Mumbai, March 10 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) clinched their fifth victory in the Women's Premier League (WPL) with a thrilling 9-run win over Gujarat Giants (GG) at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.

Led by a brilliant half-century from Harmanpreet Kaur and a dominant bowling display from Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews, MI are now in second place in the points table.

After Gujarat Giants' captain Ashleigh Gardner won the toss and opted to bowl first, MI faced an early setback when Amelia Kerr was run out by Gardner for just 5, leaving MI at 17/1.

Hayley Matthews played a quick 27 before falling to Priya Mishra, and a 59-run partnership between Nat Sciver-Brunt (38) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stabilized the innings. However, Gardner broke t...