Mumbai Indians who are the defending Champions of WPL got their season off to a great start. Harmanpreet Kaur saw her side beat Delhi Capitals in the rematch of last year’s final on Friday in Bengaluru. On Sunday the Mumbai eves will face Beth Mooney and her Gujarat Giants team in Bengaluru.
Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W) are the home team on Sunday as they took on the fancied Mumbai side. This year Gujarat has made a lot of changes to their side and they have invested heavily. Beth Mooney will be looked at to do well along with some of the other international stars in the team
Mumbai Indians (MUM-W) will be riding high on confidence after their amazing win over Delhi Capitals. Everything clicked for Mumbai Indians as far as batting is concerned. It is the bowling that will worry Harmanpreet Kaur and her side. Delhi managed to score a huge total of 171 against a rusty looking MI bowling unit.
GUJ-W vs MUM- W – Match Details
Match – Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians – WPL 2024, Match 3 –
Date and Time – 25th February 2024: 19:30 IST
Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Bengaluru
Live Coverage – Sports 18 and Jio Cinema
GUJ-W vs MUM- W – Head-to-Head
Matches Played – 2
Wins for Mumbai Indians – 2
GUJ-W vs MUM- W- Pitch Report
Going by the recent trends it will not come as a surprise if the captain winning the toss will want to bowl first. Chasing under lights with the little presence of dew will be the key. Bowlers have found it tough to grip the ball during the latter half of the game. Batters will get good value for their shots early in the innings as spinners could have a say during the game.
GUJ-W vs MUM- W – Likely XI
Gujarat Giants – B Mooney, L Woolvaardt, P Litchfield, V Krishnamurthy, A Gardner, H Deol, M Singh, S Rana, S Shaikh, P Mishra, and T Kanwar
Mumbai Indians – H Matthews, Y Bhatia, N Brunt, H Kaur, A Kerr, P Vastrakar, A Kaur, S Sajana, S Ismail, K Balakrishnan, and S Ishaque.
GUJ-W vs MUM- W – Fantasy Teams
Grand League Team –
Batters – H Kaur (VC), L Woolvaardt, P Litchfield, and H Deol
Wicket-Keepers – B Mooney (Captain) and Y Bhatia
All-Rounders – H Matthews, N Brunt, and A Gardner
Bowlers – S Ismail and P Vastrakar
Head-to-Head Team
Batters – H Kaur, L Woolvaardt, P Litchfield, and H Deol
Wicket-Keepers – B Mooney and Y Bhatia
All-Rounders – N Brunt (VC) and A Kerr (Captain)
Bowlers – S Ismail, P Vastrakar, and T Kanwar