UP Warriorz Women vs Gujarat Giants Women, 14th Match, Women's Premier League 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That's it from this one. We will be back for more day after. There's a day's break tomorrow. See you on Saturday. Bye bye.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad | Player of the Match (translated from Hindi): It feels really good. I got a chance to play after a long time, and today I did well too, so I’m very happy. I had been waiting for this moment for a long time, so it feels great. (what did you differently today?) Nothing was different. I just bowled to my strengths today. And when your support staff backs you, it gives you a lot of confidence. That’s exactly what I did today. They showed a lot of support in me, and that became my biggest strength today. It was much better. And the wicket was also helping, so I bowled accordingly today and was successful. (which wicket she liked the most?) For me, whenever I plan, I always think about taking the wicket of a key batter, because getting good players out gives a different kind of joy. I wanted that wicket but didn’t get it - Renuka got it. Sorry, not Renuka, Kashvee got it. And I also got Deepti’s wicket. And usually when a lefty comes in, maybe they hesitate to give me the ball, but I actually like bowling to lefties. And I got Deepti’s wicket, so I’m very happy. (anything new you have learnt recently?) In terms of skill, I’ve focused more on myself and worked more on my strengths. That’s all. I’ve backed myself, and I’m getting success from that.

Ashleigh Gardner | GG-W captain: Yeah, I think we scrapped really well with the bat. I think, you know, Soph kind of showed that we took the momentum from the backend of the innings into our bowling innings, and we knew that if we could try and get to 150, that it was going to be a defendable total. And yeah, our bowlers did the job early and then kind of put the pressure back onto them, and ultimately on a wicket like this, being able to take wickets early to kind of stall the momentum is all I can ask. (difference in venues from Navi Mumbai to here) It is very different. Yeah, I never would have thought that red soil to black soil was such a stark difference, but, you know, the ball hasn't bounced anywhere near as much. There's certainly not as much pace in the wicket. So I guess as a batting unit, you need to think straight for as long as possible and not, I guess, play the shot that I played across the line. So thinking straight for longer periods and then obviously when the ball is off the stumps, that's when you can go square across it. So I think it's, yeah, obviously the way to go. It's kind of the blueprint. It's a very simple method. And then with the ball, making sure that we are hitting the stumps as, I guess, as often as possible to, I guess, bring in those modes of dismissals if batters do want to go square across. (what was the talk in the camp before the game?) Yeah, we just spoke about it before the game to really fight, you know, going into these last three games. All the teams that we're playing are on an even playing field, we're all on the same points. So it's almost like restarting our campaign again and knowing that if we play our best cricket, that, you know, we can go all the way. So I guess trying to stay really positive in that. You know, out of the losses, there was plenty of learnings, which is always a really positive thing as well. So I guess as a captain, yeah, we're trying to implement things and just try to do the good things for longer periods of time, whether that's with bat or ball. And even in the field, and I guess when you take your chances, you give yourself the best opportunity to win games of cricket. (on Rajeshwari) Yeah, she had an impact and I'm obviously so happy for her. She's obviously probably not bowled as many overs as she might have imagined coming into this, but it's really pleasing to see that she got the opportunity today and I guess really grabbed it with both hands. And, you know, I think she was kind of that bowler that almost turned the momentum for us. She took some really key wickets and obviously she's got so much experience as well, so she knows how to bowl in these conditions, which, you know, as a foreign player, to really lean on experience like hers, yeah, is awesome to see.

UPW-W run-chase
Overs 1-6: 46/2 at 7.66 RPO
Overs 7-15: 48/5 at 5.33 RPO
Overs 16-17.3: 14/3 at 5.6 RPO

Biggest victory-margins for GG-W in WPL (by runs)
By 81 runs vs UPW-W, Lucknow 2025
By 45 runs vs UPW-W, Vadodara, 2026
By 19 runs vs RCB-W, Delhi, 2024

Lowest innings scores for UPW-W
105 vs GG-W, Lucknow, 2025
108 vs GG-W, Vadodara, 2026
110 vs MI-W, Mumbai DYP, 2023
118/9 vs MI-W, Delhi, 2024
All four in run-chases

Fifth straight win for GG-W vs UPW-W; Warriorz had won each of the first three head-to-head contests.

Sophie Devine: Yeah, look, it was an interesting game of cricket. I thought if we could get above that 150 mark, we were always going to be competitive. And I guess turning the screws, we know the danger that the UP side has in their batting line-up. So, yeah, I guess once we got through a couple of their big key wickets, it was just a case of holding our nerve and finishing the game off. (on her batting down the order) Oh, I can't remember, a couple of days ago. But I think that's the great thing about this team and the way that Maxi and Marshy are sort of leading it, that we've got flexibility to be able to bring in Danny, who I thought was great up top with Moons and showed real intent. I guess I've batted a lot and all sorts of different positions, so it's no biggie for me. So being able to just go down and slot down at number 5, yeah, I guess that's probably one of the bonuses of having played for so long, is that you can just adjust and I guess adapt to the role that the team needs from you. (Gayakwad coming in, was that a tactical move?) Yeah, look, I think it's above my pay grade. I'm not involved in those conversations, but the way that Gayakwad came in and performed today was outstanding. I thought the way that she varied her flight and pace, I guess, deceived the batters on a wicket that I think is pretty tough. So she was fantastic and I guess it just shows the confidence we've got in the full squad that someone can come in and perform like that. (sharp in the field) Yeah, I think the first couple of games of this competition we were outstanding in the field and we're probably really disappointed with our efforts. So there was a real I guess conscious decision from the whole group and Maxi sort of led that in the team meeting today, was just being involved and attention to detail and just being really thorough. So I think it was great effort from the girls there. We saw a lot of people throw themselves around and really committing themselves. So fielding's a team effort and I thought we showed that today. (on Mooney's keeping) I was going to say, it's overrated using your hands. That's how good she is now, she just kicks it. But look, to have someone of her calibre behind the stumps, I thought she was outstanding today. She tidied up a fair bit of my mess, but just what she can do and tidy up dodgy throws and whatnot, it makes a huge difference.

Meg Lanning | UPW-W captain: Yeah, yeah, it went for a long time. It felt like anyway, both innings seem to take a while, but... Yeah, there was a bit happening. We sort of had our chances through the game. I thought we put ourselves in a nice position with the ball. Things just didn't go our way and probably didn't take our chances. And then, yeah, unfortunately, never got going with the bat. But full credit to Gujarat. They stuck it out, fought it out really hard. And on this sort of wicket, that's what it takes. (on their changes to the side) Yeah, I mean, we planned for all their batters just in case there was a change. So, we certainly knew what we were coming up against. And, yeah, I guess Soph going into the middle, she was able to hold that innings together, I guess, and then accelerate towards the end. And that was probably the difference in the game. (on Goud) Yeah, I think so. And with the new ball, she can get a bit of movement off the wicket. And when you get sort of a bowler with some confidence and going well and taking wickets as well, you want to keep them going. So I think she's been excellent for us these last couple of games in particular. (on their next games) Yeah, plenty of time to think about things. So, yeah, obviously disappointed tonight. Would have been nice to go into the break off the back of a win, but we're still in it. We've still got a chance. We'll take a few days to sort of rest and reset and then get back into it with a couple of days training. And we obviously need to win both games now to give ourselves a chance. So it's very clear for us and we've certainly got the group to be able to do it. So a couple of days rest and then get back into it.

22:57 Local Time, 17:27 GMT, 22:57 IST: Gujarat jump from last on the table to 2nd after this win. Also they end their three-match losing streak. Devine the star for her side. Runs, wickets and a run-out in the field for the New Zealand veteran. Couple of unfortunate dismissals of the openers hurt UPW-W. Both Navgire and Lanning went to leg-side wickets. Litchfield fell to her favorite reverse-sweep after again getting a start. Harleen got stuck and holed out. The lower middle-order failed as Deepti fell LBW and it was left to Chloe Tryon to wage a lone battle at the end. Gujarat took wickets at regular intervals and cantered to an easy win in the end. Just the five bowlers used and all of them were among the wickets for Gujarat. They attacked the stumps and forced the errors. Stay tuned for the post-match stuff...

Sophie Devine to Kranti Gaud, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!