Women's T20 League

Match 3: UP-W vs GUJ-W

Preview

The third game of the Women’s T20 League 2023 will be played between UP and GUJ which will be played at the Dr DY Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 5.

UP will come into this encounter in the inaugural Women’s T20 League season with high expectations after an effective auction. They have the best bowling attack in the tournament with Deep Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone set to join the groove. 

On the other side, their opponent GUJ already tasted a humiliating defeat in the first match of the league on Saturday against MUM. The Mumbai side posted a huge target of 207 runs with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scoring the most 65 runs off 30 balls to boost the target. While chasing, the Beth Mooney-led side fell like a pack of cards, with four ducks and only two players scoring in double digits. Shaika Ishaque was the architect of the huge win for the MUM side, taking 4 wickets in just 3.1 overs and giving away just 11 runs at an economy of 3.47. Now in their second faceoff, the Gujarat side will rely on the services of Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner to seek a victory at the cost of the UP franchise. 

Match Details

Match: UP-W vs GUJ-W, Match 3, Women's T20 League

Date: Sunday, 05th March

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

Pitch & Weather Report

The Dr DY Patil Stadium pitch is known for assisting the batters in the opening game. Bowlers will have very little room for errors. A total of 170-180 runs will be a par score on this surface.

The weather in the evening will be perfect for a cricket match. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 36°C - 27°C range, with no chance of rain.

UP-W vs GUJ-W Squad:

UP-W: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), 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

GUJ-W: Beth Mooney (c & wk), Kim Garth, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, 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

UP-W vs GUJ-W: Probable XIs

UP-W: Alyssa Healy (c&wk), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Soppadhandi Yashasri

GUJ-W: Beth Mooney (c & wk), Sabbhineni Meghana, Ashleigh Gardner, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Annabel Sutherland, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi, and Parunika Sisodiya

Match Prediction

The UP side has come into this tournament as one of the favourites because of their excellent deck of players. They would definitely give their best to make a strong statement in their first match. GUJ on the other side will try their best to bounce back from a shocking defeat after their first game against MUM on Saturday. Looking into the conditions, we predict UP to beat GUJ in this match.

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