After losing to the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W) in the tournament opener, Gujarat Giants Women (GG-W) will play UP Warriorz Women (UP-W) in the third game of the ongoing WPL 2025. The game will be hosted by Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on February 16, at 7:30 PM (IST).
Ashleigh Gardner’s Gujarat Giants didn’t have an expected start in the tournament’s current season, facing a 6-wicket defeat against RCB Women in the inaugural game. They have lost three while winning only two in their last five WPL games. They will aim to win this game and get off the mark in the tournament.
On the other hand, UP Warriorz Women have lost three games and won only one in their last WPL games last year in WPL 2024. They lost to Gujarat Giants Women by 8 runs in the 18th match of WPL 2024 in their last league match. UP-W will look ahead to beat Giants Women to square off their defeat in the last edition and get off the mark in the tournament’s current edition.
Here are the predicted top 3 performers from Gujarat Giants Women vs Up Warriorz Women clash:
Ashleigh Gardner
The Giants Women skipper Ashleigh Gardner was one of the ‘top performers’ for her side amidst a defeat against RCB Women in the last game. In the first innings, she smashed 79 runs off just 37 balls, with three fours and eight sixes. Later in the second innings, she also scalped 2 wickets at 33 runs in her 3 overs before Richa Ghosh smashed her for 23 runs in the death overs.
Gardner is expected to repeat her all-round heroics in the next game against the UP Warriorz Women. She can play a crucial role both with the bat and the ball to help the Giants Women register their first win in the tournament.
Deepti Sharma
Star UP Warriorz Women all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been in an amazing run of form, both with the bat and the ball in the last 10 T20 appearances. She has scored 314 runs in 10 games, with an amazing batting average of 62.8 and a strike rate of 128.68. She is also the leading run-scorer for UP-W in the last couple of T20 appearances.
On the other hand, she has also scalped 10 wickets in 10 games, with a decent economy rate of 7.74. Deepti will aim to continue her purple patch with the bat and the ball in the upcoming WPL clash against the Gujarat Giants Women.
Beth Mooney
Star GG-W opener and wicketkeeper-batter, Beth Mooney played a brilliant half-century knock in the last game against RCB Women, scoring 56 runs. She has also been in brilliant batting form in the last 9 games, scoring 341 runs with an amazing average of 48.71 and a batting strike rate of 139.75.
Mooney can play a vital role for her side setting a strong foundation for a big score while starting the innings for the Gujarat Giants Women. She is also known for converting a quick start into a big total in the start of the innings.
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