Deol Shines as Gujarat Giants Secure Five-Wicket Victory
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WPL, Match 17: Deol Shines as Gujarat Giants Secure Five-Wicket Victory
Gujarat Giants climbed to second place in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 standings after a commanding five-wicket win against Delhi Capitals at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.
Match Summary
Gujarat Giants Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, 17th Match, Women's Premier League
Gujarat Giants Women 178/5 (19.3 ov)
Delhi Capitals Women 177/5 (20 ov)
Gujarat Giants Women won by 5 wickets
Match Analysis
Asked to bat, Delhi posted 177 for five in their 20 overs and in their response Gujarat finished on 178 for five in 19.3 overs to win by five wickets.
Shafali Verma and skipper Meg Lanning started off well adding 83 for the opening wicket. Lanning top-scored with 92 off 57 balls with 15 boundaries and a six. There were regular stands in the innings as Delhi posted 177 for five in their 20 overs. For Gujarat the best bowlers were Meghna Singh (3-35) and Deandra Dottin (2-37).
In their response, Gujarat was well served by a 85 run second wicket stand between Harleen Deol (70 n.o.: 49b, 9x4, 1x6) and Beth Mooney. Deol then added useful runs with skipper Ashleigh Gardner and Deandra Dottin. In the end Gujarat sealed the win with three balls and five wickets to spare to finish on 178 for five. For Delhi the best bowlers were Shikha Pandey (2-31) and Jess Jonassen (2-38).
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For her match-winning 7?0?*(49), Harleen Deol is adjudged the Player of the Match ??
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Match Stats
Delhi Capitals Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Shafali Verma - 8.6 ov), 2-108 (Jess Jonassen - 12.1 ov), 3-119 (Jemimah Rodrigues - 14.2 ov), 4-141 (Annabel Sutherland - 16.4 ov), 5-171 (Meg Lanning - 19.5 ov)
Gujarat Giants Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Dayalan Hemalatha - 1.6 ov), 2-89 (Beth Mooney - 11.2 ov), 3-128 (Ashleigh Gardner - 15.3 ov), 4-162 (Deandra Dottin - 17.5 ov), 5-162 (Phoebe Litchfield - 17.6 ov)
Playing XI
Gujarat Giants Women
- Beth Mooney(WK)
- Dayalan Hemalatha
- Harleen Deol
- Ashleigh Gardner(C)
- Deandra Dottin
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Bharati Fulmali
- Kashvee Gautam
- Tanuja Kanwar
- Priya Mishra
- Meghna Singh
Delhi Capitals Women
- Meg Lanning(C)
- Shafali Verma
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Marizanne Kapp
- Annabel Sutherland
- Jess Jonassen
- Sarah Bryce(WK)
- Niki Prasad
- Shikha Pandey
- Minnu Mani
- Titas Sadhu
Match Details
Date - 2025-03-07 14:00:00
Venue - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow=
Toss - Gujarat Giants Women elected to bowl
Umpires - Ajitesh Argal (India), Anish Sahasrabudhe (India), Bhavesh Patel (India TV)
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