UPW vs GG, WPL 2025 Highlights: Beth Mooney stars as Gujarat Giants thrash UP Warriorz by 81 runs
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 06, 2025, 18:57:18 IST
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UPW vs GG, WPL 2025 Highlights: Beth Mooney stars as Gujarat Giants thrash UP Warriorz by 81 runs

UPW vs GG, WPL 2025 Live Score: The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 has reached a crucial phase, and the upcoming match between UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants is pivotal for both teams as they vie for a spot in the playoffs. Both teams have only two wins from five matches, and with Delhi Capitals already securing a playoff place, the pressure is on. The UP Warriorz, playing at home in Lucknow, will hope to make their venue a stronghold, but they will face stiff competition from the Gujarat Giants, who are coming off a string of positive performances led by all-rounder Ash Gardner and emerging talents like Phoebe Litchfield.

The conditions at BRSABV Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow are expected to be slower than those at previous venues, with a pitch that typically assists spinners. This could prove a challenge for both teams, especially if dew comes into play. The slow nature of the pitch may also lead to lower scores, putting more emphasis on tactical bowling and fielding. The match will be critical for both sides, who need to gain momentum to stay in the playoff race. The outcome of this contest could play a decisive role in the final stages of the tournament, as both teams battle to keep their hopes alive.
22:11 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs10.4
Score56 - 6

Priya Mishra to Chinelle Henry, Flatter and quicker at the stumps. Chinelle Henry defends from the crease.

22:10 (IST) Mar 03
6
Overs10.3
Score56 - 6

Priya Mishra to Chinelle Henry, SIX! Chinelle Henry is off the mark in style! Floated full, around off. Chinelle Henry picks it early and whacks it over long-off for half a dozen.

22:09 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs10.2
Score50 - 6

Priya Mishra to Uma Chetry, Flatter leg break, outside off. Uma Chetry hits this to long-off for one.

22:09 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs10.1
Score49 - 6

Priya Mishra to Uma Chetry, Length ball sliding in at the pads. Uma Chetry tries to tuck it but misses. The ball hits her thigh pad and drops onto the pitch.

22:09 (IST) Mar 03
1wd
Overs10.1
Score49 - 6

Priya Mishra to Uma Chetry, WIDE! Wrong'un, going down the leg. Uma Chetry plays and misses. Wide signaled.

22:08 (IST) Mar 03

Chinelle Henry walks in at 8.

22:06 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 10 overs 48 - 6
Runs Scored: 0
0115(5WD)110(W)
  • Grace Harris 25 (30)
  • Uma Chetry 3 (6)
Tanuja Kanwer2-0-13-1
W
Overs9.6
Score48 - 6

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, OUT! LBW! TRAPPED RIGHT IN FRONT! Tanuja Kanwer gets the big fish!  Flatter length ball sliding in at the stumps. Grace Harris shuffles towards the off-side and tries to slog-sweep this away but misses. The ball hits her back leg right in front of the stumps, and the umpire ruled her OUT LBW. Harris takes a desperate review, but DRS showed three reds, and she stayed OUT LBW. UP are in deep trouble!

22:06 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs9.5
Score48 - 5

Tanuja Kanwer to Uma Chetry, Length ball sliding in at the stumps. Uma Chetry knocks it toward long-on and gets another single.

22:06 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs9.4
Score47 - 5

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, Floated delivery on the full outside off. Grace Harris carves the ball toward the point and collects one.

22:04 (IST) Mar 03
5wd
Overs9.4
Score46 - 5

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, FIVE WIDES! Drifted down the leg. Grace Harris looks to go hard at it but it misses everything and runs away to fine leg for five wides. Much-needed runs for the UP side. 

22:04 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs9.3
Score41 - 5

Tanuja Kanwer to Uma Chetry, Flighted full, around off. Uma Chetry prods forward and eases it through covers for a single. 

22:03 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs9.2
Score40 - 5

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, Tosses it on a length, around off. Grace Harris skips down the pitch and knocks it toward deep mid-off for a single.

22:03 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs9.1
Score39 - 5

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, Arm ball, outside leg stump. Grace Harris backs away and cuts it to point.

22:00 (IST) Mar 03

Strategic Break! UP are reeling at 39/5 and need another 148 off the next 11 overs. It looks highly improbable unless someone plays a blinder from hereon. Gujarat started well with the ball and took wickets at regular intervals. They will look to wrap the innings and get a big win. 

21:59 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 9 overs 39 - 5
Runs Scored: 0
011010
  • Uma Chetry 1 (4)
  • Grace Harris 23 (26)
Priya Mishra2-0-6-0
0
Overs8.6
Score39 - 5

Priya Mishra to Uma Chetry, Dropped short, outside off. Uma Chetry mistimes the cut to short cover.

21:59 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs8.5
Score39 - 5

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Tossed up full, outside off. Grace Harris drills it to long-off for one.

21:59 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs8.4
Score38 - 5

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Leg break, just outside off. Grace Harris cuts it to backward point.

21:58 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs8.3
Score38 - 5

Priya Mishra to Uma Chetry, Googly, on the middle. Uma Chetry works it through mid-wicket for a single.

21:57 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs8.2
Score37 - 5

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Tossed up on the middle. Grace Harris eases it to long-on for one.

21:57 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs8.1
Score36 - 5

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Shortish leggie, around off. Grace Harris chops it to point.

21:56 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 8 overs 36 - 5
Runs Scored: 0
1110(W)00
  • Uma Chetry 0 (2)
  • Grace Harris 21 (22)
Ash Gardner1-0-3-1
0
Overs7.6
Score36 - 5

Ash Gardner to Uma Chetry, Flat, turning into the middle and leg. Uma Chetry turns it to short mid-wicket.

21:56 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs7.5
Score36 - 5

Ash Gardner to Uma Chetry, Flatter off-break, on the middle. Uma Chetry is behind the line in defence.

21:55 (IST) Mar 03

Uma Chetry walks in at 7.

21:55 (IST) Mar 03
W
Overs7.4
Score36 - 5

Ash Gardner to Shweta Sehrawat, HOLES OUT! Ash Gardner gets among the wickets! Bowls it full, well outside off. Shweta Sehrawat drags it from outside and slogs it aerially toward deep mid-wicket. She gets the height but not the distance. Phoebe Litchfield comes in from the ropes and takes a simple catch. UP have lost half of their side and are crumbling at their home ground.

21:54 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs7.3
Score36 - 4

Ash Gardner to Grace Harris, Touch short, on the middle and leg. Grace Harris rocks back and pulls it to the left of the deep square leg fielder. Deandra Dottin does well near the ropes and keeps it to a single.

21:54 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs7.2
Score35 - 4

Ash Gardner to Shweta Sehrawat, Tosses it full, on off. Shweta Sehrawat sweeps this to deep backward square leg for a single.

21:53 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs7.1
Score34 - 4

Ash Gardner to Grace Harris, Arm ball, on the middle and leg. Grace Harris nudges it round the corner for one.

21:52 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 7 overs 33 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
21(1B)0001
  • Grace Harris 19 (20)
  • Shweta Sehrawat 4 (6)
Priya Mishra1-0-3-0
1
Overs6.6
Score33 - 4

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Wrong'un, on the middle and leg. Grace Harris stays back and turns it through mid-wicket for a single. A tidy first over from Priya Mishra.

21:52 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs6.5
Score32 - 4

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Flatter leg break, outside off. Grace Harris chops it to cover-point.

21:51 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs6.4
Score32 - 4

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, Googly on the length at the stumps. Grace Harris taps it back toward the bowler.

21:51 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs6.3
Score32 - 4

Priya Mishra to Grace Harris, That was close! Flatter length ball just outside off. Grace Harris tries to swat it across the line but misses. The ball just shaves past her off-stump and into the keeper's gloves.

21:51 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs6.2
Score32 - 4

Priya Mishra to Shweta Sehrawat, BYE! Tossed up leg break, on the full, outside off. Shweta Sehrawat looks to slog across the line and misses. Beth Mooney does not collect it cleanly and gives away a bye.

21:50 (IST) Mar 03
2
Overs6.1
Score31 - 4

Priya Mishra to Shweta Sehrawat, Tad short, outside off. Shweta Sehrawat goes back and cuts it past the cover fielder for a couple. 

21:49 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 6 overs 29 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
100111
  • Shweta Sehrawat 2 (4)
  • Grace Harris 18 (16)
Tanuja Kanwer1-0-4-0
1
Overs5.6
Score29 - 4

Tanuja Kanwer to Shweta Sehrawat, Flatter length ball at the stumps. Shweta Sehrawat drags the ball towards deep mid-wicket for another run.

21:48 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs5.5
Score28 - 4

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, Loopy delivery on the full, on the middle and leg. Grace Harris forces it to long-on for one.

21:48 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs5.4
Score27 - 4

Tanuja Kanwer to Shweta Sehrawat, Drifted on the leg pole. Shweta Sehrawat nudges it through backward square leg for a single.

21:47 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs5.3
Score26 - 4

Tanuja Kanwer to Shweta Sehrawat, Tosses it on a length, angled into the middle. Shweta Sehrawat looks to push at it and gets the inside edge onto the pad.

21:47 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs5.2
Score26 - 4

Tanuja Kanwer to Shweta Sehrawat, Flighted full, on off. Shweta Sehrawat comes forward and defends it to short cover.

21:46 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs5.1
Score26 - 4

Tanuja Kanwer to Grace Harris, Tossed up on off. Grace Harris works it through mid-wicket for a single.

21:45 (IST) Mar 03

Tanuja Kanwer comes into the attack now. Shweta Sehrawat is the new batter at number 6 for UP. 

21:44 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 5 overs 25 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
211(1WD)4120(W)
  • Deepti Sharma 6 (9)
  • Grace Harris 16 (14)
Meghna Singh1-0-11-1
W
Overs4.6
Score25 - 4

Meghna Singh to Deepti Sharma, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Meghna Singh gets the UP skipper! Bowls it on a nagging length, outside off. Deepti Sharma plays it away from the body, has a poke at it, and gets the outside edge that is neatly taken by the keeper Beth Mooney. The innings is going from bad to worse for the home side as Deepti Sharma trudges off the field.

21:43 (IST) Mar 03
2
Overs4.5
Score25 - 3

Meghna Singh to Deepti Sharma, Pitched full, angled into the middle and leg stump line. Deepti Sharma flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. 

21:42 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs4.4
Score23 - 3

Meghna Singh to Grace Harris, Short of a good length, around off. Grace Harris shuffles to play the ramp but it comes off the cue end, goes on the bounce to the short fine leg fielder. Single taken.

21:42 (IST) Mar 03
4
Overs4.3
Score22 - 3

Meghna Singh to Grace Harris, FOUR! Too Easy! Full and on the pad. Grace Harris tickles it past the short fine leg fielder and it runs away to the ropes in a flash. 

21:41 (IST) Mar 03
1wd
Overs4.3
Score18 - 3

Meghna Singh to Grace Harris, WIDE! On a length and angled down the leg. Grace Harris plays and misses. Wide signaled.

21:40 (IST) Mar 03
1
Overs4.2
Score17 - 3

Meghna Singh to Deepti Sharma, Full and wide outside off. Deepti Sharma drives this to deep cover-point for a single.

21:39 (IST) Mar 03
2
Overs4.1
Score16 - 3

Meghna Singh to Deepti Sharma, Full-length delivery outside off. Deepti Sharma opens the bat's face and squirts it toward deep backward point for a couple. Good fielding from Harleen Deol near the ropes.

21:37 (IST) Mar 03
Score after 4 overs 14 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
0(W)00001
  • Deepti Sharma 1 (5)
  • Grace Harris 11 (12)
Kashvee Gautam2-0-6-1
1
Overs3.6
Score14 - 3

Kashvee Gautam to Deepti Sharma, Just a single off the over! Fuller than a length, outside off. Deepti Sharma eases it through covers for a single. 

21:37 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs3.5
Score13 - 3

Kashvee Gautam to Deepti Sharma, Pitched full, a hint of away swing on off. Deepti Sharma strokes it to mid-off for none.

21:36 (IST) Mar 03
0
Overs3.4
Score13 - 3

Kashvee Gautam to Deepti Sharma, Short of a good length, angling away from the batter. Deepti Sharma stays back and knocks it toward short extra cover.

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UPW vs GG, WPL 2025 Live Score: Beth Mooney was left stranded on 96 not out as Gujarat Giants scored 186 for five against UP Warriorz in their Women's Premier League match here on Monday. Mooney cracked as many as 17 boundaries from only 59 balls in her innings but with 10 runs needed to reach a triple-digit score in the last over, she could only manage five.

The left-handed Australian batter Mooney consolidated for the Giants with India's Harleen Deol (45) after an early blow in the form of Dayalan Hemalatha (2), adding 101 runs for the second wicket off 68 balls.

Mooney was belligerent on both the sides of the wicket with her flicks and drives, piercing the field with ease.

Deol notched up her highest score of the season with a 32-ball 45 with six hits to the fence but could not get to the personal milestone of a half-century.

Sophie Ecclestone (2/34) bowled a crucial spell for the hosts UP Warriorz in their first match at the Ekana Stadium, accounting for Deol and the dangerous Deandra Dottin (17).

Giants' skipper Ashleigh Gardner (11) and Phoebe Litchfield (8) could not trouble the scorers much.

Brief Scores:

Gujarat Giants: 186 for 5 in 20 overs (Beth Mooney 96 not out, Harleen Deol 45; Sophie Ecclestone 2/34).