‘Saras Taiyaari Chal Rahi Hai’: Mumbai Indians’ Cheeky Take Ahead Of Gujarat Giants WPL Clash | Watch – News18

Last Updated:February 18, 2025, 00:11 IST

Mumbai Indians shared footage of their nets session before their clash with Gujarat Giants. Despite a narrow loss to Delhi Capitals, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stressed batting the full 20 overs.

Innagural Women’s Premier League (WPL) winners Mumbai Indians shared some fascinating footage of their nets session ahead of their key clash against Gujarat Giants on Tuesday (February 18) in Vadodara.

In a video post on Instagram, which was cheekily captioned, ‘#GGvMI ki सरस taiyaari chal rahi hai 😎’ (The preparations for #GGvMI are going very well), the franchise showed a montage of most of their players practicing big shots, spot bowling and other drills in the nets. Coke Studio’s Gujarati song ‘Khalasi’ by Aditya Gadhvi and Achint Thakkar played in the background, with the clips matching the beats.

Watch the video here:

Mumbai Indians will be aiming to bounce back after suffering a narrow, heart-breaking defeat to Delhi Capitals in the second match of the tournament on Saturday. Despite skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s 42 (22) and Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 80 (59), the team got bowled out for 164 in 19.1 overs.

Delhi Capitals got off to a great start via Shafali Verma’s 43 (18) and kept going despite losing regular wickets in the middle overs. With 10 needed off the last over, the Capitals crawled over the finish line on the last ball.

“Even though we were not able to set a decent total, I thought we would cross 200 when Nat and I were batting. Those five balls we did not bat cost us. Ismail is someone who is a great bowler. She gives us the privilege of getting breakthroughs. Sajana did well for us in practice games. Unfortunately, we misfielded off her bowling and that cost her,” skipper Kaur said after the match.

“First thing is we want to play 20 overs. We have to bat the full 20 overs. And the set batter should bat 20 overs. When I was in, I should have continued longer. This type of collapse happens but our batters need to take more responsibility in the next game,” she added.

The Giants, meanwhile, are coming off having lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets in the first match of the season and winning against the UP Warriorz by the same margin. They will aim to win their last home match of the season.