WPL 2026: Gujarat Jets open account after UPW vs GG defeat hat-trick, UP Warriors challenge for play-off entry

• In the end, Gujarat Jets won
• UP beat Warriors after losing 3 matches
• The match was pulled by 45 runs

By Gujarat Giants Women’s Premier League They returned to winning ways with a 45-run win over UP Warriors in the T20 match. After scoring 153 for eight, Gujarat bundled out UP Warriors for 108 runs to win after three consecutive losses. Phoebe Litchfield scored 32 runs and Chloe Tryon scored 30 not out for UP Warriors. Rajeshwari Gaikwad took three wickets for the Gujarat giants, while Renuka Singh and Sophie Devine took two wickets each.

Gujarat Giants got their first win after three consecutive defeats. After defeating UP Warriors by 45 runs, the Giants moved to the second position from the bottom of the points table. Ashley Gardner’s team scored 153 for eight. In reply, UP Warriors were bowled out for 108 runs in 17.3 overs.

This was the beginning

In the match at BCA Stadium on Thursday Gujarat Lost the toss and elected to bat first. Opener Beth Mooney shared a partnership of 23 runs in three overs with Danielle Wyatt-Hodge. Hodge was dismissed for 14 runs. Beth Mooney then made a short partnership to take the team to 93 runs.

Mooney scored 38 off 34 balls with five fours. After her dismissal, Sophie Devine led the team and scored an unbeaten 50 off 42 balls with three sixes and two fours. Kranti Goud and Sophie Ecclestone took two wickets each, while Deepti Sharma and Chloe Trian took one each.

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Phoebe scored more runs

The in-form Phoebe Lichfield opened her account with a four as soon as she came to the crease. From the other end, Meg Lanning hit Kashvi Gautam for a boundary. However, after hitting two fours in the fifth over, Kashvi bowled Lanning to end her innings with 14 off 10 balls. Lichfield ended the power play with a boundary off Devine. The team score was 46 for 2. In the eighth over, Litchfield reverse-swept Gardner and was caught by Renuka. After her dismissal, the Gujarat bowlers started to dominate. While Renuka took the wickets of Harleen Deol (3), Rajeshwari Gaikwad added to the pressure by dismissing Deepti Sharma (4) and Shweta Sehrawat (3).

Meanwhile, Chloe Tryon hit two consecutive fours off Kashvi and then a six off Gardner, but wickets continued to fall at the other end. Rajeshwari dismissed Shobhana (7) for her third wicket of the match. In the very next over, Devine nearly sealed victory for the team by dismissing Sophie Ecclestone. Trian held firm at one end, but Shikha Pandey was run out at the other end, while Devine dismissed Kranti Gaur to give the team a big win.

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UP Warriors could not hold on

In reply, UP Warriors were bowled out for 108 runs in 17.3 overs. The team’s first blow came in the form of Kiran (0) for 2, then skipper Meg Lanning (14) shared a 37-run partnership with Phoebe Lichfield, but after the pair’s break wickets continued to fall at regular intervals. Phoebe Litchfield top scored for this team with 32 off 27 balls, while Chloe Tryon scored an unbeaten 30. Captain Meg Lanning contributed 14 runs. Apart from her, no other batsman has reached double figures. Rajeshwari Gaikwad took 3 wickets for the Giants, while Renuka Thakur and Sophie Devine took 2 wickets each.