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- UPW vs GG, WPL 2025 Highlights: Beth Mooney stars as Gujarat Giants thrash UP Warriorz by 81 runs
UPW vs GG, WPL 2025 Highlights: Beth Mooney stars as Gujarat Giants thrash UP Warriorz by 81 runs
The conditions at BRSABV Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow are expected to be slower than those at previous venues, with a pitch that typically assists spinners. This could prove a challenge for both teams, especially if dew comes into play. The slow nature of the pitch may also lead to lower scores, putting more emphasis on tactical bowling and fielding. The match will be critical for both sides, who need to gain momentum to stay in the playoff race. The outcome of this contest could play a decisive role in the final stages of the tournament, as both teams battle to keep their hopes alive.
- Beth Mooney 89 (55)
- Deandra Dottin 5 (3)
Kranti Goud to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Pitched-up around off, Beth Mooney backs away as she has throughout the night. Drives this past cover for four.
Kranti Goud to Deandra Dottin, DROPPED! Gouher Sultana drops Deandra Dotti on 4. Good length around off, Deandra Dottin steps across and looks to ramp this over short fine leg but gets it high off her bat and in the reach for the fielder at short fine. Gouher Sultana backpaddles a bit but drops it. A lifeline for Dottin.
Kranti Goud to Deandra Dottin, FOUR! The World Boss has arrived. Pitched-up around off, Deandra Dottin leans a bit and lofts this powerfully over cover for four.
Kranti Goud to Deandra Dottin, On a length around off, Deandra Dottin thumps this rolling towards cover for no run.
Out walks the World Boss, Deandra Dottin to bat.
Kranti Goud to Ash Gardner, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Good length around off, Ash Gardner looks to replicate the stroke from the previous delivery but doesn't find the gap this time. The ball has travelled straight to Sophie Ecclestone and she grabs this with ease.
Kranti Goud to Ash Gardner, FOUR! Powerfully struck away for four. On a length around off, Ash Gardner stands and smashes this past cover for a boundary through extra cover. That's the way to start after a break.
Time for another strategic break. Gujarat are in a commanding position heading into the last 4 overs of their inning. Beth Mooney has been the glue and she has also found the gap and targetted her bowlers with precision. Ash Gardner will look to up the ante as well with Deandra Dottin and Phoebe Litchfield still in the hut.
- Ash Gardner 7 (8)
- Beth Mooney 85 (54)
Grace Harris to Ash Gardner, Short of a length around the pads, Ash Gardner pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for one.
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, Fired on the pads, Beth Mooney flicks this towards short fine for one.
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, Fuller around off, Beth Mooney times this well but finds cover.
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Short of a length around off, Beth Mooney smashes this down the ground past mid off and gets a boundary here.
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, NO BALL! DRAMA! Beth Mooney was given out, caught behind but she sends this upstairs. The third umpire checks for a fair delivery and signals to the on-field umpire that Grace Harris has overstepped. No ball.
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, Fired on the pads, Beth Mooney misses out on any connection with the ball and wears it on her pads.
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Gun-barrel straight from Mooney again. Tossed up around middle and leg, Beth Mooney shimmies down the track and lofts this over the bowler for yet another boundary in that region.
- Ash Gardner 6 (7)
- Beth Mooney 76 (48)
Deepti Sharma to Ash Gardner, Half-tracker around leg, Ash Gardner looks to hit this over the fence but gets it spliced back to the bowler right off her bottom edge.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Too full and on the pads, Beth Mooney sweeps this to deep backward square for one.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Quicker and flatter on the pads, Beth Mooney smashes this to deep mid-wicket and comes back for two.
Deepti Sharma to Ash Gardner, Fuller on the pads, Ash Gardner flicks this deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepti Sharma to Ash Gardner, WIDE! Fired one more down the leg. Ash Gardner misses out on the flick. Wided.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Comes over the wicket and darts one full and on the pads. Beth Mooney flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Darted on the pads, Beth Mooney backs away a bit and shimmies down to hit this past the bowler to her left for four runs down the ground.
- Beth Mooney 68 (44)
- Ash Gardner 5 (5)
Kranti Goud to Beth Mooney, Good length on the pads, Beth Mooney flicks this through mid-wicket for one.
Kranti Goud to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Deftly cut away for four. Good length around off, Beth Mooney plays this late and cuts this past a diving point to her left for four runs here.
Kranti Goud to Beth Mooney, FOUR! A boundary more for Beth Mooney and she is going for that 180 mark. On a length around off, Beth Mooney advances down the track and smashes this out of the reach of Sophie Ecclestone at mid off for a boundary.
Kranti Goud to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Calculative risk and reward for Beth Mooney and Gujarat. Pitched-up around off, Beth Mooney shimmies across and ramps this over short fine leg for four.
Kranti Goud to Ash Gardner, On a length around off, Ash Gardner smashes this to long on for one.
Kranti Goud to Ash Gardner, Good length on middle and leg, Ash Gardner tucks this gently through mid-wicket and looked settled for one but a brilliant piece of running from Beth Mooney pushes her partner for the second which they complete with ease.
- Ash Gardner 2 (3)
- Beth Mooney 55 (40)
Sophie Ecclestone to Ash Gardner, Fuller and on the pads, Ash Gardner flicks this past square leg for one.
Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Darted on middle and leg, Beth Mooney tucks this towards mid-wicket for one.
Sophie Ecclestone to Ash Gardner, Fuller around off, Ash Gardner sweeps this towards deep mid-wicker for one.
Sophie Ecclestone to Ash Gardner, Too full on off, Ash Gardner defends this out.
Ash Gardner walks out next to bat.
Sophie Ecclestone to Harleen Deol, OUT! TIMBER! Fired one straight in the line of stumps and Harleen Deol missed out. The ball sneaks past her bat and the stumps are rattled. Harleen Deol misses out on a well-deserved half-century by 5 runs.
Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Short of a length around middle and leg, Beth Mooney pulls this flat towards deep square for one.
- Beth Mooney 53 (38)
- Harleen Deol 45 (31)
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Fuller around off, Beth Mooney drives this to sweeper cover for one.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, FOUR! FIFTY FOR Beth Mooney. A high-quality knock from the Aussie maestro. Tossed up around off, Beth Mooney dances down and back away before lofts this through extra cover for a boundary.
Deepti Sharma to Harleen Deol, Tossed up around off, Harleen Deol slogs this through mid-wicket for one.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Floated on the pads, Beth Mooney flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Tossed up around off, Beth Mooney smashes this to cover for a dot.
Deepti Sharma to Harleen Deol, Tossed up around off, Harleen Deol drives this through cover for a single.
- Beth Mooney 47 (34)
- Harleen Deol 43 (29)
Chinelle Henry to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Good length around off, Beth Mooney shimmies down the ground and blasts this over the bowler for a boundary again towards the sight screen.
Chinelle Henry to Harleen Deol, Back of a length around off, Harleen Deol dabs this around off and sneaks away a single.
Chinelle Henry to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Pitched-up around middle and leg, Harleen Deol flicks this past the short fine leg fielder to her left for a brilliantly struck boundary.
Chinelle Henry to Beth Mooney, On a length around off, the balls appear to have stuck a bit into the surface. Beth looks to flick this towards the on side but gets it off the outside of her bat and short of Deepti Sharma at extra cover for one.
Chinelle Henry to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Smashed down the ground for four. On a length around middle and off, Beth Mooney shimmies down and flat bats this past Henry for a boundary towards long on. Chinelle Henry is in the firing line of these hits from Beth Mooney.
Chinelle Henry to Beth Mooney, Good length around off, Beth Mooney smashes this rolling to extra cover for no run.
- Beth Mooney 38 (30)
- Harleen Deol 38 (27)
Grace Harris to Beth Mooney, Fired on the pads, Beth Mooney shimmies down and tucks this through mid-wicket for one.
Grace Harris to Harleen Deol, Fuller on off, Harleen Deol sweeps this to deep square for one.
Grace Harris to Harleen Deol, Fuller on off, Harleen Deol punches this back to the bowler.
The left-handed Australian batter Mooney consolidated for the Giants with India's Harleen Deol (45) after an early blow in the form of Dayalan Hemalatha (2), adding 101 runs for the second wicket off 68 balls.
Mooney was belligerent on both the sides of the wicket with her flicks and drives, piercing the field with ease.
Deol notched up her highest score of the season with a 32-ball 45 with six hits to the fence but could not get to the personal milestone of a half-century.
Sophie Ecclestone (2/34) bowled a crucial spell for the hosts UP Warriorz in their first match at the Ekana Stadium, accounting for Deol and the dangerous Deandra Dottin (17).
Giants' skipper Ashleigh Gardner (11) and Phoebe Litchfield (8) could not trouble the scorers much.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Giants: 186 for 5 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 96 not out, Harleen Deol 45; Sophie Ecclestone 2/34).
Match Statistics
Venue
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
