with her, Shabnim Ismail will also play a key role; in the last match against Gujarat, Ismail took two important wickets. Additionally, other all-rounders in the team, like like Sanskriti Gupta, will be bowling in the middle overs.
