Stats: Harmanpreet's death-overs heroics, MI's record chase, and Giants' 0-4 record
Only three targets higher than MI's 191 have been successfully chased down across all women's T20s
Sampath Bandarupalli
09-Mar-2024
Harmanpreet Kaur's 95* is the highest by an Indian in the WPL • BCCI
191 Target chased by Mumbai Indians on Saturday is now the highest chase in the WPL. The previous highest was 189 by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023, also against Gujarat Giants.
91 Runs chased by Mumbai in the last six overs. These are the most any team has chased successfully in the final six overs (15-20) of a women's T20 (across T20 leagues and T20Is where BBB data is available). The previous highest was 78 by UP Warriorz in the last season against Giants.
There have been only three instances of a team successfully chasing down 91 or more runs in the last six overs of a men's T20 (where BBB data is available), including once in the IPL: 92 by Rajasthan Royals against Kings XI Punjab in 2020.
8.94 Difference in the run rates of Mumbai and Giants from the beginning of the 15th over. MI scored 91 runs in 5.5 overs at 15.6, while Giants' scoring rate was only 6.66, as they scored 40 runs and lost five wickets.
3 Number of targets successfully chased down in women's T20s, higher than Mumbai's 191-run chase. The highest is 213 by West Indies in last year's T20I against Australia, while England chased down 199 against India in 2018 in Mumbai. Central's 192-run chase against East Coast in 2009 is the third highest.
4-0 Mumbai have defeated Giants in all four meetings. Delhi Capitals against Royal Challengers, Warriorz against Giants, and Mumbai against Royal Challengers also have a chance to make it 4-0 in the next three matches.
95* Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten knock in Delhi is now the highest by an Indian in the WPL, surpassing Shafali Verma's 84 against Royal Challengers in 2023. Harmanpreet's 95* is also the third-highest individual score in the WPL, behind Sophie Devine's 99 and Alyssa Healy's 96* in the previous edition.
265.52 Harmanpreet's strike rate after the strategic time-out at the end of the 13th over. She scored 77 off the 29 balls with eight fours and five maximums. She had scored only 18 off 19 balls with two boundaries before the time-out.
257 Runs by Harmanpreet against Giants with scores of 65, 51, 46* and 95* in four games. Her 257 runs against Giants have come at an average of 128.50 and a strike rate of 172.48.
Sampath Bandarupalli is a statistician at ESPNcricinfo