GG vs UPW, WPL 2026 Highlights: Phoebe Litchfield’s fiery 78 goes in vain as Gujarat Giants down UP by 10 runs

Sophie Devine to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Lovely shot! Devine pitches it up, outside off, angled away. Litchfield reaches across as she leans and lofts it wide of deep cover for a boundary.

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, Short of a good length and around off, punched to deep cover for a single.

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, This is wonderful running! This is full and on middle, Meg Lanning nudges with soft hands to mid-wicket. In the vacant area and they pick two runs.

Strategic Break! UP Warriorz are going steadily, but now one of Meg Lanning or Phoebe Litchfield needs to take more risks. The good thing for them is that they have lost only one wicket and they can take their chances as they have some good batting depth. Gujarat Giants will be hoping for more of the same, and they know that the onus is on the batters to go after them with the high asking rate and they just need to take the opportunities as and when they arrive. Also, Sophie Devine to bowl after the break.

Georgia Wareham to Meg Lanning, Drops it shorter and outside off, Meg Lanning pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Phoebe Litchfield, On a nagging length and around off, Litchfield struggles to pick the length and chips it to long on for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Phoebe Litchfield, Flatter delivery, outside off, Phoebe Litchfield dabs it straight to short third man.

Georgia Wareham to Phoebe Litchfield, Oh, well bowled! Phoebe Litchfield shapes for the big slog and Georgia Wareham cramps her with a fuller delivery on off, Phoebe ends up squeezing it out to the bowler.

Georgia Wareham to Meg Lanning, Slightly short and outside off, Meg Lanning cuts it through point for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Meg Lanning, Floated full and around off, Meg Lanning punches it to cover.

Ashleigh Gardner to Phoebe Litchfield, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Phoebe Litchfield reverse hits again, picks it from around leg and hits it over point and it bounces over the fence. She just loves to play the sweeps and reverse sweeps.

Ashleigh Gardner to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Well played! A tight off side field! Ashleigh Gardner serves it fuller and around off, Phoebe Litchfield reverse hits it through point for a boundary. 

Ashleigh Gardner to Meg Lanning, Touch short and slower in the air on middle, Meg Lanning goes back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Ashleigh Gardner to Meg Lanning, The in-angler, fuller and on leg. Meg Lanning whips it straight to short fine leg. She has missed a scoring opportunity. 

Ashleigh Gardner to Meg Lanning, Ashleigh Gardner pushes it just wide and bowls it very full from around the wicket. Meg Lanning looks to drive it away but misses.

Ashleigh Gardner to Phoebe Litchfield, A straighter fuller length and around off, Phoebe Litchfield nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Meg Lanning tries to pull it across the line but fails to connect. Four dots in a row to end the over!

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, Good length and on off, Meg Lanning steers it away but fails to beat short third.

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, Touch fuller and around off, keeps a bit low, Meg Lanning tries to drive it away but misses.

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, Hard length and around leg, Meg Lanning heaves it away to short fine, where the fielder dives to her right to stop a boundary. Good efffort!

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Sophie Devine lands this short of a length and outside off. Meg Lanning tries to cut it away but gets an outside edge towards short third. The fielder dives forward to go for the catch but the ball lands in front of her and goes behind to the fence for another boundary.

Sophie Devine to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Sophie Devine gets greeted with a boundary! She bowls this fuller and on middle and leg. Meg Lanning brings her wirsts into play and whips it away off the pads to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, On a length and on off, Meg Lanning guides it towards point for one.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, Pitched up and on middle, shapes in a bit. Meg Lanning tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down. That probably did a bit too much and was going down the leg side. Beth Mooney does not take the review.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, Much fuller and on middle, Meg Lanning bunts it back to the bowler.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, FOUR MORE! Excellent shot! Back of a length and just around off. Meg Lanning needs only that much width as she gets her hands through the shot and crunches it through backward point for another boundary.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Put away in fine fashion! Full again and on off, shaping in too. Meg Lanning lets it come to her, brings her bottom hand into play and cuts it late and wide of short third for a boundary.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in sharply. Meg Lanning misses her flick as the ball brushes her pads and goes to the keeper.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Phoebe Litchfield, Fuller again and on off, Phoebe Litchfield strides out and drives it to cover-point. Despite the six, just 7 runs off the over. Good work from Renuka again!

Renuka Singh Thakur to Phoebe Litchfield, Pitched up and around off, Phoebe Litchfield tries to push it away but gets a bottom edge onto the pitch as the ball goes nowhere.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Phoebe Litchfield, SIX! Easy pickings! Renuka Singh Thakur lands this back of a length but angling down the leg side. Phoebe Litchfield gets inside the line and hooks it away over the deep fine leg fence for a flat six.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Meg Lanning, Touch fuller and around off, Meg Lanning steers it wide of short third, where Tanuja Kanwer dives to her right to save a certain boundary. A single taken.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Meg Lanning, Hits the lengh hard and on middle, gets it nip back in again, Meg Lanning tries to play at it but gets an inside egde onto her pads.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Meg Lanning, Short of a length and on middle, angling in sharply. Meg Lanning tries to pull it away but misses as the ball gets stuck to her left pad.

Kashvee Gautam to Phoebe Litchfield, Back of a length and outside off, Phoebe Litchfield cuts it away wide of deep point for a couple of runs.

Kashvee Gautam to Phoebe Litchfield, Touch fuller and on off, shapes in this time. Phoebe Litchfield tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto her pads as the ball rolls behind to the keeper.

Kashvee Gautam to Phoebe Litchfield, Good-length delivery, around off, angling away again, Phoebe Litchfield tries to push it away but gets beaten on the outiside edge.

Kashvee Gautam to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Streaky but she will take that! Kashvee Gautam serves this fuller and around off, shaping further away. Phoebe Litchfield looks for the big booming drive but gets an outside edge that races away to the vacant third man fence for a boundary.

Kashvee Gautam to Phoebe Litchfield, On a length and on middle, Phoebe Litchfield clips it to short mid-wicket.

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, Kashvee Gautam begins with a fuller delivery around off, Meg Lanning drives it square through point for a single.

Kashvee Gautam to share the attack.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Phoebe Litchfield, Short of a legnth and around off, angling away, Phoebe Litchfield tries to reach out for it but misses. So, 4 runs and a wicket from the first over!

Renuka Singh Thakur is finding some movement. Can she find a breakthrough?

Renuka Singh Thakur to Kiran Navgire, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Oh..that is an absolute peach from Renuka Singh Thakur. She lands this on a good length and on the sixth stump line, gets it to nip back in a long way. Kiran Navgire stays in her crease and tries to pull it across the line but gets beaten by the movement as the ball goes past the inside edge and rattles the stumps behind. A dream dismissal for Renuka, and Navgire falls cheaply. UP Warriorz are 3/1, chasing 208 runs.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Kiran Navgire, WIDE! That went all wrong for Renuka Singh Thakur! She tries the back-of-the-hand slower one, but spills it way outside off, almost out of the pitch. Kiran Navgire leaves it alone. Called a wide.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Kiran Navgire, Back of a length and outside off, Kiran Navgire reaches out but ends up dragging it off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Kiran Navgire, Full again and on middle and leg, shaping in, Kiran Navgire uses her feet to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Meg Lanning, Hint of shape now! Fuller one and on off, swings in. Meg Lanning opens the face of her bat and guides it through point for a run.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Kiran Navgire, Kiran Navgire and UP Warriorz are up and running in the chase! Renuka Singh Thakur starts with a hard-length delivery and outside off. Navgire stabs it out to the vacant extra cover region for a single.

Welcome back, everyone. The Gujarat Giants have taken the field. Kiran Navgire and Meg Lanning to open for UP Warriorz. Renuka Singh Thakur to bowl first with the keeper standing up.