Bowlers, Gardner plot GG’s comfortable win over UP Warriorz

Gujarat Giants Secure First Win of WPL 2025 with Comfortable Chase

Gujarat Giants' bowlers, led by Ashleigh Gardner, combined to restrict UP Warriorz to 143/9, before Gardner and Harleen Deol chased down the target with ease, securing the team's first win of the tournament.

Gardner, who started the season with a 37-ball 79, smashed 52 off 32 in the chase, while Deol contributed 34*. The duo's 58-run partnership with Deandra Dottin, who scored 33*, took the team past the finish line with six wickets to spare.

Priya Mishra, a 20-year-old leg spinner, impressed with figures of 3 for 25, including a double-wicket over. Deandra Dottin also picked up two wickets, while Gardner chipped in with two wickets of her own.

Key Stats

• Ashleigh Gardner scored her fourth 50-plus score in WPL and picked two wickets.
• Priya Mishra finished with figures of 3 for 25, including a double-wicket over.
• Gujarat Giants' first successful run-chase in the tournament.
• Deandra Dottin scored 33* and picked up two wickets.