GG vs UPW, WPL Highlights: Gujarat Giants demolish UP Warriorz with 45-run win

A timely breakthrough for UP Warriorz. In walks Bharti Fulmali.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, OUT! TAKEN! Sophie Ecclestone gets the big fish here. She flights it up, full and around off, Beth Mooney comes down the track to loft it down the ground but fails to get under it fully. She ends up slicing it and it goes flat and in the air toward mid off. Kiran Navgire, who is stationed there, dives to her front and takes a fantastic catch inches above the ground with the ball dying in. Mooney walks back for 38 off 34, her highest score of the season, but would have liked to convert it into a big one.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Arm ball, full and on off, angling in, Sophie Devine gets forward to defend but gets an inside edge to the leg side for another run.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Tossed up, full and on middle, Beth Mooney drills it to long on for a run.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Floated, full and on middle, Sophie Devine eases it towards long on for a single.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, TWO WIDES! And again! Flatter, full but way, way outside off, Beth Mooney lets it go. Shweta Sehrawat moves to her left but only manages to parry it behind. Another bye taken plus a wide. The umpires want to check whether this pitched outside the strip or not but the replay shows it is just a wide and not a No Ball.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, TWO WIDES! Fires this one full but down the leg side, Sophie Devine misses her flick. Shweta Sehrawat, the keeper, fails to collect it cleanly and allows a bye. Called a wide as well.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Flighted, full and around middle. Beth Mooney skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and thumps it over the bowler's head for another boundary. 12 runs off the over.

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Quicker one, full and on middle, Sophie Devine drills it to long on for one.

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Flatter, full and on middle, Sophie Ecclestone tucks it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, FOUR! She is not going to miss out twice! Short and outside off, Sophie Devine makes room, frees her arms and cuts it away beautifully through point for a boundary.

Chloe Tryon to Sophie Devine, Flatter, short and around off, Sophie Devine backs away to cut it but goes too hard at it. She ends up chopping it onto the pitch.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, Tossed up, full and on middle, Beth Mooney uses her feet and clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Mooney wants the second but Deepti Sharma is quick to run to her right in the deep to keep it to one.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Quicker, full and on middle and leg, Beth Mooney flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one. Just 3 runs off the over. Tidy!

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Darts one full and on off, Sophie Devine forces her drive down to long on for a run.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Slows it up, full and on middle, Sophie Devine knocks it with a straight bat down the pitch.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Drags her length back, on middle, angling in, Sophie Devine backs away but gets no room and stabs it back to the bowler.

Sophie Ecclestone to Sophie Devine, Flatter, full and on middle, Sophie Devine pushes it back to the bowler.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Floated, full and on middle, Beth Mooney clips it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Sophie Devine, SIX! Sophie Devine is up and running! Flighted delivery, full and on off, Devine picks the length to get under the ball and drops on a knee. She plays the slog sweep over deep square leg for a six to get going.

Deepti Sharma to Sophie Devine, Flat and full, on middle, clipped to mid-wicket.

Deepti Sharma to Sophie Devine, Slows it down nicely and pulls the length back, on off, Sophie advances but can only pat it to cover.

Deepti Sharma to Sophie Devine, Quicker and fuller, on off, Devine pushes it back to Deepti.

A break in play brings in a wicket for UP Warriorz. Sophie Devine is the next batter in.

Deepti Sharma to Ashleigh Gardner, OUT! TIMBER! Deepti Sharma strikes on her return to the attack. Another ball bowled slower through the air by Deepti, on off and middle. Gardner goes back to a ball she would have been better off playing off the front foot. She shapes up to go across the line but the ball lands and spins a bit to go past the inside edge. It brushes the back pad before clattering into the stumps. Ashleigh never really got going. The Giants are now 3 down for 65.

Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Hangs it up there, does Deepti. Short and slow, on off. A bit of turn and Mooney dabs it in front of point for a quick single.

Strategic Break! Despite losing a couple of wickets, Gujarat Giants have scored at a brisk rate. Beth Mooney has looked in control, while Ashleigh Gardner is still getting her eyes in. However, we know how dangerous she can be in the middle overs. UP Warriorz will be hoping to break this stand as quickly as possible, because they know that if these two play most of the overs till the end, they could well be batted out of this game. Also, Deepti Sharma to bowl after the break.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, A good recovery from Tryon after conceding a boundary on the first ball! Chloe keeps it flat and short, on off, Mooney waits on it to pick the gap and cuts but Deepti Sharma gets low to her right at backward point to make the stop. Just a single.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, Skidding through, a bit full, outside off, Beth makes room and flashes but does not connect.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, Short and at 76.8 kph, on off, Mooney cuts well but can't get it past Deepti Sharma at backward point.

Chloe Tryon to Ashleigh Gardner, Tryon continues to be a bit short, outside off. The ball stays a bit low but Gardner manages to hit it to deep cover for one.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, A bit quicker and the length stays short, on middle. Beth shimmies down the track and pats it to long on. They cross.

Chloe Tryon to Beth Mooney, FOUR! In the gap! Tryon drops it fractionally short, on off, Mooney presses back and makes room. She punches it between point and cover for a four.

Some more spin as Chloe Tryon comes into the attack now.

Sophie Ecclestone to Ashleigh Gardner, A tidy start from Sophie Ecclestone! Sliding on with the arm, shorter and on leg, Ashleigh looks to shovel it away but misses and gets hit high on the thigh pad.

Sophie Ecclestone to Ashleigh Gardner, Bowled from a bit wide on the crease, nearly in the blockhole, on middle. Ash squeezes it out to cover.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Drags the length back and this keeps straight, on off, Mooney advances and taps it to cover for one more.

Sophie Ecclestone to Ashleigh Gardner, Full and speared in at the sticks, Gardner works it to long off for a single.

Sophie Ecclestone to Ashleigh Gardner, Loopy ball, on off, Ashleigh steps out and ends up yorking herself. Jams it out down the deck and Sophie makes the stop to her left.

Sophie Ecclestone to Beth Mooney, Tossed up, on off, Beth pushes it off the front foot to long on and gets to the other end.

Sophie Ecclestone has been introuduced into the attack now.

Kranti Gaud to Ashleigh Gardner, Three dots in a row to end the spell by Gaud! Kranti lands it on a length, on off, Ash knocks it with a straight bat to mid off. End of a good outing with the ball for Gaud. She finishes with figures of 4-0-18-2.

Kranti Gaud to Ashleigh Gardner, Fuller and on leg, Gardner is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Kranti Gaud to Ashleigh Gardner, Gardner throws her head back in disappointment! She has missed out on a four here. Short and wide on off, Ash slaps it hard but picks out the backward point fielder on the edge of the ring.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, On a length, on off, Beth dabs it through point and turns the strike over.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Pushes the length up, on off, Mooney plays it with soft hands in front of cover. They think about the single but Shikha Pandey is quick to get to the ball.

Kranti Gaud to Ashleigh Gardner, At 112.3 kph, on a nagging length, around the off stump. This is punched away through covers for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, FOUR A classy boundary to finish the Powerplay. Deepti offers flight, full and outside off, Mooney extends her hands into the shot and firms the drive to the right of the deep extra cover fielder for a boundary. At the end of the Powerplay, the Giants are 52/2.

Deepti Sharma to Ashleigh Gardner, Very full, at the toes, Gardner wrists it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Floated up, low full toss, drilled to deep cover for a run.