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Best performances - Batsmen

P Litchfield
P Litchfield
78(40) 8x4 - 5x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 21 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
10 13 4 0 23 4 1 23
A Gardner
65(41) 6x4 - 3x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
4 4 4 4 18 7 11 13

Best performances - Bowlers

Renuka Singh
Renuka Singh
O4
M0
R25
W2
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
G Wareham
G Wareham
O4
M0
R30
W2
Eco7.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

END OF OVER:
20 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | UPW-W: 197/8 (11 runs required, RR: 9.85)

  • Asha Sobhana27 (10b)
  • Shikha Pandey1 (1b)
  • Sophie Devine4-0-55-2
  • Kashvee Gautam4-0-38-0

6:38pm That will be all from us for this game. But don't go too far away because the Mumbai Indians, who lost to RCB yesterday, will be in action again tonight, against a Delhi Capitals side now led by Jemimah Rodrigues. Hop over for all the live updates from that game. Until next time, from Chandan, Sudeep and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye!

Georgia Wareham, Player of the Match: Awesome start to the tournament. These tournaments are about momentum. For everyone to chip in with all aspects, it was awesome. It was a pretty flat wicket, so the bowlers did a good job (to get these many wickets). Nice to get a couple of wickets (myself). (On the Lanning dismissal) Pretty certain it was pad-first. Moons (Mooney) thought so too. Meg was a really key wicket at that point.

Ashleigh Gardner, Gujarat Giants captain: It was a fantastic game for everyone who came out and watched. Knew we needed more than 200 (around the 12-over mark). Plenty of learnings with bat and ball. Fielded well and that was probably the difference. She (Anushka Sharma) is such a talent. To spend time out in the middle...she keeps it simple and for a young player, to be brave enough to do that, amazing to be at the other end. (On bowling Gayakwad after the timeout) We were searching for overs a bit. I didn't bowl overly well. I can throw the ball to anyone (and have confidence in them because of the several good options we bave). As a captain and bowler, it gets difficult to set fields (when Litchfield is going). We had to take lots of wickets, which we did and nice we have a W on the board.

Here is Sampath with a stat from today's game: 21 sixes in the GG vs UPW match, the most for any women's T20 match. The previous highest was 19 sixes during Sixers vs Stars, WBBL 2017-18 and RCB vs DC, WPL 2024.

Meg Lanning, UP Warriorz captain: It was a great game. Lots of positives, although would've loved to win. (On the bowling and fielding) The Giants batted extremely well. Did not execute as well as we would have liked. Tough wicket to bowl on. Always things to improve. We have a few for the next one but still plenty to like. (On Ecclestone) Most of the bowlers can bowl at any point. She is so experienced, knows her game and nice to play with her on the same side. Very good cricket from both sides. It was good for batting. Need to find a way with the ball to restrict as well as we can.

Renuka Singh: My focus is to perform, irrespective of the team I am playing for. I have played a lot of cricket here, so I have an idea. I have worked on a few things, like the yorker and slower one, and I am backing that. Knew we had to put in hard work because this is a batting track, and knew whichever teams would play better would win.

6:15pm A stark contrast from the game yesterday, where run-scoring, for a significant chunk, was tough. Today, the runs flowed and they flowed rather superbly for Litchfield, who dazzled on her way to a maiden WPL half-century. Unfortunately for UPW, support for her could not arrive quickly enough and by the time Asha got going at the death, the Warriorz were reduced to damage control.

The Giants, for most of their bowling innings, seemed in control. Wareham was the pick of the bunch among the spinners, with Renuka also starring, both with the new ball and through the middle. Devine and Gardner were more expensive than usual but both got crucial wickets, and the Giants will be happy with how they generally coped with adversity.

Hypocaust: "UP Warriorz hit more boundaries (20x4,11x6) than Gujarat Giants (20x4, 10x6), but the numbers of dots faced cost them (UPW 53 dots faced, GG 35 dots).."

19.6
4
Devine to Sobhana, FOUR, four to end the game, but it is the Giants who trump the Warriorz in a high-scoring contest! Off-pace and into the track. Asha swings like a rusty gate and plonks it off the inside edge past the keeper. Asha ends up with 27 off 10 but the more crucial detail is that the Warriorz fall short by ten runs!
19.5
4
Devine to Sobhana, FOUR, four more, but it is a case of too little, too late! Full toss on middle and off. Asha backs away early and blazes it to long off's left!
19.4
6
Devine to Sobhana, SIX, Asha continues to enjoy herself! In the slot outside off. Asha lines it up and smears it over deep mid wicket!
19.3
1
Devine to Pandey, 1 run, dropped! Slower ball on a fullish length outside off. Pandey at least a couple of business days early on this and lobs it towards extra cover. Gayakwad runs back to her right from extra cover but makes a meal of it
19.2
W
Devine to Ecclestone, OUT, soft dismissal, and Devine is wrapping this game up! Low full toss outside off. Ecclestone throws the plumbing at it but cuts across it too much. Simple catch for Gautam at cover point, and Ecclestone walks back, with her side staring down at an opening-game defeat!

S Ecclestone c Gautam b Devine 11 (12m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 137.5

19.1
1
Devine to Sobhana, 1 run, full on middle stump. Asha drills it down the ground to long on but that will just be a single

27 off 6. If UPW win it from here, we will have seen something very special. Devine to bowl

UPW Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3MM LanningKP Navgire
2nd70MM LanningP Litchfield
3rd0H DeolP Litchfield
4th1DB SharmaP Litchfield
5th69P LitchfieldS Sehrawat
6th7DJS DottinP Litchfield
7th17DJS DottinS Ecclestone
8th15A SobhanaS Ecclestone
9th15S PandeyA Sobhana