WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Highlights: Grace Harris Does The Job; UP Win By Six Wickets
UP beat Gujarat by six wickets (OC Team)
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG: Match Summary
Gujarat have now lost three in three, and needless to say, they are now in a position where every remaining match feels like a do-or-die affair for the playoffs. UP, on the other hand, have now gone above and beyond Mumbai Indians, albeit they have played a game extra.
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Player of the Match: Grace Harris
Was there any doubt? Maybe slightly little, given that Sophie Ecclestone dominated the first half.That Winning Feeling!
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: Grace Harris Wins It For UP!
As we earlier mentioned, UP should not have any problems as long as Grace Harris is in the middle. Back-to-back dominating performance from Healy and her girls, as UP defeated Gujarat by six wickets with 26 balls to spare. Congratulations, UP Warriorz & their supporters!
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: Fifty For Grace Harris!
Meghna Singh gets battered after the maiden over, as she concedes 15 runs off her next over. UP are moments away from another convincing victory.
WHAT A PICTURE!
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: UP 121/4 (14), Need 22 Off 36
As long as Grace Harris is in the middle, her side will win easily. The long-time Australian teammate Gardner was welcomed with a monstrous six at the beginning of the 14th over.
UP has released a lot of pressure with this massive over.
Kanwar is having a season to remember!
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: UP Lose Their Fourth, Sehrawat Departs Cheaply
A wicket-maiden over by Meghna Singh, which includes a perfect yorker that dismantled Shweta Sehrawat for a paltry six-ball 2.
UP are 90/4 after 11 overs.
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: Kanwar Dismisses Athapaththu
Kanwar keeps Gujarat's hopes alive. The dangerous Athapaththu is gone after a 11-ball 17. UP are 90/3 after 10 overs, needing 53 runs off the final 10 overs.
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: 86/2 (8), Need 57 off 68
The Grace Harris show continues. The Australian all-rounder was at her very best against Mumbai before coming to this fixture, and her karishma against Gujarat remains intact.
UP are tearing apart Gujarat.
I. C. Y. M. I.
Healy *was' in the mood!
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: UP - 50/2 (5.2), Need 93 off 88
Tanuja Kanwar gives Gujarat a much-needed relief, as Navgire falls after holing out to Hemalatha.
Athapaththu comes at No. 3 and opens her account with a boundary over mid-on.
Kathryn Bryce cleans up Healy with a beauty. The Giants are back in the game.
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: UP - 37/0 (4), Need 106 Off 96
Rampant Healy Goes Hard Against Meghna Singh. Not once, not twice, but four fours in five balls against the right-arm fast bowler. If that is the tempo, we might not need to wait for long.
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG Live: UP - 7/0 (1), Need 136 Off 114
We’re back with the chase, and Harleen, all of a sudden, seems to have hurt her knee badly. She is going out of the pitch, and hopefully won’t be that serious about missing the remainder of the competition.
Meghna Singh concedes seven runs off the first over.
WPL 2024, UPW Vs GG: Innings Break!
A scratchy innings, to be fair, from the Giants, which started slow, then accelerated, and then again reduced their gear. Sophie Ecclestone and Chamari Athapaththu bowled magnificently, conceding only 39 runs off the final eight overs, of them the former was particularly in sublime form, having taken three big wickets.We will come back with the chase in a bit! Stay tuned.
The Star Of The Show!
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG Finish With 142/5
Just four runs came off the Chamari Athapaththu’s final over. A sharp bit of bowling by the Sri Lankan all-rounder, and the Giants, who seemed to be finishing things off on a high, failed to deliver after Gardner and Litchfield’s wickets.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: Ash Gardner Departs! Litchfield Too Falls!
An excellent running catch from Athapaththu did not allow Gardner to continue her swashbuckling batting in the middle. She falls after a breezy 17-ball 30.
Meanwhile, a well-set Litchfield too had to return to the pavilion after a brilliant run out by Thakor.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 136/3 (18)
Gardner, the finisher, has arrived. Phoebe Litchfield joins the party too. Deepti Sharma is getting hammered from left, right, and centre. The Giants are back in the game!
THE FINAL FOUR OVERS ARE HERE!
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 95/3 (15)
DROPPEDDDDDD! Deepti Sharma misses a sitter, and Litchfield survives as Ecclestone seems livid. That should have been taken, and Ecclestone’s frustration was rightly justified.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 87/3 (14)
Gujarat fans are hoping to see Ashleigh Gardner turn into their messiah. Their run rate is pretty much low, and Gardner, as well as Litchfield need to give them a blockbuster finish. Can they deliver?
UPW Vs GG Live Score: Harleen Deol Bites The Dust! GG - 83/3 (13)
Another wicket goes down for Gujarat as their struggle to change the gear continues in Bengaluru. Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets the big fish as the run rate remains well under seven runs an over.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 77/2 (12)
Deepti rolls her arms, but, as she often does, does not release the delivery. She and Chamari Athapaththu have kept things simple, restricting the Giants from going hard in Bengaluru.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: Wolvaardt Holed Out; GG - 62/2 (10)
Ecclestone is in complete disbelief after dismissing the South African opener. Maybe, she didn’t think it was a wicket-taking delivery.
It was coming to be honest, given the fact that both Wolvaardt and Harleen were struggling to break the shackles.
HOLD THE POSE!
UPW Vs GG Live Score: Beth Mooney Falls! GG - 53/1 (8)
Harleen Deol seems confident in the middle, while Laura Wolvaardt is about to shift her gear. Will they go berserk after getting set for a while? We will get to know. In the meantime, they have crossed the 50-run mark.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: Beth Mooney Falls! GG - 40/1 (5.2)
Grace Harris DROPPED a tough catch off her own bowling, giving Wolvaardt a priceless lifeline.
Sophie Ecclestone comes, and does her job. She gets the big wicket of Mooney, bringing delight to UP Warriorz fans.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 33/0 (4)
There was a heart-in-mouth moment for the Giants fans. Warriorz took a DRS against Mooney for being caught behind after a stupendous effort from Healy with the big gloves. However, the replay showed the ball hit only her thigh behind.
Mooney gave a reply in style by slamming a classy boundary on the next ball. The Giants are in total control.
I. C. Y. M. I
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 19/0 (2)
Lovely start from Anjali Sarvani from the other end. Both Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt seemed uncomfortable against the left-arm pacer while facing her for the first time in the second over.
Wolvaardt took charge, slamming three fours on the trot to put pressure on the opposition. A dot to finish.
UPW Vs GG Live Score: GG - 6/0 (1)
Probably the worst possible start in her debut from Sri Lankan skipper Athapaththu. Four leg byes, courtesy of a poor delivery that drifted down the leg side.
Meanwhile, both openers have opened their accounts in the opening over.
UPW Vs GG: Ready For Action!
Healy is giving her final team talk in the huddle. The players are out in the middle. Mooney has a new opening partner tonight in Laura Wolvaardt. Let the good times roll.
UPW Vs GG Playing XIs
There have been plenty of changes on either side. Let’s take a look at the playing XIs for tonight. The biggest news of all is that Chamari Athapaththu is making her debut against the Giants.
Gujarat Giants - Harleen Deol, Beth Mooney (c/wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Laura Wolvaardt, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh
UP Warriorz - Alyssa Healy (c/wk), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Healy Wins Toss; UP Warriorz To Bowl First
There was some fun going on between two Australian openers during the coin toss, before eventually Healy called it correctly and opted to field first.
Toss very soon!
We’re just around 25 minutes away from the coin toss. Who will have the bat in hand first? We shall find out very soon.
Will we finally witness a Beth Mooney special tonight? Any predictions, guys?
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On the other hand, the Warriorz too had lost two games on the trot to begin the proceedings. Then they came back, that too against the defending champions, Mumbai Indians. Kiran Navgire was the star of the show, while Grace Harris provided her side with lusty blows. Still, the only player about whom they are worried is Tahlia McGrath, who is having a horrible show with the bat.
The Giants, the wooden spoon winners of the previous season, are yet to open their account, having lost both of their outings comprehensively thus far. Probably the biggest concern for them has been Beth Mooney’s form, and to make matters worse, Phoebe Litchfield, their INR 1 crore acquisition, had two single-digit scores next to her name.
Hello guys! Welcome to the live coverage of Match 8 of the WPL 2024 between UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants, two of the least hyped franchises in the five-team competition. The reason, as we all know, is very simple. Instead of recruiting flamboyant Indian superstars, they have invested heavily in international superstars.
Nevertheless, there is no shortage of prolific individuals in this contest, with Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney—two of the greatest-ever openers in Australia’s women's cricket, if not the world—leading the charge of their respective sides.