In the opening match of the Women's Premier League held at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, scored the first fifty of the tournament. She achieved this milestone in just 22 balls and hit eleven boundaries along the way. Kaur's aggressive batting style kept the scoreboard ticking and made it difficult for the opposition, the Gujarat Giants, to contain her. However, she was eventually dismissed by Sneh Rana while attempting to hit another boundary. Kaur departed after scoring 65 runs from just 30 deliveries and hitting 14 boundaries.


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The match also saw Hayley Matthews smashing the first six as well as the first four of the WPL, with Tanuja Kanwar picking up the first wicket of the tournament. During the toss, Kaur had expressed her excitement to see how the younger players in her team perform.


The Mumbai Indians' impressive performance in the opening match, led by Kaur's brilliant batting, has set a high standard for the rest of the tournament. With the tournament being the first of its kind in India, it is expected to provide a platform for young and talented players to showcase their skills and potentially earn a place in the Indian national team.


“It’s a special day for all of us, want to enjoy this moment. This is a good wicket to bat on, but there will be something in it for the bowlers as well. We have some young players who’ll be featuring today and we’re looking forward to seeing how they play," Harmanpreet said at the toss.