Women's T20 League

Match 12: MUM-W vs GUJ-W

Preview

The 12th game of the Women’s T20 League will be played between MUM-W and GUJ-W on Tuesday, 14th March 2023, at 07:30 PM IST in Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.

MUM-W are in the lead in the points chart with 4 victories out of their first 4 games in the league. GUJ-W, on the other hand, has one win and three losses from their four games, placing them in fourth position in the standings.

GUJ-W will need to win this game to be in the running to go to the knockout rounds. Therefore it will be a crucial game. MUM-W can experiment with a few new batting and bowling combinations since they are currently leading the league.

MUM-W have been so successful this year that three of the four teams in the league have not played a full 20 overs against them. In the year's opening game, MUM-W destroyed GUJ-W, winning by a massive score of 143 runs. Saika Ishaque has excelled for this side and can provide a breakthrough in a match-defining circumstance. In the past 4 games, she has captured 12 wickets.

The all-rounders unit has a strong depth, which has allowed MUM-W to produce match-winning performances throughout the year. All-rounders like Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Hayley Matthews have done well with both the bat and the ball. In the first game of the season, captain Harmanpreet Kaur led this side from the front and scored 65 runs off only 30 balls against GUJ-W.

The MUM team is well-balanced, with a wide range of bowling and batting options. The squad will attempt to maintain its current momentum in this game too.

The GUJ-W are having trouble winning any games in the league. They have only won once in the first leg of the Inaugural Women’s T20 League against BLR-W. They will now take on table-toppers in the 12th game to recover for the second leg.

No other GUJ-Whitter has had a solid batting effort in the first leg, despite Harleen Deol leading the squad with 133 runs thus far. Sneh Rana, the squad's acting captain, has yet to capitalize on the league's advantages for the team. Ashleigh Gardner and Laura Wolvaardt, two of the team's international players, still need to distinguish themselves for GUJ-W.

Ashleigh Gardner, the team's primary all-rounder, only managed to grab four wickets in the previous four games, scoring only 44 runs. After picking up a fifer against BLR-W, Kim Garth went without a wicket in the next two games. A wicket-taking pacer who can provide a breakthrough during a powerplay is missing from the team's bowling assault.

If GUJ-W wants to win the forthcoming match, they must put up a strong batting performance against MUM-W's aggressive bowling attack. It will be up to players like Ashleigh Gardner and Laura Wolvaardt to put this club back on a winning streak in the second league.

Match Detail

Match: MUM-W vs GUJ-W, Match 12, Women's T20 League

Date: Tuesday, 14th March

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Pitch & Weather Report

While the pitch benefits hitters in the second innings while pursuing the target, the winning captain often elects to bat first. In the last five league matches played here, the side that opted to bowl first won three games.

On the day of the game, there won't be any chances of rain, and it will be partly overcast. The temperature range from highest to lowest will be 32°C to 27°C. The hitters here get additional benefits from the pitch.

MUM-W vs GUJ-W Squad:

MUM-W: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht

GUJ-W: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Annabel Sutherland, Deandra Dottin, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma, Tanuja Kanwer, Harleen Deol, Ashwani Kumari, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Sabbineni Meghana, Hurley Gala, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil.

MUM-W vs GUJ-W: Probable XIs

MUM-W: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Dhara Gujjar, Issy Wong, Humaira Kazi, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque.

GUJ-W: Sabbhineni Meghana, Laura Wolvaardt, Ashleigh Gardner, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kim Garth, Sushma Verma (wk), Sneh Rana (c), Georgia Wareham, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi.

Match Prediction

MUM-W will likely prevail versus GUJ-W based on how both teams are currently doing. MUM-W's strength this year is their depth in both the batting and bowling units, and they can easily handle the task of GUJ-W, who are having trouble putting their squad together for the competition.

MUM-W will win against GUJ-W, as per the team combination and previous results against them.

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