gujarat giants set aside the past UP Warriors Women by 10 runs in the second match of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 On Saturday at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.
Gujarat Giants post a massive score of 207/4 after explosive batting performance
Gujarat Giants displayed brilliant batting on the basis of aggressive intentions and smart partnerships. Opening the innings, Beth Mooney provided a steady start, scoring 13 runs from 12 balls before becoming the victim of Sophie Ecclestone. The momentum really changed when Sophie Devine counter-attacked strongly and scored 38 runs in just 20 balls at a strike rate of 190.
Devine received solid support from Anushka Sharma, who played a fluent inning of 44 off 30 balls, ensuring that the scoring rate never dipped. Captain Ashley Gardner added valuable runs with a quickfire 65 in the death overs, but a late innings from Georgia Wareham, who remained unbeaten on 27, took the total past 200.
Despite disciplined spells from Sophie and Deepti Sharma, UP Warriors struggled to stem the flow of runs, conceding boundaries regularly as the Gujarat giants kept the run rate above 10 throughout the innings.
UP Warriors fought hard but fell behind in the run-chase
chasing a Challenging target of 208UP Warriors Women had a poor start as they lost Kiran Navgire early. Captain Meg Lanning led the innings with a composed 30, while Phoebe Litchfield kept the chase alive with a breathtaking 78 off 40 balls at an impressive pace of 195.
Lichfield’s partnerships with Lanning and Shweta Sehrawat tilted the game in favor of UP Warriors Women for a brief period. However, regular wickets at crucial moments halted their momentum. Contributions from Shweta Sehrawat (25) and Asha Shobhana’s unbeaten 27 added late drama, but the required rate proved too steep in the final overs.
Gujarat Giants showed remarkable composure with the ball in the closing stages. Renuka Singh Thakur provided key breakthroughs early on, while Wareham impressed with both wickets and control in the middle overs. Gardner also made a vital contribution, ensuring that the Warriors never completely controlled the chase.
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Here’s how fans reacted to the match:
The curtain came down on Ashley Gardner’s brilliant captaincy innings.
Sophie Ecclestone clean bowled the Australian star, but before that the GG captain played a stormy innings of 65 runs in 41 balls.
📸: Jio Hotstar #GGvUPW #WPL2026 #ashleygardner #SophieEcclestone pic.twitter.com/xstT9NridA
-Jitendra Kumar (@jitenda60203698) 10 January 2026
Debutant Anushka Sharma is showing her class on the big stage.#GGvUPW #wpl pic.twitter.com/D5vlizXZEY
– Dilip Balasia (@dilipbalasia) 10 January 2026
Phoebe Litchfield’s reverse sweep hits a stunning six!#TATAWPL #ggvupw pic.twitter.com/MX82dcZeqX
– Kushal Sharma (@KushalSharma_89) 10 January 2026
🚨Lichfield out on 78🚨
– What an extraordinary innings by her, she deserved a century here😕#WPL2026 #TATAWPL #GGvUPW pic.twitter.com/8aBVtEwXec
– Rocket Singh (@rocketSahab) 10 January 2026
Break it with the very first ball!
Players who hit a six on the first ball in the history of WPL:-Issy Wong
– Sophie Devine
– S Sajna
-Shweta Sehrawat 💥#WPL2026 #GGvUPW #TATAWPL pic.twitter.com/zKf737Qmly– Arshi (@imArshit) 10 January 2026
Palace!
Sophie Ecclestone gets the big wicket of Ashley Gardner.
Update ▶️ https://t.co/0Vl9vFyTyq#TATAWPL , #gameemotionka , #UPWvGG pic.twitter.com/qhfTwszO7M
– Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) 10 January 2026
Highest individual score in a failed run chase in WPL :-
90* – Tahlia McGrath (UPW) vs DC, 2023
88* – Deepti Sharma (UPW) vs GG, 2024
78 – Phoebe Litchfield (UPW) vs GG, today#GGvUPW #WPL2026-Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@_rhitankar_) 10 January 2026
#WPL2026 The giants of Gujarat are standing firm
Gujarat Giants won by 10 runs and registered a spectacular win!
With vital support from and, the Captain leads from the front.Chasing breaks hearts as a sensational 78 runs out, refuses to give up#GGTWvUPW#GGvUPW pic.twitter.com/cvl9CBidoP
– Deepak Kumar Singh (@SINGHDEEPAK65) 10 January 2026
Player of the match: Georgia Wareham#GGvUPW #Cricket #WPL2026 pic.twitter.com/cQn7x9AFmW
– WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) 10 January 2026
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