Gujarat Giants Women vs UP Warriorz Women, WPL, Today Match Prediction 20 March 2023

ggt vs upw Match Prediction & Analysis

UP Warriorz showed that Mumbai Indians Women can be beaten when they took them down by 5 wickets on Saturday at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy. With that win, the UP Warriorz now have 6 points with two games remaining, and are closing in on the playoff spot. They will next take on the Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium on March 20th. Gujarat are currently stranded at the bottom of the table with just 4 points. This will be their final league game, and it’s almost certainly the end of the road for the Giants even if they win.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Gujarat Giants Women Preview

Gujarat Giants are coming off an 8-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore Women. On a good batting wicket, Gujarat posted a solid 188-4 on the board. However, Bangalore chased the target with almost 5 overs remaining. Laura Wolvaardt impressed again with a classy 68 off 42 balls. While this season looks over for the Giants, they can seriously consider Wolvaardt as their permanent opener.

Harleen Deol has led the batting charts for Gujarat this season, scoring 198 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 128.57. Ashleigh Gardner, who scored 41 off 26 balls in the match against Bangalore, is regaining her touch and we expect her to play a vital cameo in this game.

Gujarat’s bowling has been dominated by Kim Garth who has taken 9 wickets this season at an economy of 7.80. Gardner has also picked up 9 wickets with her off-spin this season but has gone at an economy of 9.54. Sneh Rana (5 wickets at an economy of 7.90) has made an impact with her off-breaks too.

Gujarat Giants Women Predicted Playing XI:

Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sabbhineni Meghana, Sushma Verma (wk), Kim Garth, Sneh Rana (c), Tanuja Kanwar, Ashwani Kumari

Gujarat Giants Women Actual Playing XI:

Sushma Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Sneh Rana, Ashwani Kumari, Sophia Dunkley, Harleen Deol, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patel, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth

UP Warriorz Women Preview

By gaining those crucial two points after beating the Mumbai Indians, the UP Warriorz have done themselves a huge favor. Another win here, against the Gujarat Giants, and their playoff spot will be all but confirmed. 

That win against Mumbai didn’t come easy. After restricting them to 127, Gujarat were struggling at 27-3 at one point, before solid efforts from Tahlia McGrath (38 off 25 balls) and Grace Harris (39 off 28 balls) brought them back into the game.

McGrath (180 runs in 5 matches) and Harris (144 runs in 4 matches) have been pivotal for Gujarat’s middle-order throughout the season and will have an important role to play here. Skipper Alyssa Healy (194 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 148) has been the team’s most consistent batter. 

Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has been the most successful bowler for Gujarat, taking 12 wickets at an economy of just 6.12. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma has been impressive as usual, picking up 9 wickets at an economy of 8. Gujarat does lack a genuine wicket-taking fast bowler with the new ball, which has hurt them on occasion.

UP Warriorz Women Predicted Playing XI:

Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Devika Vaidya, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Parshavi Chopra, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

UP Warriorz Women Actual Playing XI:

Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarwani, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Kiran Navgire, Parshavi Chopra, Tahlia McGrath, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Alyssa Healy

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

This wicket at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, stays true throughout. It’s a good pitch for batting but does offer assistance to the spinners as well. This is a day game, and the surface will remain dry. Batters who spend some time on the wicket can make it count later on.

This is a day game and the weather will be hot and humid.

Venue Details

The average 1st innings score at the Brabourne Stadium in the WPL is 172. The highest total posted at the venue is 223/2 by Delhi Capitals Women against Royal Challengers Bangalore Women. The team batting first here must look to set a target of around 180 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

This is a crucial game and the team winning the toss is likely to bat second as having a target in front will make things easier.