Gujarat Giants skipper Beth Mooney has returned to coaching after struggling an harm within the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) opener. Mooney sustained a leg harm throughout Gujarat Giants’ match towards Mumbai Indians on the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on March 4.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led facet gained the toss and elected to bat first within the curtain-raiser. With the skipper scoring a half-century, Mumbai Indians set a goal of 207/5 for Gujarat Giants.
Whereas chasing a aggressive complete, the Gujarat Giants might solely handle to attain 64 runs and confronted an embarrassing 143-run defeat within the opening match. For Mumbai Indians, Saika Ishaque claimed 4 wickets.
Gujarat Giants opener Mooney was seen hobbling off the bottom after dealing with simply 4 balls. The 29-year-old batter was additionally pressured to overlook her facet’s subsequent match towards UP Warriors,
Within the absence of the Aussie, India all-rounder Sneh Rana captained the facet. Nevertheless, Gujarat Giants suffered a second consecutive defeat as they went down towards UP Warriors by three wickets in a nail-biting thriller.
Forward of Gujarat’s third match towards Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday, some excellent news reached the camp as Mooney joined her teammates for coaching. Whether or not she performs within the upcoming conflict or not will come to be identified solely with time.
Mooney got here to participate within the cash-rich league after successful the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup with Australia. The left-hander remained unbeaten within the summit conflict towards South Africa and led his facet to win the ICC title for a 3rd consecutive 12 months. With this win, Australia claimed their sixth T20 World Cup title.
‘I really feel we could have to interchange Mooney’ – Rachael Haynes
Earlier, Gujarat Giants head coach and Mooney’s former Australia teammate Rachael Haynes had stated that the captain would possibly have to be changed for the rest of the match.
“I really feel we could have to interchange (Beth) Mooney. The scans that got here out right this moment did not look that nice. The medical group will check out the scans and they’ll take the final name,” Haynes stated.
Mooney was purchased by Gujarat Giants for INR 2 crore on the inaugural WPL Participant Public sale that was held on February 13 in Mumbai. The batting stalwart earlier revealed that it was former India skipper and present Giants’ mentor Mithali Raj, who requested her to steer GG within the WPL. With the group now in actual bother after two early losses, all eyes can be on Mooney’s restoration which each Gujarat fan can be dearly hoping for.
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