WPL 2023: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Match 1

A glitzy opening ceremony marked the start of the inaugural WPL

Gujarat Giants skipper Beth Mooney won the toss and opted to bowl

Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt provided a superb platform with their 54-run partnership

Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr then took over, dealing in a flurry of boundaries in their 89-run stand that came off only 42 balls

Harmanpreet Kaur, who became the first to score a fifty in the WPL, finished with 65 off 30 as MI posted a formidable 207/5

Gujarat Giants suffered an early setback in the chase as Beth Mooney left the field with an injury

MI kept striking at regular intervals as Gujarat Giants lost half their side inside the powerplay

Saika Ishaque became the first to bag a four-wicket haul as Gujarat Giants finished with 64 to lose by 143 runs