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

Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, From around the wicket to the left-hander, full and wide on off, Mooney picks out the cover fielder with a drive.

Deepti Sharma to Ashleigh Gardner, Looped up, on middle. Ashleigh advances and ends up yorking herself. Jams it out to the left of the sliding mid-wicket fielder. They cross.

Deepti Sharma to Ashleigh Gardner, Wide! This slides down leg, Gardner goes back to a full ball and misses out on the tickle.

Deepti Sharma to Beth Mooney, Flighted delivery, full and outside off, Mooney leans on and drives it to deep extra cover for a single.

Out goes Anushka Sharma and in walks the skipper, Ashleigh Gardner. Time for spin as Deepti Sharma comes on.

Kranti Gaud to Anushka Sharma, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Anushka Sharma's luck finally runs out. Kranti Gaud lands this shrot of a length and just outside off. Sharma slashes hard at it and away from her body but only manages to get a thin outside edge behind, where Shweta Sehrawat makes no mistake. Sharma departs for an identical score to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, and Gujarat Giants are two down now.

Kranti Gaud to Anushka Sharma, Fullish and on off, Anushka Sharma strides out and drives it to mid off.

Kranti Gaud to Anushka Sharma, On a length and on middle, Anushka Sharma knocks it towards mid on.

Kranti Gaud to Anushka Sharma, FOUR! Finds the gap again but in a streaky fashion! Fuller delivery, outside off, Anushka Sharma wafts at it hard. Gets an outside edge that flies just wide of the diving short third fielder for four more runs.

Kranti Gaud to Anushka Sharma, Hard length and on off, Anushka Sharma stabs it out back to the bowler.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Beth Mooney misses her flick as the ball goes off her pads towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Will Kranti Gaud bowl three on the trot? The answer is yes. 2-0-12-1 so far for Gaud.

Shikha Pandey to Anushka Sharma, Pitched up and on the pads, Anushka Sharma flicks it away nicley wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Shikha Pandey to Anushka Sharma, EDGED AND FOUR! Anushka Sharma is living a charmed life here. Good length and just outside off, Sharma throws her bat at it and gets an outside edge behind. Shweta Sehrawat, the keeper, dives to her right but the ball evades her and races to the third man fence for another boundary.

Shikha Pandey to Anushka Sharma, FOUR! Uppish but safe! Fuller in length and on middle, Anushka Sharma drives it with the full face of the bat. It flies towards the bowler, where Shikha Pandey sticks out her right hand on the follow-through but fails to reach it as the ball races to the fence down the ground for a boundary.

Direct hit! No real excitement from any of the UPW players. A thumbs-up from Beth Mooney to Anushka Sharma. The replays show that she is well in.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, Good cricket all around! Pitched up and on middle, Beth Mooney drills it towards mid on and sets off for the single. Kiran Navgire is quick to pick up the ball and hits the stumps at the bowler's end with Mooney sliding her bat in. It has been sent upstairs and the replay shows that the Aussie is well inside her crease.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Put away with ease! Bangs this into the pitch around middle, but not short enough to trouble the batter. Beth Mooney gets on top of the bounce, rolls her wrists and pulls it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, Fuller and on middle, Beth Mooney knocks it towards mid on.

Anushka Sharma is in at number 3.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Kranti Gaud with an absolute beauty to get rid of Danni Wyatt-Hodge. This is on a good length and on middle and on off, hits the deck and holds its line. Danni gets half-forward to block but plays down the wrong line and the ball goes past the outside edge to shatter the off pole. Wyatt-Hodge walks back for 14 off 8 on her debut for Gujarat. Gujarat Giants are 23/1.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Pulls her length back and on off, Beth Mooney uses her feet and steers it through point for another run.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Much fuller and on middle and off, Beth Mooney knocks it back to the bowler.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Back of a length and outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge cuts it away to deep point for a run.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Short of a length and on off, Beth Mooney dabs it wide of point for a quick single.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Fuller and around off, Beth Mooney pushes it towards short cover.

Shikha Pandey to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! A bit sloppy in the field! Overpitched and outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets her hands through the shot and drills it really hard towards cover. Kranti Gaud is a bit late to get low to her left, gets a hand on it but it still goes through to the fence for four more runs. 11 runs off Pandey's first over.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, Another full delivery, on middle, Beth Mooney drills it towards mid on for one.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Beautifully played! Shikha Pandey lands this back of a length and around off. Beth Mooney uses the width on offer, opens the face of her bat and just guides it away between short third and backward point for her first boundary.

Shikha Pandey to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Danni Wyatt-Hodge knocks it towards mid on for a quick run.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, Full again but on the pads, Beth Mooney flicks it uppishly but on the bounce to deep square leg for a single.

Shikha Pandey to Beth Mooney, Shikha Pandey begins with a fuller delivery, on off, Beth Mooney strides out and drives it away, but the fielder at short cover dives to her left to make a good stop.

Shikha Pandey will operate from the other end.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller in length and just around off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge that goes past the stumps and races to the fine leg fence for another boundary. 9 runs off the first over!

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Short of a length and outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets the chance to free her arms and cuts it away. She hits it aerially and wide of point. Deepti Sharma flings herself to her left but the ball just evades her outstretched hand and goes away to the fence for the first boundary of the game.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Touch fuller and on middle, shaping in sharply again but into the right-hander this time. Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets cramped up in her crease and misses to get hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down. This is clearly going down the leg side.

Kranti Gaud to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Good-length delivery and around off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge opens the face of her bat and guides it towards point.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Beth Mooney and Gujarat Giants are underway! Full again and on off, Beth Mooney knocks it towards mid off and calls for the single. Danni Wyatt-Hodge is caught ball-watching and has to hurry to the other end, but makes her ground.

Kranti Gaud to Beth Mooney, Oh..big shout for LBW right away but turned down! Kranti Gaud starts with a fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in sharply. Beth Mooney steps across to clip to the leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. Meg Lanning has a chat with her players but decides against the review. Probably going down the leg. The Ball Tracking comes up as umpire's call, so even if UPW would have reviewed it, the on-field decision would have been upheld.

We are all set for the action to commence. The UP Warriorz are in a huddle near the ropes before striding out to the centre. A new opening partner for Beth Mooney in the form of Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Kranti Gaud will bowl the first over. Gaud to Mooney. A slip in place. Let's play...

Ashleigh Gardner, the skipper of Gujarat Giants, says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that they almost scored close to 200 in their first three games so they can take confidence from that. Mentions that this is a new venue, so they have to assess the conditions and play percentage cricket. Says that this is not just a knockout game yet but they have to be at their best in all three remaining games.

Meg Lanning, captain of the UP Warriorz, says there is already a bit of dew around and expects it to continue through the night. She feels they have an opportunity to put Gujarat under pressure with the ball early on. Lanning adds that the couple of days off came at a good time after a hectic schedule, and they trained over the last two days. With high stakes attached to the game, she stresses the importance of putting in a strong performance. Believes that anywhere you go, it is important to assess the conditions. Reckons that the bounce here in Vadodara has been low compared to Navi Mumbai. Adds that they will have to wait and see how this new wicket plays. Informs that they are unchanged for this game.

Gujarat Giants (Playing XI) - Beth Mooney (WK), Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (In for Georgia Wareham), Anushka Sharma, Kanika Ahuja, Ashleigh Gardner (C), Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Rajeshwari Gayakwad (In for Tanuja Kanwer), Renuka Singh Thakur, Happy Kumari.

UP Warriorz (Unchanged Playing XI) - Meg Lanning (C), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (WK), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.

TOSS - Ashleigh Gardner flips the coin and Meg Lanning calls 'Heads' and Heads it is. UP Warriorz have elected to BOWL first.