In the pursuit of chasing 186 runs, UP Warriorz lost four wickets in the powerplay scoring only 29 runs during the WPL 2025 clash against Gujarat Giants on March 03.
They went on to lose the wickets of Kiran Navgire, Georgia Voll, Vrinda Dinesh and Deepti Sharma cheaply. Deandra Dottin picked the wickets of Kiran and Voll for a duck while Kashvee Gautam dismissed Vrinda Dinesh for 1 run.
Meghna Singh continues the haunt by dismissing Deepti Sharma for 6 runs.
#GG‘s dominance continues 👏
They have restricted #UPW to 29/4 at the end of the powerplay 🔝
Can UPW find a way back?
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Batting first, Gujarat lost the wicket of Dayalan Hemalatha for 2 runs in the first over. However, Harleen Deol who joined Mooney put up a 101-run partnership for the second wicket.
After Sophie Ecclestone dismissed Harleen for 45 runs, Ash Gardner came to bat and lost her wicket to Kranti Goud for 11 runs. Deandra Dottin’s 17 runs and Litchfield’s 8 runs contribution has helped the side to cross 150+ runs.
With Bharti and Beth Mooney at the crease, Gujarat Giants put a 186 runs in the score board.
Warriorz and Giants are among the three teams in the ongoing edition who has only two wins so far. A better run rate has put Warriorz in the third position while Gujarat Giants in the last.
Speaking at the toss, UP Warriorz Women captain Deepti Sharma said, “We are going to bowl. Feel like there will be help for bowlers early on. Feels good and we got a good welcome.”
“It’s a different kind of motivation to play at home. We had a couple of net sessions and our preparation has been good. Two changes – Mcgrath and Saima out. Voll is playing,” said Deepti Sharma.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants Captain Ashleigh Gardner said, “Looks like a nice batting track tonight. Expecting a high-scoring game. You’ve got to be able to adapt quickly (to conditions).”
“Hopefully we can do that as a batting unit and put up a good score. Anything 170-plus is what we’re going to be striving for. No changes in the team.”
