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Gujarat Giants Women (GG-W) registered their second win of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) as they beat UP Warriorz by eight wickets in Match 18 on Monday, March 12 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. After opting to bat first, Gujarat posted a good score of 152/8 in their allotted 20 overs riding on brilliant knocks from captain Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt (43 off 30).
Sophie Ecclestone shone with the ball for UP registering figures of 3/38 in four overs. In reply, UP could only manage to score 144/5 in their allotted 20 overs with Deepti Sharma being the lone warrior with her third consecutive half-century of the season. Courtesy of their win, Gujarat kept themselves alive in the knockouts race while UP have their fate in GG and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s hands.
Also Read: WPL 2024, Match 18: Gujarat Giants Women vs UP Warriorz Women, Eighteenth Match – Who Said What?
Let’s take a look at the highlights from Match 18 of WPL 2024:
1. Beth Mooney registers third consecutive half-century of the season
The Gujarat Titans captain once again led her side from the front as she registered her third consecutive fifty of the season. The southpaw was dropped twice during her knock and made full use of her reprieves playing a magnificent knock of 74* (52) with the help of ten fours and a six. Mooney clobbered five boundaries in the last over bowled by Sophie Ecclestone and propelled her team’s score to 152/8 in their allotted 20 overs.
Beth 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 Mooney 🫡
She notches her 3️⃣rd consecutive half-century in #TATAWPL!#GGvUPW #TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/yJSm8Ik2gw
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) March 11, 2024
2. Shabnam Shakil shines with the new ball
The right-arm seamer emerged as the pick of the bowlers for Gujarat as she made a brilliant comeback after being hit for a four off the first delivery by Alyssa Healy and got her out on the third ball. She further got the prized scalp of Chamari Athapaththu (0 off 3) in the same over and later destroyed the stumps of Shweta Sehrawat (8 off 9) to register figures of 3/11 in four overs.
What A Start 👏
Young Shabnam Shakil shocks #UPW with 2 big wickets in the first over
Live 💻 📱https://t.co/WHTYqs2Bd5#TATAWPL | #GGvUPW pic.twitter.com/KL4N47aofI
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 11, 2024
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3. Deepti Sharma continues her marvellous form
Sharma walked to the crease with UP on 4/2 after the first over which quickly turned to 35/5 after seven overs. However, the southpaw didn’t let the situation bog her down as she played a scintillating knock of 88* (60) with the help of nine fours and four sixes to keep her side in the game. However, she eventually failed to score ten off the last two balls resulting in an eight-run loss for her side.
𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙩𝙤-𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙩𝙤-𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠 fifties for Deepti Sharma 🙌#TATAWPL #TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/cfzmWZK2NF
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) March 11, 2024
Incredible fighting knock!@Deepti_Sharma06 nearly pulled off a memorable win for the @UPWarriorz
Live 💻📱https://t.co/WHTYqs2Bd5 #TATAWPL | #GGvUPW pic.twitter.com/jpDiBMUljw
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 11, 2024
Here are some more highlights from Gujarat’s second win of the season:
𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙤. 1️⃣ 𝙏20 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 😉
Ecclestone dismisses the dangerous-looking Laura in her very first over 💪#GGvUPW #TATAWPL #TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/eFrXty0dSZ
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) March 11, 2024
🆕 Purple Cap holder
Sophie Ecclestone now leads the race with these 2️⃣ wickets 👌
Live 💻📱https://t.co/WHTYqs2Bd5#TATAWPL | #GGvUPW | @UPWarriorz pic.twitter.com/AyVJq7cvH1
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 11, 2024
GUJARAT GIANTS BEAT UP WARRIORZ BY 8 RUNS IN THIS WPL 2024…!!!!! pic.twitter.com/JtFT0rhEGn
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 11, 2024
WHAT AN INNINGS PLAYED BY DEEPTI SHARMA…!!!!! ⭐
At one point UP Warriorz 35/5 and then she smashed 88*(60) including 9 fours and 4 Sixes against Gujarat Giants in tough situation – Take a bow, Deepti Sharma. pic.twitter.com/Cf4ZVjtwL3
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 11, 2024
Thank you Gujarat Giants from RCB fans 🙂
Well played Deepti Sharma 🫡#GGvUPW #WPL2024pic.twitter.com/gJBNvLurzW
— Deekshitha Aithal (@deekshi_aithal) March 11, 2024
Thank you Deepti Sharma for entertaining Inning.
Thank you Gujarat Giants for winning match.
Now RCB can play Eliminator. pic.twitter.com/0NGvdtLyPu
— Satya Prakash (@Satya_Prakash08) March 11, 2024
Ramadan Ki Pehli Duaa Qubool Ho Gai… Alhamdulillah 🤲🏻🤲🏻
Gujarat Giants Won Against UP Warriors #WPL2024 #UPWvGGW pic.twitter.com/2so0w5eMmJ
— Tasneem Hanif 🇮🇳 (@TasneemKhatai) March 11, 2024
Once a Rcbian, always a Rcbian😂
Gujarat Giants won Vs UP warriors,
Warriors lost bcoz of there own mistakes,
We dont need favours btw,
Will qualify on our own🗿.#WPL2024 #GGvUPW pic.twitter.com/TMuS7s8wdK
— RCB LOVER (@RCB_LOVER18) March 11, 2024
Barring a really big loss for RCB tomorrow, the #WPL 2024 playoffs spots are sealed
Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals & Royal Challengers Bangalore the knockout entrants
Gujarat Giants & UP Warriorz all but our because of their poor NRR
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) March 11, 2024
#GiantArmy ko thriller na diya, toh kya kiya? 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 pic.twitter.com/Eu64YYRS0a
— Gujarat Giants (@Giant_Cricket) March 11, 2024
Gujarat Giants Beats UPW By 8 runs
Well Played Deepti Sharma 🔥🐅#WPL #WPLDrive pic.twitter.com/4YowwzQuAG
— Cric scenes (@Cric__scene93) March 11, 2024