WPL 2024, GG-W vs UPW Highlights: Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 8 runs
Follow the live score from match 18 of TATA WPL 2024 between GG-W and UPW here.
In a crucial Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 match on Monday, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz will compete at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. Alyssa Healy's UP Warriorz, currently in fourth place, secured a narrow 1-run victory against Delhi Capitals in their previous match. On the other hand, Beth Mooney's Gujarat Giants, placed fifth, suffered a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians.
For Gujarat Giants, winning is essential to stay in contention for a playoff spot. However, they face a tough challenge from UP Warriorz, who previously defeated them in Bengaluru. The Warriorz, undefeated against the Giants in their three WPL encounters, can displace Royal Challengers Bangalore from the third spot with a win, ending the Giants' playoff aspirations.
The match marks the first clash between UPW and GG in Delhi, following their previous meeting in Bengaluru.
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UPW vs GG-W Live Score: UP 98/5 in 16 overs
Litchfield puts down a catch to allow Poonam to continue her her innings and although the fifty-run partnership is up, Deepti holds the key for UP with a six to finish the over.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: UP 63/5 in 13 overs
A missed stumping chance and then a top-edge falls begging. Poonam Khemnar and Deepti Sharma trying their best as UP Warriorz needs 90 runs in 42 balls
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: UP 45/5 in 10 overs
Mannat Kashyap secures a boundary with a slice through the backward point region, and Gujarat can’t allow any freebies with the victory in sight.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: UP 30/4 in 6 overs
Kathryn Bryce into the attack, and Deepti pockets a boundary—first through the fine leg and then a slash through the point. The PowerPlay, however, belongs to Gujarat.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: UP 10/3 in 2 overs
Kathryn Bryce strikes, and what a start this has been for Gujarat, who has left UP three down, and this is a huge wicket as Kiran Navgire falls.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: UP 4/2 in 1 over
Alyssa Healy begins the chase with a lovely drive through the covers but Shabnam Shakil strikes, with Healy mistiming a shot and the fielder taking a good catch at mid-off. It becomes all the more wonderful for Shabnam as she picks up her second wicket in the very first over this time by removing Chamari Athapaththu. UP is in huge trouble having lost two in the first over in chase of 153.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 131/7 in 19 overs
Fifty for Mooney off 45 deliveries, and she rides her luck with another drop catch. But this has been a top knock, given the fact that the wickets have been falling around her.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 118/5 in 17 overs
Wonderful from Bryce as she pulls out a reverse sweep as the ball races away to the third-man boundary. However, Chamari Athapaththu pulls back things to keep UP controlling proceedings.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 105/5 in 15 overs
Deepti Sharma is bowling a beautiful spell, and this time she removes Fulmani. Excellent bowling, as the spinner has picked up two wickets, giving just 11 runs in her three overs.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 86/3 in 12 overs
Mooney strikes clean as she dispatches Ecclestone over the long-off for a maximum and then a pull over the mid-wicket to keep her team going strong in an aspiration to post a strong total.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 57/0 in 7 overs
Deepti Sharma into the attack and just four runs from her first over. Top start from the off-spinner.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 43/0 in 5 overs
The boundaries are flowing freely and Gujarat is maximising the PowerPlay with Wolvaardt moving to 32 in 21 balls with eight boundaries to her name. UP needs a breakthrough.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 10/0 in 2 overs
Saima Thakor into the attack and Mooney nails through the covers for a boundary as Gujarat gets up and running.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: GG 4/0 in 1 over
Chamari Athapaththu starts proceedings, and Laura Wolvaardt hits a wonderful boundary over mid-off to get going.
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: Teams
UP Warriorz (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w/c), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Saima Thakor, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani
Gujarat Giants (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Bharati Fulmali, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Md Shakil
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: Toss
Gujarat Giants win toss, opt to bat first
UPW vs GG-W Live Score: Hello and welcome
Welcome to the live coverage of match no. 18 of the Women's Premier League 2024 between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The stage is set for the epic encounter between the teams that are at the bottom of the points table. They clash to remain alive in the contention for playoffs.