Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz, 17th Match Review and Highlights

The race for the playoffs has started, and after this 17th match, the hopes of the Gujarat Giants have ended. Gujarat Giants Women won the toss and elected to bat first. However, with the bat, they projected a good score on the scoreboard, but with the ball, they failed to defend this target. In 20 overs, the Gujarat Giants scored 178 runs with a loss of six wickets. Moreover, the UP Warriorz easily chased this target in 20 overs. Two players of the UP Warriors, Tahlia McGrath, and Grace Harris, played a match-winning inning for the team. Below we have mentioned the summary of the match, and you will get an idea about the performance of both teams.

Gujarat Giants Women’s Innings

Sophia Dunkley and Laura Wolvaardt opened the inning for the Gujarat Giants. This opening duo gave a good start to the team. Sophia scored 23 runs in 13 balls. Her inning included three walks, and her strikeout rate was 176.32. K Anjali Sarvani caught her on the ball of Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Moreover, Laura Wolvaardt scored 17 runs in 13 balls. She was bowled by K. Anjali Sarvani.

Harleen Deol came to bat at number three. However, she failed to perform well with the bat. She scored four runs in seven balls. Simran Shaikh caught her on the ball of Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Dayalan Hemalatha came to bat at number four. She played an excellent inning for the team. She scored 57 runs in 33 balls. Her inning includes six fours and three sixes. She was bowled over by Parshavi Chopra.

Ashleigh Gardner came to bat at number five. She also hit big runs with her bat. Ashleigh Gardner scored 60 runs in 39 balls. Moreover, her inning includes six fours and three sixes. The Gujarat Giants played well and tried to project a big score on the scoreboard. With two big innings, collectively they scored 178 runs with the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. It is a good score in T-20 format. But the Gujarat Giants failed to defend this target. With a batting line-up, they performed extremely well, but the bowling attack failed.

Gujarat Giants Women Bowling Scorecard

Bowlers	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Kim Garth	4	0	29	2
Monica Patel	3	0	27	1
Ashleigh Gardner	4	0	29	1
Tanuja Kanwar	4	0	32	1
Sneh Rana	3.5	0	47	1
Harleen Deol	1	0	17	0

UP Warriorz Women’s Innings

Devika Vaidya and Alyssa Healy came to open the innings for the UP Warriorz. To chase the target, it was very important for this opening duo to get off to a good start. However, Devika scored only 7 runs in 8 balls and was caught by S Verma on the ball of Tanuja Kanwer. Alyssa also didn’t score much. She scored 12 runs in eight balls. Kiran Prabhau Navgire came to bat at number three. She scored only four runs on four balls. She was bowled by KJ Garth.

Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris came to bat at numbers four and five. However, both of these players played a match-winning inning for the team. Moreover, their inning helped the team reach the playoffs. Tahlia scored 57 runs in 38 balls. Her inning included 11 fours, and her strikeout rate was 150. She was caught by Sneh Rana on the ball of Ashleigh Gardner. Grace Harris scored 72 runs in 41 balls. Her inning includes seven fours and four sixes. She was caught by Harleen Deol on the ball of KJ Garth.

With these two big innings, the UP Warriors almost won the battle. After their wickets, the next players easily reached the target within 20 overs.

UP Warriorz Women’s Bowling Scorecard

Bowlers	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets
Anjali Sarvani	3	0	21	1
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	4	0	39	2
Sophie Ecclestone	4	0	27	1
Deepti Sharma	4	0	49	0
Parshavi Chopra	4	0	29	1
Grace Harris	1	0	11	0