UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants Highlights, WPL 2023: Grace Harris powers Warriorz to thrilling 3-wicket win; Garth fifer in vain

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s stay protection of the Women’s Premier League conflict between UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

An exhilarating three-wicket win for the UP Warriorz. 2 losses in 2 for Gujarat Giants

UPW 175/7 (20 overs): HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A STATEMENT OF INTENT. Grace Harris welcomes Annabel Sutherland with A SIX over deep midwicket. She is pumped. Sutherland responds by going a bit too vast. Wide known as. Sneh Rana takes time to evaluation. Umpires resolve in UP’s favour. It’s all taking place. Run out probability within the subsequent one as Ecclestone’s bat sticks. She drops it and runs however there’s sufficient time to run her out however the Giants can’t full it. DRAMA! Something has possessed Grace Harris. She goes straight over the bowler’s head for FOUR. Sutherland goes vast once more however this time the umpires usually are not . Harris evaluations. 6 NEEDED FROM 2 BALLS. WIDE GIVEN! Someone make a reel of Alyssa Healy signing calm all the way down to her gamers with Rema’s observe. Come on! Hilarious scenes. Grace Harris is operating on adrenaline. Harris knocks one over cowl. There are fielders closing in and the ball is stopped however there’s a misfield and it runs away to the boundary. CRIMINAL THIS FROM GUJARAT GIANTS. UP wants one run from two balls to win. Grace Harris finishes issues off in model with a SIX over deep backward sq. leg.

19 wanted off the final over.

UPW 150/7 (19 overs): Gardner is available in to bowl her remaining over. 14 RUNS CONCEDED with the six from Ecclestone. The pair has been operating very well between the wickets. Their T20 expertise may be very evident right here. Harris ensures she is on strike for the final over with 19 runs wanted.

UPW 130/7 (18 overs): Grace Harris means business. Garth returns for her third over and might be wishing she would have are available later. Grace Harris takes her to the cleaners on this over with 4 boundaries It would have been a fifth BOUNDARY however she’s discovered the fielder on the fence. IS IT OUT? NO. IT’S A NO BALL. How about that? Harris is beaming, mighty happy with herself. 20 runs come off the over and it’s purely all the way down to Harris’ spunk!

UPW 117/7 (17 overs): Tanuja Kanwar returns. Has a superb first few deliveries however finally ends up providing the complete toss to Grace Harris who rightly punishes it with a SIX over deep midwicket.

24 balls left. 63 runs to go. TALL ASK for the Warriorz. Ecclestone and Harris on the crease.

UPW 105/7 (16 overs): Sutherland resumes. As does Harris. She sends a slighty overpitched supply over the bowler’s head and to the fence for FOUR. Sutherlands responds by cleansing up Vaidya on the different finish. She employs the off cutter as Vaidya holes out to Hemalatha at mid-on. Seven runs and a wicket come off this over. It’s getting tight for the Warriorz. WICKET Devika Vaidya c Hemalatha b Sutherland 4 (7b)

UPW 100/6 (15 overs): Gardner returns. Someone must speed up to provide this UP chase some hope. Harris and Vaidya on the crease concentrate on strike rotation however Harris finds a brief ball to dispatch by means of sq. leg for FOUR. Eight runs come off the over in complete.

UPW 90/6 (14 overs): The required price is as much as 12 now. Sneh Rana will get Tanuja Kanwar in now. Just 4 runs will come off this over. Kept the deliveries full and out of doors off to attract the batter however the over is negotiated safely. The required price is making the dugout and the pair within the center uncomfortable.

UPW 86/6 (13 overs): Garth returns and has her fourth wicket of the day. She removes the harmful Kiran Navgire. The quick ball, a very pesky one for Navgire and she or he has gloved the ball to Sushma Verma behind the stumps. Simran Shaikh is the brand new batter in and she or he has to go as rapidly as she is available in as Garth fires a yorker straight into her stumps. She received’t get a hattrick although. Has Garth achieved sufficient to carry the Giants again into this recreation and decisively? Devika Vaidya is the brand new batter in. WICKETS Kiran Navgire c †Verma b Garth 53 (43b), Simran Shaikh b Garth 0 (1b)

UPW 86/4 (12 overs): Joshi returns to the assault. Navgire will get to her fifty and she or he has the widest smile on her face. Lovely innings from the batter who performs for Nagaland in home cricket. The home run machine is proving her mettle on the most important of franchise levels. Oh, maintain on! She’s dropped instantly after. Sutherland has to run in to aim a really low catch, fairly a tough one this and she will’t do it. Lifeline however. Mansi Joshi is not going to finish the over wicketless although as a straight supply knocks Deepti’s stumps. Brilliant dismissal this. A half century stand damaged. WICKET Deepti Sharma b Joshi 11 (16b)

UPW 81/3 (11 overs): Sneh Rana returns for her third over. The very first ball goes so near the leg stump, will get previous the batter and the keeper for FOUR. Bonuses. That was Deepti on the crease. Navgire too finally ends up getting a couple of further runs off her batting. Overthrow goes past the fielder. 11 runs come off the over.

UPW 70/3 (10 overs): The Deepti-Navgire partnership is nearing the half century mark. Mansi Joshi comes into the assault for the primary time right now. She was costly yesterday and appears like she’ll make an analogous begin making a gift of 10 runs in her first over. In between all of the operating is a neat boundary by means of deep sq. leg. Navgire has scored 42 of the 50 runs within the partnership between her and Deepti Sharma. Gun participant.

UPW 60/3 (9 overs): Sneh Rana brings herself on. She’s not been too shabby right now, stepping in for Beth Mooney who’s nursing an harm. The tempo has slowed down a little bit, one thing the duo in yellow must be aware of. A pleasant good size supply tossed as much as Kiran Navgire is shipped over the boundary ropes for a large SIX. Down on one knee and an enormous slog. Beautiful shot. Alyssa Healy is delighted within the dugout as she applauds the shot. Nine runs come off the over.

UPW 49/3 (8 overs): Navgire is main the cost as issues stand. Gardner returns. The Maharashtrian keeper-batter doesn’t care as she will get a pad-headed ball to sq. leg for FOUR. Seven runs come off the over in complete.

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UPW 44/3 (7 overs): Sutherland returns. Navgire and Deepti preserve the strike rotating. But Navgire does handle a FOUR by edging the ball simply previous the keeper. It runs away for a boundary. Nine runs come off the over.

UPW 35/3 (6 overs): Tanuja Kanwar returns. Quiet begin however Navgire tries to get a double by lobbing it over the bowlers head. Gets two. She follows it up with a pleasant large SIX. Lot of peak on that. Sweeps and sends it over midwicket. We know Navgire has a number of these power-packed blows in her. Nine runs come off the over for UPW.

UPW 26/3 (5 overs): Pace is available in with Annabel Sutherland. Kiran Navgire will negotiate the Aussie with warning. Can’t afford to throw her wicket away. Sutherland is using the quick ball, not considered one of Navgire’s strengths, in opposition to her. She throws in a bouncer there which simply darted previous her helmet as she tried to drag it. No hurt achieved. Just the one run from this over.

UPW 25/3 (4 overs): Ashleigh Gardner into the assault now. Deepti Sharma is giving Kiran Navgire firm. Navgire comes throughout the road and hits Garnder for a FOUR previous sq. leg, finds the hole nicely right here for FOUR. Fairly quiet over from there with 5 runs in complete coming off it.

UPW 20/2 (3 overs): GARTH REMOVES HEALY! What a catch off her personal bowling. She takes it on her second try however the harmful Aussie has to make the lengthy stroll again. UP has promoted Kiran Navgire to no.3. Exciting transfer this. Sehrawat, a younger up and comer together with Navgire, a late bloomer however nonetheless an up and comer. THIS GAME! Navgire takes a couple of minutes to settle in and pronounces her arrival with a BOUNDARY. Driven by means of mid-off. A chaotic ball follows. A large supply, which prompts the umpires to award a bye and a run out try too. All save, only a few raised heartbeats out within the center now. GARTH GETS HER SECOND WICKET IN AN OVER. Shweta Sehrawat has to go. A size supply is sliced by Sehrawat, the highest run-scorer within the T20 World Cup this 12 months, to gap out to Mansi Joshi at quick third. She’s not achieved. She has a THIRD WICKET on this over as she removes Tahlia McGrath for a golden duck. Top order gone, all in an over’s work for Kim Garth. WICKETS Alyssa Healy c & b Garth 7 (8b), Shweta Sehrawat c Joshi b Garth 5 (6b), Tahlia McGrath c Hemalatha b Garth 0 (1b)

UPW 13/0 (2 overs): Tanuja Kanwer is available in for her first over. Quiet over however there’s a runout probability within the penultimatre supply. Kanwer will get Sehrawat on the pads however the attraction is ignored. There’s an opportunity to run the batter out however the throw involves the unsuitable finish. Healy was all the best way throughout the observe however Sehrawat was rooted to the spot. SAVED. Sehrawat is unfazed as she ends the over with a FOUR previous quick nice.

UPW 7/0 (1 over): India’s U19 World Cup-winning star batter Shweta Sehrawat opens the batting with a number of World Cup-winning Aussie star Alyssa Healy. What a possibility for the teenager. Kim Garth, who got here into the Gujarat group as Deandra Dottin’s substitute, will open the bowling. Fairly easy over from the Irish-Aussie. Healy will get a half volley which she promptly will get previous the sq. leg fence for FOUR. Garth nearly has an opportunity as an try to defend by Healy generates an inside edge and lands in her knee roll. Saved by the pads right here. Seven runs come off over.

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GG 168/6 (20 overs): Ecclestone will end the innings. Hemalatha and Rana on strike. After a quiet begin, Sneh Rana manages to search out the boundary, flicking it to deep sq. leg beating the fielder. The Giants have set the UP Warriorz a goal of 170 to win their marketing campaign opener.

GG 160/6 (19 overs): Deepti into the assault for her remaining over. Hemalatha is eyeing a late flourish right here on the Brabourne stadium and begins with a SIX. Heaved over the lengthy on fielder this. Brings up the 150 for the Giants. Hemalatha runs a double proper and follows that with a FOUR however she has the UPW fielders to thank for this one. Two fielders, one from lengthy on and one from deep midwicket each run to gather the ball and watch for the opposite to dive. Since neithere does, the ball comfortably goes previous the ropes. Somewhat humorous this, not for those who’re Alyssa Healy although.

GG 148/5 (18 overs): Sarvani returns so our spin duo of Deepti and Ecclestone will shut out innings on the demise. Anjali is right here to make an influence and she or he does as she removes Harleen first up. She tries to clear the midwicket rope however McGrath is there and takes a neat catch. An innings that picked up steam due to that one over for Harleen involves an finish. Hemalatha who appeared in respectable contact yesterday continues to duplicate her heroics from yesterday with a BOUNDARY to shift momentum from that dismissal. Full supply this and she or he will get down on one knee and sends that over level. FOUR. WICKET Harleen Deol c McGrath b Anjali Sarvani 46 (32b)

GG 141/5 (17 overs): Devika Vaidya returns and Harleen smashes her for 4 consecutive boundaries by means of deep sq. leg, a pull to deep midwicket and one pushed by means of covers and one other slice by means of level. 18 runs come off this over. Big one for the Giants. 160 wanting very doable now.

GG 123/5 (16 overs): Deepti returns. Gardner takes her on for a FOUR first up previous sq. leg. But oh, is {that a} wicket!! She sends a fuller supply in to Garnder who’s out of her crease. The balls hits Healy who can’t fairly gather is cleanly however she manages to get the bails off. TV umpire’s replay exhibits Gardner nicely out of her crease. Hemalatha is available in. Seven runs come off the over. Gujarat must speed up. WICKETAshleigh Gardner st b Sharma 25 (19b)

GG 116/4 (15 overs): Anjali Sarvani returns. It has been a cagey first few delivers from her as she will get the batters rooted to the popping crease. Harleen negotiates a widish supply for a couple of runs. Gardner is then hit on the pads however the ball gave the impression to be heading down leg. No one will evaluation. Anjali is taken to the boundary quickly sufficient by Harleen with 13 runs coming off the over in complete.

GG 103/4 (14 overs): Ecclestone is again within the assault. Gardner slams Ecclestone for a six. She comes down the observe for this one and sends it hovering over lengthy on. 10 runs come off this over. Time for a timeout.

GG 93/4 (13 overs): Gayakwad returns to the assault.and Gardner sends this by means of to the boundary. FOUR. Gayakwad has a possibility to to take a wicket as Ecclestone runs in to finish the catch however she is going to survive as Harleen clears the fielder. Two runs.

GG 84/4 (12 overs): Devika Vaidya comes into the assault. Ash Gardner and Harleen Deol have to up the tempo now. Vaidya switches between her lengths however retains tempting the gamers outdoors off. The Gujarat duo abstains from biting the bait and see the over by means of with six runs coming off it.

GG 78/4 (11 overs): McGrath returns. Sushma Verma decides to take her on. Looks a little bit quick however goes up and Sushma pulls for FOUR. However, McGrath will come out of this duel profitable as she offers off a prime edge whereas making an attempt to go throughout her physique. Shweta Sehrawat is ready patiently at midwicket to catch. 11 runs come off the over. WICKET Sushma Verma c Sehrawat b McGrath 9 (13b)

GG 67/3 (10 overs): Gayakwad returns after the strategic timeout. A reasonably gradual begin to the over however we see a large name being challenged by the UP Warriorz as Verma tries to come back throughout the pitch to comb. It’s given a bye. Harleen manages to choose the hole but once more as she makes use of her ft to drive for FOUR. Nine runs come off the over.

GG 58/3 (9 overs): Tahlia McGrath comes into the assault now. UP appears a bit skinny on tempo. One can solely think about the havoc Shabnim Ismail would have brought about on this recreation. Healy goes the Mooney method in making an attempt out a lot of bowling choices. She concedes a boundary as she will get her line a little bit off and Harleen is glad to dispatch it to the boundary. Seven runs come off the over for Giants.

GG 51/3 (8 overs): Ecclestone returns and STRIKES IN THE FIRST BALL. Sutherland holes out to Anjali Sarvani who comes operating in to lengthy on. Sushma Verma is the brand new batter in. Just one run comes off the over as the 2 new batters now attempt to negotiate the UP Warriorz assault. WICKET Annabel Sutherland c Anjali Sarvani b Ecclestone 8 (10b)

GG 50/2 (7 overs): Deepti returns. No dangers can be taken right here because the Giants look to securely see the spinner off. Five runs come off the over. In the penultimate supply, it appeared like there was an opportunity for a runout however the pair are safely in and specializing in strike rotation. Good sticking to the fundamentals from the Giants.

GG 45/2 (6 overs): Last over of the Powerplay. Anjali Sarvani will shut it out. Healy has moved up, which suggests we hear her directions good and clear on that stump mic. Sutherland welcomes Sarvani with a 4 over sq. leg. Nice good shot that. Just six runs come off it. And that ends the powerplay.

GG 39/2 (5 overs): Ecclestone comes into the assault. Meghana welcomes her with a boundary. It was a fuller supply veering outdoors off and she or he whacks this by means of cowl. But Ecclestone has the final snort with Meghana holing out to at quick third quickly after. A sprightly innings from the Indian batter involves an finish. Annabel Sutherland is the brand new batter in. Five runs come off the over. WICKET Sabbhineni Meghana c Sehrawat b Ecclestone 24 (15b)

GG 34/1 (4 overs): Deepti Sharma comes into the assault now. A barely antsy begin to this over ensues with a couple of edges right here and there. Dunkley was a bit overly cautious of the Indian worldwide and finally ends up falling to the spinner. Yorker which pierces by means of Dunkley’s defence. She had no method of surviving this. Breakthrough for the Warriorz. Harleen walks in however the over is completed, with 4 runs and a wicket coming off it. WICKET Sophia Dunkley b Sharma 13 (11b)

GG 30/0 (3 overs): Gayakwad returns and begins with a fuller supply which Meghana punishes for a FOUR first up. That surges previous mid-off. Meghana is main the surge right now and is selecting these gaps very well as she sends the final ball for a boundary, utilizing the tempo of the ball and guiding it previous quick third. 10 runs off the over for Gujarat.

GG 20/0 (2 overs): Anjali Sarvani comes into the assault. Meghana hits her for two again to again boundaries. One previous level and the opposite, an edge that runs away previous slip by means of quick third. She’s wanting extra assured right now, is Meghana and she or he doesn’t cease there. Two extra boundaries observe off Anjali’s bowling – she dances all the way down to drive one by means of mid off and sends the following one in comparable trend previous a fielder diving at midoff. 17 runs from this over for Gujarat.

GG 3/0 (1 over): Rajeshwari Gayakwad opens the bowling for the Warriorz. There’s a slip in place. Gayakwad retains her line tight Just three runs come off it and the Giants have negotiated the spinner safely. Dunkley nearly backed into the stumps there in the midst of that over however no hurt achieved.

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Meghana and Sophia Dunkley take guard for the Giants. Can right now be totally different from yesterday for the women in orange.

Mithali Raj:I had a number of work to do right now. Loads of gamers have been nervous and it confirmed. Loads of plans we made, we weren’t in a position to execute. We need to preserve the fundamentals easy for this recreation. It is a blow to lose Mooney. She is an in-form participant and really skilled. She was not in a position to play due to harm. We have to see who can essay the function we picked her for.

7pm: Gujarat has received the toss and opted to bat. Garth, Dunkley and Sushma Verma are available. No Shabnim Ismail for the Warriorz.

UPDATE FROM THE GUJARAT CAMP: Sneh Rana will captain the Gujarat Giants in Beth Mooney’s absence.

PREVIEW:

UP Warriorz is available in with a squad brimming with Indian expertise. Led by Alyssa Healy, the group has worldwide stars like Sophie Ecclestone and Shabnim Ismail alongside Indian internationals like Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad. A lot of India’s U19 World Cup winners additionally discover themselves on this UP aspect – together with ace batter Shweta Sehrawat and bowler Parshavi Chopra.

The Warriorz go up in opposition to a shell-shocked Gujarat Giants group which fell to a mammoth 143-run loss to Mumbai Indians within the match opener on Saturday. MI scored 207 fairly comfortably with captain Beth Mooney, who doesn’t have an excessive amount of captaincy expertise beneath her belt, struggling to rally her troops. Gujarat used far too many bowlers and never all might nail their line and size. To add to their hardships, Mooney went out injured within the first over of the chase. From there, the chase was a shambolic affair with GG folding for simply 64.

Giants will search redemption however are available with a really unsettled technique and go up in opposition to one of the crucial balanced groups (when it comes to Indian and overseas expertise too) on paper.

6pm: The gamers have arrived on the DY Patil Stadium