Who Is Ayushi Soni: The name of Ayushi Soni, who played for Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League 2026, has been registered in the record books. Ayushi has become the first batsman to be retired out in WPL. This right-handed batsman from Delhi made her debut in match number 6 of WPL 2026, which was played between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians on Tuesday, January 13, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The team management of Gujarat Giants sent her to bat at number 6, but Soni could score only 11 runs in 14 balls. After this, it was decided to retire him before the start of the 17th over of the innings.

Ayushi’s replacement played a brilliant innings

After Ayushi Soni retired out, Bharti Phoolmali came to bat, who batted brilliantly. The right-handed batsman, who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket, took full advantage of the opportunity and remained not out after scoring 36 runs in just 15 balls. With the help of this innings, Gujarat Giants were able to score 192/5 in 20 overs. Fulmali hit 3 fours and 3 sixes in his explosive innings.

Who is Ayushi Soni?

Ayushi Soni, who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket, is a 25-year-old right-handed batsman. He was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh in the WPL 2026 mega auction held in New Delhi on November 27, 2025. Soni played a T20 International match for India against South Africa in Lucknow on March 23, 2021, but he did not get a chance to bat or bowl in that match. Ayushi was included in Gujarat’s playing eleven in place of Anushka Sharma against Mumbai Indians in WPL 2026. Anushka was injured during the match against Delhi Capitals on Sunday, January 11, 2026, and she will now be out of the field for some time.

In the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League 2026, Gujarat Giants have scored 192 runs while playing first. In the last two overs, Gujarat’s fierce batsman Bharti Phoolmali thrashed the Mumbai Indians bowlers. This match is being played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Kanika Ahuja also helped MI reach a big score by playing a stormy inning of 35 runs.

Sophie Devine, who played a strong inning of 95 runs against Delhi Capitals, flopped against MI, getting out after scoring only 8 runs. Opener Beth Mooney contributed 33 runs, but her innings was very slow.

In the middle overs, Kanika Ahuja played a brilliant inning of 35 runs in 18 balls, improving Gujarat’s run rate. Apart from him, captain Ashley Gardner scored 20 runs in 11 balls. Georgia Wareham returned unbeaten after scoring 43 runs.

Chaos in the last 2 overs

By 18 overs, Gujarat Giants had scored 153 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. In the last 2 overs, Bharti Phoolmali created a ruckus and hit fours and sixes. In the last 2 overs, Gujarat batsmen scored 39 runs including 3 sixes and 4 fours.

By the end of the 18th over, Bharti Phoolmali was playing with 3 runs in 6 balls. At the end of the 20th over, his score was 36 runs in 15 balls. He scored 33 runs in the last 9 balls of his innings.

Gujarat Giants have scored 192 runs. This is the third highest score made by any team against Mumbai Indians in WPL history. This is also the highest score by a team in the Women’s Premier League history, when no batsman has scored a half-century in an individual performance.

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