So, a largely one-sided affair tonight after a couple of fairly high-scoring opening games in WPL 2025. Tonight's comprehensive victory has enabled the Giants to boost their NRR and they have moved to second position on the points table. Join us tomorrow for another high-octane clash as DC gear up to take on RCB. Until next time, goodbye and cheers!

Ashleigh Gardner | GG Captain & Player of the Match: Very pleased, we weren't very far away in the other game. To play this brand of cricket and winning today's game at home feels special. Our bowlers did a great job and someone like Priya Mishra taking 3 wickets in just her second WPL game was brilliant. (On her plans with the ball) The stumps hopefully, I feel I probably missed it in a couple of games. If you miss your lengths and lines here, the ball travels. Individual assessment, everyone has their own method to do batting. You see Dottin clears her front leg and whacks sixes and someone like Deol is methodical in her approach. We have a deep batting lineup and hopefully you will see the best of it still.

Deandra Dottin: I just think they were 20 runs short and we were confident enough of chasing it down. It was a matter of watching the ball and hitting it well. It’s always good to part of the WPL and representing the Gujarat franchise is an honour. It was a matter of watching the ball and being consistent. We were actually nervy, we assessed the conditions and the pitch very quickly and that helped. It was a matter of putting pressure on the UP Warriorz.

Deepti Sharma | UPW Captain: I think the target was a bit par. We should have stepped up more as a batting unit, needed a better partnership in the middle overs. We have great bowling strength, as a unit they have done well despite dew being there. I felt we couldn’t execute a few balls today as per our fields, we need to work on those things.

Deepti Sharma: I think the target was a bit par. We should have stepped up more as a batting unit, needed a better partnership in the middle overs. We have great bowling strength, as a unit they have done well despite dew being there. I felt we couldn’t execute a few balls today as per our fields, we need to work on those things.

- This is the first win for Gujarat Giants while chasing the target in the WPL in four matches.

Most times double of 50+ runs & 2+ wkts in WPL
3 - Ashleigh Gardner*
2 - Deepti Sharma
1 - Hayley Matthews
1 - Alice Capsey

22:50 Local Time, 17:20 GMT, 22:50 IST: The Gujarat Giants open their account in WPL 2025 with a power-packed performance.

Deepti Sharma to Harleen Deol, 1 run, to backward square leg

Deepti Sharma to Harleen Deol, no run, Harleen Deol comes down the track and Deepti Sharma shortens her length. Punched back to the bowler

Deepti Sharma to Harleen Deol, FOUR, the scores are level! Harleen Deol uses

Deepti Sharma to Dottin, 1 run, Deepti Sharma switches to round the wicket and bowls a shorter one on seeing Dottin advance. She flat-bats it to long-on

Deepti Sharma to Dottin, SIX, hit with authority! Dottin uses her feet, gets close to the pitch of the delivery and smashes it downtown.

Deepti Sharma to Harleen Deol, 1 run, on the shorter side and turning in, Harleen Deol moves inside the line and pulls it to deep backward

Kranti Goud to Harleen Deol, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket