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GJ-W vs MUM-W Match Prediction [Source: @wplt20/x]
Gujarat Giants Women (GJ-W) and Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) will collide in the fifth match of the WPL 2025 season on Tuesday, February 18. The match will be hosted by the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara and the action is slated to commence from 7:30 PM IST onwards.
Gujarat Giants Women
The Gujarat Giants Women’s team lost its opening match of the WPL 2025 season to defending champions RCB by six wickets in a high-scoring cracker. Under the leadership of new captain Ashleigh Gardner, the Giants bounced back with a six-wicket trashing of UP Warriorz a couple of days later. As of now, the Gujarat Giants Women’s team is holding an NRR of 0.118 by securing a win and a defeat each from two league matches.
Mumbai Indians Women
The Mumbai Indians Women’s team, under the leadership of charismatic Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, is ranked fourth on the WPL 2025 points table. Winners of the inaugural edition back in 2023, the Mumbai Indians lost its opening match on February 15 against Delhi Capitals in a thrilling last-ball finish. After Nat Sciver-Brunt unleashed 80 unbeaten runs to fuel Mumbai Indians’ competitive 164-run total, bowlers came up short to restrict Delhi Capitals in a tight run-chase.
GJ-W vs MUM-W Head-to-Head Records
| Matches | Gujarat Giants Women won | Mumbai Indians Women won | N/R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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How Will the Kotambi Stadium Pitch Behave?
The surface at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara has been conducive for batting off late. The average first innings total at the venue this WPL 2025 season has turned out to be close to 170 after the first three matches. Spinners might turn out to be more effective in comparison to fast bowlers, as evidenced by the recent track record. Notably, the chasing sides have won each of the first three matches of the season here so far.
Players To Watch Out For In GJ-W vs MUM-W Match 5
Gujarat Giants Women
Ashleigh Gardner
Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner has plundered half-centuries in each of her two innings this WPL 2025 season. Leading the run-scoring race with 131 runs, Gardner has also emerged as the WPL 2025’s most successful bowler with four wickets.
Beth Mooney
Beth Mooney holds a blistering WPL batting strike rate of 137.50. The attacking wicketkeeper-batter started off her WPL 2025 campaign with a swift half-century against defending champions RCB.
Deandra Dottin
Legendary West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin has made valuable contributions in both her batting appearances since last week. Dottin also made her presence felt with the ball by picking up three crucial wickets in two innings.
Priya Mishra
Young leg-spinner Priya Mishra delivered a sensational match-winning spell for Gujarat Giants against UP Warriorz a couple of days ago, picking up figures of 3-25 from her four overs.
Mumbai Indians Women
Nat Sciver-Brunt
Nat Sciver-Brunt accounted for nearly half of Mumbai Indians’ runs in their opening match of the WPL 2025 season against Delhi Capitals. The experienced English batter punched out 80 unbeaten runs from just 59 balls in the match.
Hayley Matthews
West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews picked up two wickets against Delhi Capitals. Apart from breaking crucial partnerships through her off-breaks, Matthews can also go big at the top of the order with the bat, and has already tallied over 450 runs across both editions of the WPL so far.
Amelia Kerr
A ‘Player of the Tournament’ from New Zealand’s 2024 T20 World Cup winning campaign, all-rounder Amelia Kerr holds a prolific batting average of nearly 34 in WPL matches. Moreover, the cricketer has also taken 24 wickets in just 20 WPL innings so far, and started off the 2025 season with two fighting wickets against Delhi Capitals.
Harmanpreet Kaur
Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur bludgeoned 42 runs from just 22 balls against Delhi Capitals. Overall, the 35-year-old holds a prolific batting average of 45.46 in all WPL matches.
Today's Match Prediction: GJ-W vs MUM-W Match 5
Predicted Top Performers
Gujarat Giants Women – Ashleigh Gardner, Priya Mishra, Deandra Dottin
Mumbai Indians Women – Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr
GJ-W vs MUM-W Match 5: Predicted Score
Predicted first innings score: 175-190
Predicted second innings score: 180-195
Predicted Result: The chasing team will likely have an edge in this match.
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