MATCH NO – 5th MATCH
SERIES – Women’s Premier Leagues – 2024
DATE – 18th February, 2025
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
INTRODUCTION
Women’s Premier League is one of the most popular T20 leagues in Women’s cricket. This league started since 2023. In this league many big stars like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet kaur, Harleen Deol, Shafali Varma, Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Sophia Devine, Sophie Ecceleston, Deepti Sharma, Shabnam Ismail, Annabeal Sutherland, Beth Mooney, Renuka Singh, Tahlia McGrath, etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2023 by Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI), This is an Indian professional t20 league and biggest T20 league in Women;s Cricket.
Women’s Premier League 2025 has started from 14th February and Final match will be plate don 15th March.
MATCH PREVIEW
fifth match played between Gujarat Giants Women(GGW) and one time trophy winner Mumbai Indians (MIW) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. MI indians team started this season with a loss against Delhi Capitals by 2 wickets, Whereas Gujarat Giants team lost their first match of this season by 6 wickets against Royal Challenger Bangalore.
Last time when both teams Gujarat Giants and MI Indians played between each other the Gujarat Giants team scored 190 runs and MI Indians team successfully chased the total and won the match by 7 wickets.
Mumbai Indians is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Sanjeevan Sanjana.They have one of the best all-rounders like, Amelia Kerr, Nat-Sciver Brunt, Hayle Matthews, Nadine de Klerk, Chloe Tryon, Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Akshita Maheshwari, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Gujarat Giants team also looked good in this season.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, They have good all-rounders also, like Deandra Dottin, Danielle Gibson, Ashleigh gardner, Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Tanuja Knawar, Priya Mishra, Shabnam Shakil & Meghna Singh adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.
PITCH REPORT
Kotambi Stadium, located in Vadodara, Gujarat, is a newly inaugurated cricket venue that hosted its first international matches in December 2024. The stadium has a seating capacity of 40,000 and serves as the home ground for the Baroda Cricket Association.
Pitch Characteristics:
Batting-Friendly Surface: The pitch at Kotambi Stadium is known for being conducive to batting, especially in the initial stages of the game. Batsmen can expect consistent bounce and pace, allowing for free stroke play.
Spin Assistance: As the match progresses, the pitch tends to offer assistance to spinners. The surface may develop wear and tear, providing turn and bounce for spin bowlers, particularly in the later stages of the game.
Strategic Considerations:
Toss Decision: Teams winning the toss might prefer to bat first to capitalize on the favorable batting conditions early on. Setting a substantial total can put pressure on the chasing team, especially as the pitch begins to assist spinners in the latter stages.
Bowling Strategies: While fast bowlers may find some assistance with the new ball, spinners are likely to play a crucial role as the match progresses. Captains should consider utilizing their spin options effectively during the middle overs to exploit the pitch conditions.
In summary, Kotambi Stadium offers a batting-friendly pitch that gradually provides opportunities for spinners. Teams should strategize accordingly, taking into account the evolving nature of the pitch throughout the match.
GROUND STATS (WPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 03 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 180+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 00 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 03 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 00 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON KOTAMBI STADIUM (WPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
PACER WICKETS – 15
SPINNER WICKETS – 20.
NOTE -: PITCH REPORT WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 4th MATCH.
GGW VS MIW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
GUJARAT GIANTS WOMEN (GGW)
TEAM NEWS
- Gujarat Giants team performed very poorly in the previous season, they won 2 matches and lost 6 matches out of 8 matches and last position in the points table.
- Gujarat team lost their first of the season by 6 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. But they came back strongly and won the second match by 6 wickets against UP Warriorz.
- Last match played between Mumbai Indians & Gujarat Giants, Gujarat Giants scored 191 runs and failed to defend this total.
- Beth Monney scored 285 runs in 8 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Laura Wolvaardt scored 165 runs in 6 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Aseilgh Gardner has scored 120 runs & taken 8 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Tanuja Kanwar took 10 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Beth Mooney has scored 56 runs in 2 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Ash Gardner has scored 131 runs and also taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Deandra Dottin has scored 59 runs and also taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Priya Mishra has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match Gujarat Giants team successfully chased a total score of 143 runs and won the match by 6 wickets against UP Warriorz.
- Ashliegh Gardner scored 52 runs in just 32 balls, Harleen Deol scored 34 runs, Laura Wolvaardt scored 22 runs & Deandra Dottins scored 33 runs in the previous match against UP Warriorz.
- Priya Mishra took 3 wickets, Ashleigh Gardner & Deandra Dottin took 2-2 wickets each and Kashvee Gautam took 1 wicket in the previous match against UP Warriorz.
- Both teams played 4 matches and Gujarat Giants team lost all 4 matches against Mumbai Indians.
SQUADS
Batting – Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Laura Wolvaardt, Simran Shaikh, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha.
Bowling – Shabnam MD Shakil, Prakashika Naik, Tanuja Kanwar, Priya Mishra.
All Rounder – Harleen Deol, Asheigh Gaedner, Kashvee Gautham, Deandra Dottin, Sayali Satghare, Danielle Gibson, Mannat Kashyap, Meghana Singh.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Beth Mooney © (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Ashleigh Gardner ©, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanjua Kanwar, Simran Shaikh, Kashvee Gautham, Priya Mishra.
PLAYER STATS:
1. BETH MOONEY (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 56r, 100r, 94r, 44r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 56 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | 66r, 24r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | 3 INNINGS – 90 RUNS. |
2. LAURA WOLVAARDT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 6r, 4r, 65r, 61r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 28 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | 13r. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS. |
3. HARLEEN DEOL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 34r, 9r, 15r, 89r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 43 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | 8r, 19r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | 3 INNINGS – 27 RUNS. |
4. ASHLEIGH GARDNER © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 52+2W, 79+2W, 44+4W, 102+1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 131 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | 1+1W, 15+0W, 6+3W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | 4 INNINGS – 22 RUNS – 5W. |
5. DEANDRA DOTTIN – RHB + RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 33+3W, 25+1W, 10r, 49+0W, 51+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 58 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. DAYALAN HEMALATHA – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 4r, 1r, 10r, 7r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 4 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | 74r, 3r, 6r, 29r. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | 4 INNINGS – 112 RUNS. |
7. SIMRAN SHAIKH – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 0r, 11r, 1r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. SAYALI SATGHARE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. KASHVEE GAUTHAM – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. TANUJA KANWAR – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | 1W, 28+2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS |
11. PRIYA MISHRA – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 0W, 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs MIW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
MUMBAI INDIANS WOMEN (MIW)
TEAM NEWS
- Mumbai Indians team performed superb in the previous season, they won 5 matches and lost 3 matches out of 10 matches and took second position in the points table.
- Last match played between Mumbai Indians & Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians team successfully chased the score of 190 runs and won the match by 7 wickets.
- Harmanpreet Kaur scored 268 runs in 7 innings with the average of 53 in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Yastika Bhatia scored 208 runs in 8 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt has scored 172 runs & taken 10 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Hayley Matthews has scored 180 runs & taken 7 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Amelia Kerr has scored 215 runs & taken 7 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Shabnim Ismail took 8 wickets in 7 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Saika Ishaque took 9 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier League.
- Nat Sciver has scored 80 runs and also taken 1 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Hayley Matthews has scored 0 runs and also taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Amelia Kerr has scored 9 runs and also taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- HarmanPreet Kaur has scored 42 runs in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Shabnam Ismail has taken 1 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match Mumbai Indians team failed to defend a total score of 164 runs and lost the match by 2 wickets against Delhi Capitals.
- Harmanpreet Kaur scored 42 runs, Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 80 runs in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Hayley Matthews & Amelia Kerr took 2-2 wickets each and Shabnam Ismail, Nat-Sciver -brunt & Sanjana took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Both teams played 4 matches and Mumbai Indians team won all 4 matches against Gujarat Giants.
SQUADS
Batting – HarmanPreet Kaur ©, Yastika Bhatia (wk), G Kamalini (wk).
Bowling – Shabnam Ismail, Akshita Maheshwari, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque.
All Rounder – Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciverr-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Pooja Vastrakar, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Nadine de Klerk, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Sajeevan Sanjana, Sankriti Gupta.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Amelia Kerr, Sanjeevan Sanjana, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Purnika Sisodiya/Sanskrit Gupta, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail.
PLAYER STATS:
1. YASTIKA BHATIA (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 8r, 11r, 22r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 49r, 7r, 44r, 1r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 101 RUNS. |
2. HAYLEY MATTHEWS – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0+2W, 27+2W, 60+1W, 22+1W, 16r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 RUN – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 18+1W, 7+1W, 3W, 47+0W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 72 RUNS – 5W. |
3. NAT SCIVER – BRUNT – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 80+1W, 18+0W, 51+0W, 1r, 22+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 80 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 2+0W, 22+1W, 36+3W, 23+2W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 83 RUNS – 6W. |
4. HARMANPREET KAUR © – RHB +RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 42r, 32r, 22r, 34r, 13r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 42 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 95r, 46r, 51r, 65r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 257 RUNS – 128A. |
5. AMELIA KERR – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 9+2W,15+2W, 29+4W, 68r, 30+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 12+0W, 31+4W, 19+1W, 45+2W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 107 RUNS – 7W. |
6. SAJEEVAN SAJANA – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1+1W, 4+1W, 2r, 1r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 RUN – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 1 INNING – 1 WICKETS. |
7. AMANJOT KAUR – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 1r, 4r, 7r, 42r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 7 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 0+0W, 0+0W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 2 INNINGS – 0 RUN – 0W. |
8. JINTIMANI KALITA – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 1 INNING – 0 WICEKT. |
9. PARUNIKA SISODIYA – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. SHABNIM ISMAIL – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS |
11. SAIKA ISHAQUE – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 0W, 2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 2W, 0W, 0W, 4W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 04
- GGW WIN – 00
- MIW WIN – 04
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. Mooney, Y. Bhatia.
BATSMEN – L. Wolvaardt, H. Kaur.
ALL-ROUNDERS – H. Matthews, N. Sciver, A. Kerr, D, Dottin, A. Gardner.
BOWLERS – S. Ismail, P. Mishra.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – B. Mooney.
BATSMEN – L. Wolvaardt, H. Kaur, H. Deol.
ALL-ROUNDERS – H. Matthews, N. Sciver, A. Kerr, D, Dottin, A. Gardner.
BOWLERS – S. Ismail, T. Kanwar.
BACK-UPS – K. Gautam, S. Ishaque, P. Sisodiya.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – A. Gardner, N. Sciver.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – H. Matthews, A. Kerr.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
MUMBAI INDIANS WOMEN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
