WPL 2025 - 5th Match - Gujarat Giants Women vs Mumbai Indians Women - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: February 18th

 Fantasy Cricket Predictions for the Women's Premier League, 5th Match - Gujarat Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, which will be played on the 18th of February at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara.

LIVE SCORES - 5th Match - Gujarat Giants Women vs Mumbai Indians Women (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)

Current Form Gujarat Giants Women:

Gujarat Giants Women Women are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Gujarat Giants Women is Ashleigh Gardner with 131 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Gujarat Giants Women is Ashleigh Gardner with 4 scalps under her belt.

Gujarat Giants Women have won their previous match against UP Warriorz Women by 6 wickets.

UP Warriorz Women batted first and they posted a total of 143 for 9 in 20 overs. They lost Vrinda Dinesh early on in the innings. After her dismissal, Kiran Prabhu Navgire and Uma Chetry batted well and scored 15 and 23 runs respectively. However, their strike rates weren't at all impressive. Deepti Sharma made 37 runs in the middle order but got out at a wrong time. A brilliant cameo was then played by Saima Thakor who smashed 15 runs in 7 balls to help UP Warriorz Women get to a competitive total of 143 on a tough pitch to bat on.

During the chase, Gujarat Giants Women lost both Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemalatha early on and they were reduced to 2 for 2 in the 2nd over. After that phase, Ashleigh Gardner took her team out of the dump. She smashed 52 runs in 32 balls and sealed the fate of the chase. Deandra Dottin then scored 33 runs in 18 balls to win the game for Gujarat Giants Women in the 18th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Current Form Mumbai Indians Women:

Mumbai Indians Women are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Mumbai Indians Women in the Women's Premier League is Nat Sciver-Brunt with 80 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Mumbai Indians Women in the Women's Premier League is Amelia Kerr with 2 scalps under her belt.

Mumbai Indians Women have lost their previous thriller of a game against Delhi Capitals Women by 2 wickets.

Mumbai Indians Women batted first and they posted a total of 164 before being bowled out. Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews got ot without troubling the scorers much. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur then went all guns blazing. They smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed after she scored 42 runs in 22 balls.

Once she got out, the lower middle order of Mumbai Indians Women couldn't really keep up the momentum. Nat Sciver-Brunt was the lone warrior but she kept losing partners at the other end. All of the batters made single digit scores and Mumbai Indians Women were bowled out for an under par total of 164 in their innings.

During the chase, Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma started off very well for their team. Shafali Verma in particular was simply sensational with the bat. She smashed 43 runs off just 18 balls. After her dismissal, Delhi Capitals lost a couple of wickets in quick succession and never really looked in the game until the 16th over. Niki Prasad played a patient knock to keep Delhi Capitals in the hunt. Radha Yadav's six off Saika Ishaque made all the difference. With 2 runs needed off the last ball, Arundhati Reddy managed to win the game off the ultimate ball for Delhi Capitals Women with 2 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Gujarat Giants Women

Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Sayali Satghare, Tanuja Kanwer, Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Danielle Gibson, Prakashika Naik

Mumbai Indians Women

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amandeep Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Nadine de Klerk

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Mumbai Indians Women

Who will win?- Mumbai Indians Women

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians Women), Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants Women)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Shabnim Ismail (Mumbai Indians Women), Kashvee Gautam (Gujarat Giants Women)

Most Sixes – Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians Women), Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants Women)

Player of the Match - Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians Women)

Team Scores Batting first – Mumbai Indians Women 170+, Gujarat Giants Women 160+

Match Handicap: Mumbai Indians Women

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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