Skipper Ashleigh Gardner starred with both bat and ball, leading Gujarat Giants to a comprehensive six-wicket win over UP Warriorz in their Women's Premier League match in Vadodara on Sunday. (More Cricket News)
꧅Gujarat won the toss and elected to bowl first. Gardner was named the Player of the Match for her all-round show, as she claimed two wickets (2/39) and then scored a stylish 32-ball 52, her second consecutive fifty, as the Giants registered their first win of the third edition of the tournament, following a loss in the opening game to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Gujarat Giants Vs UP Warriors, WPL 2025 Match 3: Scorecard
UP Warriorz Innings
Kiran Navgire lbw b Dottin 15
Dinesh Vrinda b Gardner 6
Uma Chetry c Priya Mishra b Dottin 24
Deepti Sharma c Gardner b Priya Mishra 39
Tahlia McGrath lbw b Priya Mishra 0
Grace Harris b Priya Mishra 4
Shweta Sehrawat b Gardner 16
Alana King not out 19
Sophie Ecclestone b Gautam 2
Saima Thakor run out (Simran Shaikh/Mooney) 15
Extras: 3 (W-3)
Total: 143 for nine (20 overs)
Fall of wickets:🐷 1-22, 2-22, 3-73, 4-74, 5-78, 6-101, 7-111, 8-117, 9-143
Bowling:꧑ Sayali Satghare 2-0-20-0, Deandra Dottin 4-0-34-2, Ashleigh Gardner 4-0-39-2, Kashvee Gautam 4-0-15-1, Tanuja Kanwar 2-0-10-0, Priya Mishra 4-0-25-3.
Gujarat Giants Innings
Laura Wolvaardt b Ecclestone 2
Beth Mooney c McGrath b Harris 0
Dayalan Hemalatha b Ecclestone 0
Ashleigh Gardner c Navgire b McGrath 52
Harleen Deol not out 34
Deandra Dottin not out 33
Extras: 3 (LB-1, W-2)
Total: 144 for four (18 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-57, 4-86
Bowling:ꩵ Grace Harris 1-0-0-1, Sophie Ecclestone 4-0-16-2, Kranti Goud 2-0-15-0, Saima Thakor 1-0-20-0, Deepti Sharma 4-0-32-0, Alana King 3-0-38-0, Tahlia McGrath 3-0-21-1.
The Gujarat Giants will next take on Mumbai Indians ๊on February 18, while the UP Warriorz will face the Delhi Capitals, the next day, on the 19th.
