GG vs UPW, WPL Highlights: Gujarat Giants demolish UP Warriorz with 45-run win
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 22, 2026, 23:34:04 IST
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GG vs UPW, WPL Highlights: Gujarat Giants demolish UP Warriorz with 45-run win

GG vs UPW, WPL Highlights: Sophie Devine’s composed all-round display propelled Gujarat Giants to a dominant 45-run victory over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Thursday, snapping a three-match losing streak. Returning to form, the New Zealand all-rounder anchored Gujarat’s innings with a calm 50 not out off 42 balls, guiding the side to 153/8 after being asked to bat first. Coming into the match after three consecutive low scores, including a duck in her previous game, Devine absorbed pressure with poise, capitalising on a dropped chance and a no-ball to ensure her side posted a competitive total. She finished with three sixes and two fours, smashing a couple off Shikha Pandey in the final over to push the total beyond 150.

UP Warriorz’s chase was derailed early as Kiran Navgire’s poor run continued with a golden duck in the opening over. Skipper Meg Lanning fell for 14 in another stroke of misfortune, leaving the hosts reeling at the powerplay stage. Phoebe Litchfield offered brief resistance, scoring 32, but the innings collapsed once Ashleigh Gardner dismissed her, as wickets tumbled at regular intervals. Harleen Deol and Deepti Sharma also struggled to make an impact, leaving Gujarat in full control.

Gujarat’s bowlers delivered a disciplined performance, led by veteran left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who returned 3/16 in her comeback match, removing key middle-order batters in quick succession. Devine contributed with the ball as well, claiming 2/16, while Renuka Singh chipped in with two wickets of her own. Collectively, the Giants bowled UP Warriorz out for 108 in 17.3 overs, showcasing tactical precision and teamwork.

The win not only marked a return to winning ways but also boosted Gujarat Giants to second place in the WPL table behind Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Devine’s captaincy and all-round brilliance, combined with a disciplined bowling attack, ensured a comprehensive victory and restored confidence in the team’s campaign.
20:59 (IST) Jan 22
1nb
Overs19.3
Score138 - 7

Shikha Pandey to Sophie Devine, Taken on the fence but Shikha Pandey has overstepped. Sophie Devine is living a charmed life. Devine walks way over to the off side and exposes all three stumps. Pandey holds her line, keeps it outside off. The full toss dips on Sophie and she is unable to find the desired elevation on the slog. Hits it flat and straight to deep mid-wicket, where Phoebe Litchfield takes the catch over her head. All in vain. Free Hit coming up.

20:59 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs19.2
Score137 - 7

Shikha Pandey to Sophie Devine, Pace off, full and near the tramline, Sophie charges down the track and has a swing across the line but fails to connect. It sneaks just inside the guideline.

20:58 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs19.1
Score137 - 7

Shikha Pandey to Sophie Devine, The yorker is nailed, lands on the popping crease, outside off, Devine jams it out to cover.

20:58 (IST) Jan 22

Last over coming up now. Can Sophie Devine take Gujarat Giants to 150? Let's find out. Shikha Pandey to bowl it.

20:57 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 19 overs 137 - 7
Runs Scored: 0
10(W)1041
  • Sophie Devine 35 (35)
  • Renuka Singh Thakur 1 (1)
Sophie Ecclestone4-0-22-2
1
Overs18.6
Score137 - 7

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, A good result on the last ball for the Giants. Devine keeps the strike. Sophie stands on the off stump and Ecclestone attacks the front pad. Devine flicks it through square leg for a single.

20:56 (IST) Jan 22
4
Overs18.5
Score136 - 7

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, FOUR! Clubbed! Ecclestone darts it in, full and on off, Devine stays deep in the crease, clears the front leg and gets under the ball. She powers it to the left of long on for a four.

20:56 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs18.4
Score132 - 7

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Spots Devine backing away and Ecclestone fires it wide on the fuller side. Sophie bunts it to extra cover.

20:56 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs18.3
Score132 - 7

Sophie Ecclestone to Renuka Singh Thakur, Fuller and on off, Renuka clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

20:55 (IST) Jan 22

Into the tail now. Renuka Singh Thakur walks out to bat now.

20:54 (IST) Jan 22
W
Overs18.2
Score131 - 7

Sophie Ecclestone to Kashvee Gautam, OUT! CASTLED! Wicket number 2 for Ecclestone. Sliding on with the arm, short and targeting the top of off. Gautam opens the stance and looks to whip it across the line. The ball skids through to sneak past the inside edge ad hits the top of the off stump. The Giants are now 7 down for 131.

20:54 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs18.1
Score131 - 6

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Slower through the air, on a length, outside off, Sophie drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

20:53 (IST) Jan 22

Sophie Ecclestone (3-0-15-1) to bowl the penultimate over.

20:53 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 18 overs 130 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
111116
  • Kashvee Gautam 11 (5)
  • Sophie Devine 29 (31)
Shikha Pandey3-0-37-0
6
Overs17.6
Score130 - 6

Shikha Pandey to Kashvee Gautam, SIX! Just over! Shikha slams it into the deck, on off and middle. Gautam waits on it before pulling it towards deep mid-wicket. Phoebe Litchfield on the fence leaps but can only get fingertips to it. Ends up tipping it over the ropes for a six. What was turning out to be a quiet over ended up going for 11 with a six off the last ball.

20:52 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs17.5
Score124 - 6

Shikha Pandey to Sophie Devine, Devine exposes all three stumps as she walks outside the off stump even before the release. Lowish full toss, on off, Devine can only swat it to long on for a single.

20:52 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs17.4
Score123 - 6

Shikha Pandey to Kashvee Gautam, Banged in short, over middle. Kashvee swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg. Just a single.

20:51 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs17.3
Score122 - 6

Shikha Pandey to Sophie Devine, No pace offered, on a length, outside off, Devine walks across and goes deep in the crease. She hacks it off the inner half to wide long on. They cross.

20:51 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs17.2
Score121 - 6

Shikha Pandey to Kashvee Gautam, Leg-cutter, on a length, on off, Gautam pushes it to long on and crosses over.

20:50 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs17.1
Score120 - 6

Shikha Pandey to Sophie Devine, Nails the yorker, does Shikha, on off. Devine digs it out to cover and turns the strike over.

20:49 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 17 overs 119 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
040(W)112
  • Kashvee Gautam 3 (2)
  • Sophie Devine 26 (28)
Chloe Tryon4-0-32-1
2
Overs16.6
Score119 - 6

Chloe Tryon to Kashvee Gautam, Good running! Tryon slows it down, on a nagging length, on middle. Gautam takes a couple of steps down the track and taps it with soft hands in the wide mid on region for a couple of runs.

20:48 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs16.5
Score117 - 6

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Nice and full at the sticks, hammered back towards the bowler. Tryon sticks out her left hand and takes the sting out of it. The ball rolls wide of mid-wicket for one.

20:48 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs16.4
Score116 - 6

Chloe Tryon to Kashvee Gautam, Darted in, full and on middle. Gautam advances and flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

20:48 (IST) Jan 22

Gujarat Giants are losing their way here now. Kashvee Gautam is the next batter in.

20:46 (IST) Jan 22
W
Overs16.3
Score115 - 6

Chloe Tryon to Kanika Ahuja, OUT! TAKEN! Kanika Ahuja holes out. Sliding across the left-hander with the angle and the length stays full, Kanika shimmies down the track to go up and over mid off. She does not quite get hold of it and cuts across it. Kiran Navgire runs over her right shoulder and takes a well-judged catch.

20:46 (IST) Jan 22
4
Overs16.2
Score115 - 5

Chloe Tryon to Kanika Ahuja, FOUR! In the gap! Floated up, on middle. Ahuja uses her feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. She smears it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four.

20:46 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs16.1
Score111 - 5

Chloe Tryon to Kanika Ahuja, Loopy, low full toss, on middle. Kanika drags it to mid-wicket.

20:44 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 16 overs 111 - 5
Runs Scored: 0
1(1WD)0(W)21111
  • Kanika Ahuja 2 (2)
  • Sophie Devine 25 (27)
Asha Sobhana2-0-11-0
1
Overs15.6
Score111 - 5

Asha Sobhana to Kanika Ahuja, Keeps it full, on middle and leg, Ahuja wrists it square on the leg side for one.

20:44 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs15.5
Score110 - 5

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Flighted delivery, on off, Sophie eases it to long off for a single.

20:44 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs15.4
Score109 - 5

Asha Sobhana to Kanika Ahuja, Full and on middle, stroked to long on for a run.

20:43 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs15.3
Score108 - 5

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Short and on off, Sophie pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

20:42 (IST) Jan 22

This is the second time in this game that Gujarat Giants have lost a wicket right after the Strategic Break.

20:42 (IST) Jan 22
2
Overs15.2
Score107 - 5

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Short and on off, Sophie waits back and cuts it wide of backward point for a couple of runs.

20:40 (IST) Jan 22

Absolute chaos and Gujarat Giants lose another wicket. Well, the umpires are checking who has been run out here. The replay shows that Bharti Fulmali left her crease and sacrificed herself for Devine.

20:39 (IST) Jan 22
W
Overs15.1
Score105 - 5

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, OUT! BHARTI FULMALI IS RUN OUT! One chance missed, but the other has been taken. Sobhana hangs it up there, outside off, Devine walks across her stumps and goes for the slog sweep. Gets it right off the toe end of the blade and hits it straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket, where Phoebe Litchfield shells it. Devine had already given up, and she turned her back on her partner. Fulmali ran all the way down to the other end, and both batters were at the same end. Litchfield recovered from the drop and threw it at the bowling end, where Asha broke the stumps. Bharti sacrificed herself and left the crease and after checking a couple of replays, the third umpire gave the verdict.

20:39 (IST) Jan 22
1wd
Overs15.1
Score105 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Wide! Loopy ball, full and outside off, Devine lets it be as the ball spins beyond the tramline.

20:36 (IST) Jan 22

STRATEGIC BREAK! The UP Warriorz have done well to apply the squeeze after removing Beth Mooney, and that wicket came at just the right time for them. Shikha Pandey has a couple of overs left up her sleeve, but expect Meg Lanning to lean heavily on spin in the final five overs. Sophie Devine holds the key for the Gujarat Giants if they are to push close to 150. Asha Sobhana to continue.

20:35 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 15 overs 104 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
111101
  • Sophie Devine 21 (23)
  • Bharti Fulmali 5 (5)
Chloe Tryon3-0-24-0
1
Overs14.6
Score104 - 4

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Darts one full and on middle, Sophie Devine heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

20:35 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs14.5
Score103 - 4

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sophie Devine goes down for the slog sweep but gets an inside edge onto her pads as the ball rolls on the pitch. It could have easily gone back to the stumps.

20:34 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs14.4
Score103 - 4

Chloe Tryon to Bharti Fulmali, A bit short and around leg, Bharti Fulmali nudges it through square leg for one.

20:34 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs14.3
Score102 - 4

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Flighted, full and on middle, Sophie Devine drills it to long on for another run.

20:34 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs14.2
Score101 - 4

Chloe Tryon to Bharti Fulmali, Flatter, full and on leg, Bharti Fulmali clips it through square leg for a run.

20:33 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs14.1
Score100 - 4

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Floated, full and on middle, Sophie Devine drills it down the pitch, where Chloe Tryon gets a hand on it but only to parry it behind. A single taken. 100 UP FOR GG!

20:32 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 14 overs 99 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
011001(1WD)1
  • Sophie Devine 18 (19)
  • Bharti Fulmali 3 (3)
Asha Sobhana1-0-4-0
1
Overs13.6
Score99 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Dragged back and outside off, Sophie Devine cuts it away towards deep point for one.

20:30 (IST) Jan 22
1wd
Overs13.6
Score98 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, WIDE! A seam-up delivery, well outside off, again very close to the tramline. Sophie Devine lets it go again, but does not get the call from the umpire. She is frustrated and takes the review. The third umpire checks the replay with the guideline, where no part of the ball is inside it. So, the on-field call is changed to a wide.

20:29 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs13.5
Score97 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Flighted, full and outside off, turns further away, Sophie Devine leaves it thinking it will be a wide but this goes just inside the tramline.

20:29 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs13.4
Score97 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Flatter, short and around off, Sophie Devine backs away and stabs it out to extra cover.

20:29 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs13.3
Score97 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Bharti Fulmali, Tossed up, full and outside off, Bharti Fulmali reaches out and lofts it but on the bounce to long off for a run.

20:28 (IST) Jan 22
1
Overs13.2
Score96 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Floated, full and on off, Sophie Devine pushes it through covers for a single.

20:28 (IST) Jan 22
0
Overs13.1
Score95 - 4

Asha Sobhana to Sophie Devine, Short and around off, Sophie Devine cuts it away towards point.

20:26 (IST) Jan 22
Score after 13 overs 95 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
2(2WD)2(2WD)1110(W)20
  • Bharti Fulmali 2 (2)
  • Sophie Devine 16 (14)
Sophie Ecclestone3-0-15-1
0
Overs12.6
Score95 - 4

Sophie Ecclestone to Bharti Fulmali, BEAUTY! Slows it up, full and on off, grips and turns away, Bharti Fulmali gets forward to play but gets beaten on the outside edge. Good take by Shweta Sehrawat behind the stumps at a chest height.

20:26 (IST) Jan 22
2
Overs12.5
Score95 - 4

Sophie Ecclestone to Bharti Fulmali, Goes short and on middle and leg, Bharti Fulmali clips it away towards the vacant square leg region and calls for the second. Deepti Sharma herself runs towards the ball but cannot stop the second run.

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GG vs UPW, WPL Highlights: Sophie Devine’s return to form anchored a commanding all-round performance as Gujarat Giants snapped their three-match losing streak with a clinical 45-run win over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Thursday. Devine’s calm, unbeaten half-century laid the foundation before a disciplined bowling effort dismantled the Warriorz for just 108 in 17.3 overs.

Asked to bat first, Gujarat were rocked early but Devine steadied the innings with a composed 50 not out off 42 balls, guiding her side to 153 for 8. Coming into the match after three successive single-digit scores, the New Zealand veteran absorbed pressure smartly, capitalising on a dropped chance and a no-ball to finish strongly. Her late assault, including two sixes in the final over, pushed Gujarat beyond the 150-mark after a sluggish middle phase.

UP Warriorz’s chase never found momentum. Kiran Navgire’s struggles continued with a golden duck, while skipper Meg Lanning fell for 14 as early wickets left the hosts on the back foot. Phoebe Litchfield offered brief resistance with 32, but once Ashleigh Gardner dismissed her, the innings unravelled quickly.

Veteran left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad was the standout with 3 for 16 on her comeback, triggering a collapse in the middle overs. Devine and Renuka Singh chipped in with two wickets apiece as Gujarat’s bowlers hunted in pairs, suffocating any hopes of a recovery. Devine capped her night by dismissing Sophie Ecclestone, effectively sealing the contest.

The win lifted Gujarat Giants to second place on the table behind Royal Challengers Bengaluru, underlining a timely return to form driven by leadership, experience and collective discipline.