WPL: Gujarat Giants to clash with UP Warriorz at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi: GGT opt to bat
In Women’s Premier League Cricket, Gujarat Giants will clash with UP Warriorz at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today. The match will start at 7.30 p.m. Gujarat Giants have won the toss and have opted to bat
The events of the last three days have allowed UP Warriorz to stay alive in WPL 2024 and have a strong shot at making it to the last three. While much will depend on how Royal Challengers Bangalore fare in their final game, the first task for UPW would be to secure a win against a resurgent Gujarat Giants.
Despite losing five out of six games, Giants have somehow kept themselves in with a mathematical possibility of making it to the top-three. The reliance, and the reason for the resurgence, however has been on the captain Beth Mooney’s form with the bat. After struggling to post strong scores in the Bengaluru leg,
Giants have found the conditions much more friendlier in Delhi. Mooney has scored back-to-back fifties, and found support from Laura Wolvaardt and Dayalan Hemalatha in the last two games respectively, but a common thread of worry had added to their already existing woes – the inability to power along in the death overs after a big partnership.
Their bowling attack has mostly outweighed their reputation, but given their inexperience, can UPW put them under pressure like Mumbai Indians did on Saturday night? For that, as for now, Alyssa Healy would need her batters to provide more punch than they have so far in the tournament. But she will take heart, and hopefully the momentum, from her team’s nervy 1-run win over Delhi Capitals in the previous game.
It’s a high-stakes contest. The team that loses the contest will be out of qualification for the next round.
Squads:
UP Warriorz Squad: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Chamari Athapaththu, Danielle Wyatt, Anjali Sarvani, Laxmi Yadav, Vrinda Dinesh, Parshavi Chopra, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Uma Chetry
Gujarat Giants Squad: Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney(w/c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Bharati Fulmali, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Md Shakil, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha, Lea Tahuhu
