All posts tagged: Gujarat Giants (GG)

WPL 2025 Eliminator: Can Gujarat Giants avoid a 7th straight defeat against Mumbai Indians? | Football News

WPL 2025 Eliminator: Can Gujarat Giants avoid a 7th straight defeat against Mumbai Indians? | Football News

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Whatever happens in the Women’s Premier League Eliminator on Thursday, Gujarat Giants can chalk down the 2025 season as an improvement. There cannot be arguments that, across the first two editions combined, they were the side that struggled the most in the tournament, finishing last on both occasions. But ahead of 2025, they made changes to the backroom staff, handed the captaincy over to Ashleigh Gardner from Beth Mooney, and added the star power to their lineup in the form of Deandra Dottin. In addition to all that, Kashvee Gautam – their big-money recruit before 2024 who ended up missing the season due to injury – has showcased her potential, especially with the ball in hand, emerging as one of the finds of the tournament for Indian cricket. It hasn’t been a flawless season by any means, but a place in the knockouts for the first time is one that Gardner and Co can relish. However, on Thursday at the Brabourne Stadium, they have to complete another first: beating Mumbai Indians. In the six meetings …

WPL 2025 | UPW vs DC: Meg Lanning’s return to form a positive as Delhi Capitals leave it late to beat UP Warriorz | Cricket News

WPL 2025 | UPW vs DC: Meg Lanning’s return to form a positive as Delhi Capitals leave it late to beat UP Warriorz | Cricket News

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It’s been a strange old start to Delhi Capitals’ Women’s Premier League campaign. They huffed and puffed over the line, quite literally when it came to crossing the crease, against Mumbai Indians. They were off colour for large parts against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. And despite playing well for a significant amount of the match against the UP Warriorz on Wednesday in Vadodara, they once again left it uncomfortably late. For a team that was arguably the strongest on paper before the tournament started, the start has been laboured, but having stumbled at the finish line for the first two years, maybe they are – as the cliche goes – looking to peak at the right time. And one of the more favourable signs in that regard was Meg Lanning’s most fluent knock of the tournament yet. With her signature off-side strokes, the captain struck a serene 69 off 49 balls, laced with 10 out of 12 boundaries coming on that side of the wicket, as DC beat UP Warriorz by 7 wickets to register their …

WPL: Clinical MI trounce GG by five wickets | Cricket News

WPL: Clinical MI trounce GG by five wickets | Cricket News

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All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt starred in both departments as Mumbai Indians produced a clinical performance to return to winning ways with a five-wicket victory over a self-destructive Gujarat Giants in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) match here on Tuesday. Sciver-Brunt smashed a 39-ball 57, her second consecutive half-century, after taking two wickets for 26, as MI first bowled out GG for a modest 120 and then chased down the target, scoring 122 for 5 with 3.5 overs to spare. Invited to bat, Gujarat paid the price for their over-aggression, with MI’s bowlers, led by off-spinner Hayley Matthews, delivering a tight performance. Shabnim Ismail (1/17), Amelia Kerr (2/22), and Amanjot Kaur (1/17) also played key roles in restricting Gujarat’s batting. Story continues below this ad In response, Sciver-Brunt dazzled with a flurry of boundaries, playing cut, pull, sweep, and scoop shots with ease. She hit 11 fours during her innings and was dismissed in the 16th over with just seven runs required to win. Chasing 121, MI lost Matthews (17), Yastika Bhatia (8) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur …

WPL 2025: Depleted RCB flex batting muscle, with helping hand(s) from Gujarat Giants | Cricket News

WPL 2025: Depleted RCB flex batting muscle, with helping hand(s) from Gujarat Giants | Cricket News

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Even before a ball was bowled in the third season of the Women’s Premier League, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were dealt some major blows as they aimed to defend their title. Leading up to the tournament, they lost the services of Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana. Shreyanka Patil’s name was absent from the playing XI in the first game and she posted on social media: “Heartbroken, but I will fly again,” casting doubt over whether she can be fit for the season. Then, Ellyse Perry confirmed pre-match on Friday that she wouldn’t be bowling in the early part of the tournament at least because of a hip issue. That meant, from the 2024 WPL final, RCB lost all of their wicket-takers But their batting firepower was intact, and it helped them beat Gujarat Giants (GG) by six wickets in Vadodara with nine balls remaining, chasing 202, the record successful run-chase in WPL history. Story continues below this ad RCB understandably struggled in the first half against Gujarat Giants, who were powered by …