There were quite some fireworks on display during the first-half of the tournament opener, in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants, at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai tonight.
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On what looks like an excellent wicket to bat on, the MI women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur accepted the invitation to bat first gracefully, as she smashed the first WPL half-century off mere 22 deliveries to have the Giants’ bowlers on their haunches.
A fiery start from the West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews (47 off 31), and another onslaught off the bat of New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr (45* off 24) in addition to Kaur’s in the middle order, meant that MI Women registered a massive total of 207/5 in their 20 Overs.
As many as 130 runs were added by the Kerr-Kaur duo during the last ten Overs, with Pooja Vastrakar (15 off 8), and Issy Wong (6* off 1) providing the final touches in the end.
Skipper Harmanpreet returned back after scoring 65 off mere 30 deliveries, with the help of 14 Fours.
DY Patil Stadium average score in T20
The DY Patil Stadium has hosted a total of 37 matches in the T20 format since the year 2008. The average score across these matches has been 160.2 runs, across the 74 innings. While the highest team total at this venue stands at 216 runs, the lowest is 82.
As far as the Women’s T20I fixtures are concerned, the stadium has hosted only a couple of matches so far, and the average score across both these fixtures was 183.8 runs.
Dr DY Patil Stadium highest successful run chase in T20 matches
The Punjab Kings (PBKS) have accomplished the highest successful run-chase ever at the DY Patil Stadium across all T20 matches.
During the previous edition of the IPL last year, they successfully chased down the total of 205/2 posted by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, with five wickets in hand and an Over to spare.
| Team | Opposition | Target | Year |
| Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 206 | 2022 |
| Delhi Capitals | Pune Warriors | 188 | 2011 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Gujarat Titans | 163 | 2022 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | 164 | 2008 |
| Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | 159 | 2022 |
