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And that brings us to the end of our coverage of the UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants match, and may we be treated to a lot more nail-biters such as this in the inaugural edition and beyond! On behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!
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Grace Harris is the Player of the Match for her unbeaten 59 off just 26 deliveries
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This is just what the Women's Premier League needed after consecutive one-sided finishes! Hats off to the trio of Navgire, Harris and Ecclestone for refusing to give up even when the odds were heavily stacked against them at 107/7 when they needed 63 off the last 24 deliveries! With a middle and lower order as power-packed as this, the UP Warriorz have announced themselves in the competition, especially to Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, both of whom started their campaigns with lopsided wins.
Credit to Gujarat Giants for dishing out a much-improved performance just 24 hours after getting decimated by MI at the same venue yesterday, that too with regular skipper Beth Mooney injured. Sneh Rana certainly did a decent job marshalling the troops today, and will hope to lead her side to a victory should she lead them again in their next outing.
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Scenes at the DYP
WHAT MADNESS IS GOING ON!!! ????????#TATAWPL
— Jemimah Rodrigues (@JemiRodrigues) March 5, 2023
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Perfect reaction to the finish of this incredible game
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— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny) March 5, 2023
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UPW vs GG WPL 2023 LIVE Score
After 19.5 overs,UP Warriorz 175/7 ( Grace Harris 59 , Sophie Ecclestone 22)
SIX! Grace Harris finishes off in style as UP Warriorz defeat Gujarat Giants by three wickets in a match that goes down the wire! The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League gets its first last-ball thriller after two consecutive one-sided finishes!
And this is also the first time a team has successfully chased down a target in the WPL!
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UPW vs GG WPL 2023 LIVE Score
FOUR! Terrible misfield by Mansi Joshi at deep extra cover after a mishit by Grace Harris, who brings up her half-century in just 25 deliveries! UPW 169/7; need 1 off 2
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FOUR! After a wide and a brace off the second, Harris clobbers the ball over the bowler's head to move to 49, and bring the equation down to 6 off 3! Can she finish it with one hit and seal a memorable win? UPW 164/7
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SIX! Smashed out of the park by Harris first ball into the final over! Also brings up the fifty partnership for the eighth wicket! UPW 157/7; need 13 off 5!
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After 19 overs,UP Warriorz 151/7 ( Grace Harris 37 , Sophie Ecclestone 22)
Another big over for UP with 14 coming off Gardner’s final over, Ecclestone playing the key aggressor here! UP Warriorz need 19 off 6!
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SIX! And now Sophie Ecclestone gets into the six-hitting act, clearing the midwicket fence off Ash Gardner's bowling! UPW 147/7; need 23 off 9
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After 18 overs,UP Warriorz 137 ( Grace Harris 36 , Sophie Ecclestone 9)
Huge over for the Warriors, with Kim Garth leaking 20 runs in her final over to sign off with figures of 5/36 at the end of her quota! Garth concedes four boundaries in five balls, including a hat-trick of fours to the well-set Harris, before bowling a waist-high no-ball. Ecclestone can only collect a single in the free hit. 33 needed off 12.
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SIX! Massive hoick over deep midwicket, and Harris comfortably clears the fence to move into the 20s! The Aussie, however, will need two or three of those every over if she is to guide her side home keeping the required rate in mind. UPW 117/7; need 53 off 18
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OUT! Sutherland deceives Vaidya with the slower delivery as the latter ends up chipping the ball towards mid on, where Hemalatha pulls off a fine, low running catch. The umpire signals timeout after the dismissal. UPW 105/7; need 65 off 26
Vaidya c Hemalatha b Sutherland 4(7)
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BOWLED! Two-in-two for Kim Garth, castling Simran Shaikh with a full, straight delivery as the Irish-born Australian seamer completes her five-for! And just like that, UP's hopes of starting their campaign with a win might just have been extinguished. UPW 88/6
Shaikh b Garth 0(1)
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OUT! Kim Garth strikes right away after being brought back into the attack, getting what could be a game-changing wicket by getting Navgire caught-behind for 53! Navgire was looking to pull the short delivery going down leg, but ended up gloving it to the keeper. UPW 88/5
Navgire c Verma b Garth 53(43)
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BOWLED! Mansi Joshi breaks the solid fourth-wicket stand, breaching Deepti Sharma's defence and rattling her stumps as the all-rounder departs for 11! UPW 86/4
Deepti b Joshi 11(16)
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FIFTY for Kiran Navgire in 40 deliveries! Superb knock from the Pune-born Nagaland batter, who has almost single-handedly revived UP's chase with a knock containing five fours and two maximums. UPW 85/3
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After 10 overs,UP Warriorz 70/3 ( Kiran Navgire 46 , Deepti Sharma 8)
The fifty partnership comes up between Navgire and Deepti for the fourth wicket at the halfway stage of tghe chase, with Navgire closing in on a personal milestone as well. UP Warriorz need another 100 to win in 60 balls.
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After 9 overs,UP Warriorz 59/3 ( Kiran Navgire 40 , Deepti Sharma 4)
SIX! Navgire gets down on one knee and slog sweeps over long on for a 74-metre hit! She moves to 39 with that hit! Opposition skipper Sneh Rana concedes nine off her first over, with the umpire signalling timeout at the end of the ninth. UP Warriorz need 110 off 66 — quite achievable the way Navgire is operating at the moment.
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UPW vs GG WPL LIVE Cricket Score
After 7 overs,UP Warriorz 44/3 ( Kiran Navgire 26 , Deepti Sharma 2)
Sutherland nearly gets a wicket in her second over as the ball flies past a diving Sushma Verma after a nick off Navgire’s blade, resulting in a third boundary for the Nagaland batter. Nine off the over, with UP starting to make a decent recovery thanks to Navgire.
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Clinical display from the Giants!
The fielding display from the @GujaratGiants has been absolutely magnificent tonight! ????????
3️⃣ fine catches and all 3️⃣ wickets to Kim Garth!#UPW in a tricky position in the chase now.
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— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 5, 2023
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After 6 overs,UP Warriorz 35/3 ( Kiran Navgire 19 , Deepti Sharma 0)
UP Warriorz are in deep trouble after that triple-wicket over from Kim Garth, and are gasping for breath, until Navgire provides them some respite with the first maximum of the chase, getting down on one knee and slog-sweeping towards deep midwicket off Tanuja Kanwar, who concedes nine off her second over. UP Warriorz reach 35/3 at the end of the powerplay.
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SIX! Navgire gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps the ball towards deep midwicket! A much-needed strike for UP at a time when the pressure starting to mount. UPW 34/3
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OUT! Three wickets in one over for Kim Garth, one that puts Gujarat firmly in control of the game inside the powerplay! Superb display of swing bowling by Garth as all-rounder Tahlia McGrath ends up departing for a golden duck after nicking the ball to Hemalatha at slip. UPW 20/3
McGrath c Hemalatha b Garth 0(1)
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OUT! Make that two wickets in an over as Garth removes the other opener as well, with Sehrawat perishing after nicking the ball to Mansi Joshi at short third man. UPW 19/2
Sehrawat c Joshi b Garth 5(6)
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OUT! Huge wicket for the Giants as Kim Garth pulls off a fine catch off her own bowling to get rid of Alyssa Healy, who was expected to lead from the front during UP's chase. UPW 13/1
Healy c and b Garth 7(8)
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After 2 overs,UP Warriorz 13/0 ( Alyssa Healy 7 , Shweta Sehrawat 5)
FOUR! And now India U-19 star Shweta Sehrawat helps herself to her first boundary, crouching low and paddling the ball towards fine leg as Tanuja Kanwar concedes a boundary off the last ball of her first over.
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FOUR! Flicked through the square leg region by Healy off Garth as the UP skipper collects the first boundary of the innings. UPW 6/0
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Alyssa Healy and Shweta Sehrawat walk out to commence UP Warriorz' chase of the 170-run target. Australia's Kim Garth, who was named a last-minute replacement for Deandra Dottin, will bowl the first over.
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After 20 overs,Gujarat Giants 169/6 ( Dayalan Hemalatha 21 , Sneh Rana 9)
Deepti's a tad expensive in the penultimate over, conceding 12 off it including a six to Hemalatha in the second delivery followed by a four three balls later that is the result of a mix-up at deep midwicket. Ecclestone is given the final over, and she four in the first four deliveries before getting hit for a boundary in the penultimate ball by skipper Sneh Rana. Rana then collects a single off the last ball, as Gujarat Giants post 169/6 on the board after opting to bat.
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SIX! Hemalatha has decided to take over after Gardner and Deol's dismissals, smashing the ball over long on to bring up the 150 for the Giants! GG 154/6
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OUT! Harleen narrowly misses out on a half-century, falling just four short of the milestone in the end. Was looking to get to the mark in style, but ended up getting caught in front of the midwicket boundary by McGrath. GG 142/6
Deol b McGrath b Sarvani 46(32)
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After 17 overs,Gujarat Giants 141/5 ( Harleen Deol 46 , Hemalatha 2)
FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Harleen Deol smashes four consecutive boundaries off Devika Vaidya in the latter's second over to revive Gujarat's hopes of a strong finish. Deol goes for consecutive slog sweeps in the first two deliveries before deciding to target the off side in the next two, going for a crisp drive followed by a slap in front of point. Single off each of the last two balls.
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After 16 overs,Gujarat Giants 123/5 ( Harleen Deol 29 , Hemalatha 1)
Couple of big overs for the Gujarat Giants with 32 runs coming between overs 13 and 15. Ash Gardner then collects a boundary at the start of Deepti’s third over, but ends up getting stumped while charging down the track the very next delivery. Seven runs and a wicket from the over, with another four overs to go in the Gujarat innings.
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OUT! Big wicket for the Warriorz as Deepti manages to get Gardner stumped. Keeper Healy fumbled while collecting the ball, which ended up hitting the stumps after deflecting off her body. The UPW captain wears an embarrassed smile after the chaotic dismissal of her Australia teammate. GG 120/5
Gardner st Healy b Deepti 25(19)
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After 14 overs,Gujarat Giants 103/4 ( Harleen Deol 23 , Ashleigh Gardner 18)
SIX! Gardner decides to go big and the ball sails over the wide long on fence, bringing up the 100 for her side! First of many big hits, the Gujarat camp will be hoping. The Aussie all-rounder's batting on 18 off 13 at the end of the over with Harleen on 23 and the partnership worth 27 as the umpire signals timeout.
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After 12 overs,Gujarat Giants 84/4 ( Harleen Deol 19 , Ashleigh Gardner 3)
Leg-spinner Devika Vaidya is introduced for the first time in the 12th over and she’s off to a tidy start, conceding six off her first over including a double to Harleen, who’s batting on 19 at the moment. Meanwhile, Ashleigh Gardner has walked out to the centre after Verma’s dismissal, batting at No 6 today, and she’ll hope to forge a big partnership with Deol and steer the Giants towards a sizeable total.
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OUT! McGrath fights back after conceding a boundary and five wides in the previous two deliveries as Sushma Verma departs after getting caught by Sehrawat at midwicket while looking to smash the ball out of the park. GG 76/4
Verma c Sehrawat b McGrath 9(13)
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After 9 overs,Gujarat Giants 58/3 ( Harleen Deol 8 , Sushma Verma (wk) 3)
FOUR! Flicked away behind square off a full delivery from Tahlia McGrath as Harleen Deol, who is expected to take charge of the remainder of the Gujarat innings, collects her first boundary. Timeout signalled at the end of McGrath's first over of the evening.
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OUT! Second wicket for Sophie Ecclestone as Annabel Sutherland ends up holing out to Anjali Sarvani at cow corner while looking to clear the fence. Got down on one knee and went for the slog sweep, but the Aussie couldn't quite time it. GG 50/3
Sutherland c Sarvani b Ecclestone 8(10)
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After 6 overs,Gujarat Giants 45/2 ( Harleen Deol 1 , Annabel Sutherland 6)
Sarvani is brought back for another over after Deepti and Ecclestone dismiss Dunkley and Meghana respectively, and the left-arm seamer from Andhra is much better this time compared to her 17-run first over, conceding six. Gujarat Giants reach 45/2 at the end of the powerplay.
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OUT! Gujarat lose both openers to spin in a space of a few deliveries, with Meghana following Dunkley back to the dugout. Gets a thick leading edge while attempting a wild heave, offering Deepti a simple catch at short third. GG 43/2
Meghana c Sehrawat b Ecclestone 24(15)
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BOWLED! Deepti draws first blood for the Warriorz as the off-spinner rattles Sophia Dunkley's leg-stump with a yorker-length delivery! GG 34/1
Dunkley b Deepti 13(11)
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After 2 overs,Gujarat Giants 20/0 ( Sabbhineni Meghana 11 , Sophia Dunkley 9)
Huge over for the Giants as Meghana and Dunkley collect two boundaries each off Anjali Sarvani, who bowls from the other end. Looks like Gujarat’s luck is starting to improve after the horror start on Saturday.
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After 1 over,Gujarat Giants 3/0 ( Sabbhineni Meghana 2 , Sophia Dunkley 1)
Tidy start for Gayakwad, who concedes just three singles in her first over with both Gujarat openers opening their accounts.
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With Beth Mooney still out injured, England’s Sophie Dunkley walks out to open the innings alongside Sabbineni Meghna. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad to bowl the first over.
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Teams:
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy (wk/c), Shweta Sehrawat, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Simran Shaikh, Kiran Navgire, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Gujarat Giants: Sabbhineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, Sushma Verma (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana (c), Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi
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Sneh Rana, Gujarat Giants skipper: (On Mooney’s fitness) It is still to be told. We are waiting for an update. It’s a used pitch. We have three changes. Sushma Verma, Sophia Dunkley and Kim Garth are in. We are going to come back stronger tonight.
Alyssa Healy, UP Warriorz captain: We are not too bothered. We would’ve liked to bat as well. The girls are quite excited. They are excited to be here. It’s just two days in and the excitement levels are quite high. Massive thing for cricket. We’ve had to make a few tough decisions. Unfortunately Shabnim Ismail doesn’t make the cut and Grace Harris is in the XI.
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TOSS: Gujarat Giants win the toss and stand-in skipper Sneh Rana opts to bat.
Preview: Gujarat Giants will hope to bounce back from a disastrous loss against Mumbai Indians when they take on UP Warriorz, the only side that hasn’t made an appearance so far, in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
The UP Warriorz-Gujarat Giants clash will be the second game of the first double-header of the inaugural Women’s Premier League, with Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on Delhi Capitals in the afternoon clash at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
The Giants return to the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai — the venue where they suffered a 143-run thrashing at the hands of the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians. Mumbai rode on skipper Harmanpreet’s 30-ball 65 as well as vital knocks from Hayley Matthews (47) and Amelia Kerr (45 not out) to post a commanding 207/5 on the board.
Gujarat then suffered a blow early in their chase with Beth Mooney retiring hurt in the very first over. The Ahmedabad-based franchise then lost wickets at regular intervals, and were restricted to 64/9 with Saika Ishaque the pick of the Mumbai bowlers with figures of 4/11. After starring with the bat, New Zealand all-rounder Kerr would then make a valuable contribution with the ball with a haul of 2/12.
Squads:
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Kiran Navgire, Devika Vaidya, Simran Shaikh, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Sophie Ecclestone, Shabnim Ismail, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Grace Harris, Lauren Bell, Anjali Sarvani, Laxmi Yadav
Gujarat Giants: Kim Garth, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Beth Mooney(w/c), Harleen Deol, Hurley Gala, Annabel Sutherland, Sushma Verma, Sneh Rana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Ashwani Kumari, Shabnam Md Shakil, Parunika Sisodia, Tanuja Kanwar.
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