Gujarat Giants defeated UP Warriors by 45 runs. (Photo- PTI)
WPL 2026 Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors: The 14th match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 was played between the teams of Gujarat Giants and UP Warriors at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. This match was low scoring, where Gujarat Giants defeated UP Warriors by a huge margin of 45 runs. With this, Gujarat Giants kept their playoff hopes alive. At the same time, UP Warriors got a big blow, now they will have to depend on the results of other teams along with their victory.
Sophie Devine played a strong innings
In this match, after winning the toss, UP Warriors decided to bowl first. But the beginning of Gujarat Giants was nothing special. The team lost 3 wickets for 65 runs only. After this Sophie Devine played an important innings for the team. Sophie Devine scored unbeaten 50 runs on 42 balls, which included 2 fours and 3 sixes, which became the backbone of the team. Beth Mooney also scored 38 runs. In the beginning, Danny Wyatt-Hodge and Anushka Sharma gave a good start by scoring 14 runs each, but due to the quick fall of some wickets in the middle, a big score could not be made. Gujarat’s innings stopped at 153 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.
Sophie Eccleston and Kranti Gaur bowled amazingly for UP. Both bowlers took 2-2 wickets. Deepti Sharma and Chloe Tryon also managed to achieve 1-1 success. But their batsmen could not do anything special in the run chase.
The magic of Rajeshwari Gaikwad’s spin
In reply to the target of 154 runs, UP Warriors team could not bat much. Kiran Navgire lost her wicket on the first ball. At the same time, Meg Lanning also could not go beyond 14 runs. Phoebe Litchfield definitely scored 32 runs, but that was not enough for the team’s victory. Chloe Tryon could also score only 30 runs. But the rest of the batsmen could not even touch double figures. Due to which UP Warriors team was all out after scoring 108 runs in 17.3 overs.
Rajeshwari Gaikwad performed brilliantly in Gujarat’s bowling. He took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs. Renuka Singh and Sophie Divine also took 2 wickets each. Kashvi Gautam and Ashley Gardner also took one wicket each. Now both these teams have 2-2 matches left in the league stage. Gujarat Giants have a chance to reach the playoffs by winning both the matches. But despite winning both the matches, the UP team will depend on the results of other teams.