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Gujarat Giants have defeated UP Warriors by 10 runs. In this match played in Navi Mumbai, Gujarat had scored 207 runs while playing first. In response, UP team could score only 197 runs. Star players like Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Shikha Pandey and Kranti Gaur are playing in the UP Warriors team, but none of them could ensure the victory of the UP team.
The second match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 was played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. UP Warriors team won the toss and chose to bowl first, but the decision to chase proved costly.
Gujarat team maintained dominance in the match from the beginning. Beth Mooney was out early, but Sophie Devine scored 38 runs in 20 balls and Anushka Sharma scored 44 runs in 30 balls, laying the foundation of Gujarat team’s big score. After that captain Ashley Gardner played a strong inning of 62 runs. The remaining work was completed by Georgia Wareham, who scored 27 runs in just 10 balls. Thanks to this, Gujarat scored 207 runs in its innings.
India’s big stars flopped
Deepti Sharma and Harleen Deol are in the team of UP Warriors. Harleen could not even open the account, while Deepti Sharma scored only one run in batting. Deepti proved to be very expensive in bowling also. Shikha Pandey took one wicket in 3 overs, but gave away runs at an economy rate of around 10. Kranti Gaur gave away runs at an economy rate of 10 and could not take a single wicket.
Talking about the batting of UP Warriors, Phoebe Litchfield scored 78 runs, but apart from her, no other batsman could play a big innings. This is only the third time in Women’s Premier League history that more than 400 runs have been scored in a match. A total of 404 runs were scored in this match between UP and Gujarat.