Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz, WPLT20, Today Match Prediction 01 March 2024

GGW vs UPW Match Prediction & Analysis

Gujarat Giants will face UP Warriorz in the eighth match of the Women Premier League (WPL) 2024 played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.

Gujarat Giants have had a tough beginning to their campaign after suffering back-to-back defeats in the competition. The team management will be hoping that Giants can put in an improved performance with bat and ball in this fixture.

On the other hand, UP Warriorz will be coming into the match feeling good about themselves after securing a morale boosting win in their previous match against Mumbai Indians women

TEAMS PREVIEW

Gujarat Giants Preview

The franchise will be hoping that the experienced players in the batting department can deliver the goods against UP Warriorz.

In the previous match, Giants struggled to get going in their innings and could only score 107 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their full quota of overs.
For Giants, Dayalan Hemalatha played well for Giants and finished the innings with the top-score of 31 not out off 25 balls with the help of two fours and on six. Besides Hemalatha, opener Harleen Doel showcased decent form and scored 22 runs off 31 balls.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of captain Beth Mooney, Harleen Doel, Veda Krishnamurthy, Phoebe Litchfield and Ashleigh Gardner to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Sneh Rana, Meghan Singh, Lea Tahuhu, Ashleigh Gardner and Tanuja Kanwar to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Gujarat Giants Predicted Playing XI:

Beth Mooney (c & wk), Veda Krishnamurthy, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh

Gujarat Giants Actual Playing XI:

Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Kathryn Bryce, Ashleigh Gardner, Mannat Kashyap, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh

UP Warriorz Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of captain Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma and Kiran Navgire to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Kiran Navgire played well for UP Warriorz and finished the innings with the top-score of 57 runs off 31 balls with the help of six boundaries and four sixes. She was well supported by Alyssa Healy, who scored 33 runs off 29 balls with the help of five fours.

Besides the openers, Grace Harris found form with the bat and scored unbeaten 38 off 17 balls with the help of six boundaries and one six. She was well supported by all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who scored 27 not out off 20 balls with the help of four fours.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Tahlia McGrath to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Grace Harris and Sophie Ecclestone bowled well for UP Warriorz and claimed one wicket apiece.

UP Warriorz Predicted Playing XI:

Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

UP Warriorz Actual Playing XI:

Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Atapattu, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Anjali Sarwani, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is going to provide an interesting contest between bat and ball. The weather forecast for Wednesday’s match is going to be clear skies in the evening with humidity around 35%.

GGW vs UPW Pitch Report

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is going to host the 8th match of Womens Premier League between UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants.

In the inaugural season played last year, UP Warriorz will take heart from the fact that they won both of their round-robin matches against Gujarat Giants.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the sides will be keen to win all-important toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 130 runs. Majority of the matches played at Bengaluru have been won by side batting second.