Giants reach WPL play-offs and leave Mumbai waiting

Gujarat Giants sealed their place in the Women's Premier League play-offs with an 11-run victory that leaves defending champions Mumbai Indians vulnerable to an early exit.

Mumbai, who won the tournament in 2023 and 2025, failed to chase 168 and will be eliminated if Delhi Capitals beat UP Warriorz on Sunday.

A Warriorz win could also see Mumbai eliminated, but it would need a big net run-rate swing for that to happen.

They slipped to 37-3 with West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews out for six and England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt dismissed for two.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and New Zealand's Melie Kerr put on 45 for the fourth wicket, before the former shared 42 with Amanjot Kaur.

However, they slipped to 127-6 after 17.2 overs, before Harmanpreet hit two fours in the 19th over, leaving 26 required off the last.

She hit Ash Gardner's first ball for six, before doing the same with the third delivery.

However, she was only able to take a single off the fourth and then Poonam Khemnar was caught attempting to clear the ropes.

Harmanpreet was left stranded on 82 not out off 48 balls, while Sophie Devine and Georgia Wareham picked up 2-23 and 2-26 respectively for Giants.

Wareham had earlier made 44 not out off 26 balls to help Giants get up to 167-4, with Gardner top-scoring with 46.

Giants will face one of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals or UP Warriorz in the Eliminator on Tuesday, with the winner of that game facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Thursday's final.