The 17th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the Brabourne Stadium on March 20. The game will begin at 3.30 PM IST.
Gujarat Giants will play their last league game, having won three and lost four. On the other hand, UP Warriorz will play their penultimate league match, having won three and lost three. The last time these two teams played, UP Warriorz defeated Gujarat Giants by three wickets.
Squads
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Dunkley, Anna Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana (c), S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil, Laura Wolvaardt, Kim Garth
UP Warriorz: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy (c), Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Players to watch
Laura Wolvaardt:
The right-handed opening batter of Gujarat Giants starred with the bat with a scintillating 68 off 42 in her last fixture against Royal Challengers Bangalore. She smashed nine fours and a couple of sixes in her entertaining innings. She held the team’s batting together.
Ashleigh Gardner:
The dashing all-rounder of Gujarat Giants packed a punch with a blistering 41 off 26 in her last outing against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The right-handed middle-order batter muscled half a dozen boundaries and a six. She also bowled three overs, opening the bowling with Kim Garth.
Deepti Sharma:
The star all-rounder of UP Warriorz won the player of the match award in her last appearance against Mumbai Indians. The southpaw scored an unbeaten 13 off 14 and claimed 2/35 in four overs. She also accounted for two crucial run-outs in the last over of the innings.
Grace Harris:
The right-handed middle-order batter of UP Warriorz top-scored in her last match against Mumbai Indians. She blasted 39 off 28, finding the fence seven times. She led the run chase from the front and stitched a 44-run partnership with Tahlia McGrath for the fourth wicket. She also bowled a couple of overs, opening the bowling with Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Pitch
It will be the ninth match of the tournament at this venue. The teams batting first and second have won four games each. The highest total scored here is 223, and the lowest is 138. The last fixture saw more than 350 runs being piled up. Expect good batting conditions. A high-scoring contest could be on the cards.
Weather
The weather is expected to be humid and see hazy sun. The maximum temperature attained during the day will be 31 degrees Celsius. There will be an 11 percent cloud cover and a zero percent chance of rain. The wind will blow from the west-northwest.
Fantasy Playing XI
Alyssa Healy, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Tahlia McGrath, Sneh Rana, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Match details
Date: March 20, 2023
Time: 3.30 PM IST
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Live streaming: Sports18 Network, Jio Cinema
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