GG-W vs UPW-W

11:22 PM local time and IST: Gujarat Giants go up to second in the points table with 6 points. So, after quite an exciting game, it's time to shift our attention to the next match, happening here in Vadodara, the day after tomorrow. It is Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Delhi Capitals from 7:30 PM local time. For now, this is Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad (Player of the Match, 3/16 off 4 overs): "Getting to play after a long time, and, having done well today, makes me feel good! Didn't change things too much, just backed my strength and it paid off. The management has been pretty supportive. The wicket was helping, and I bowled in accordance with that. I always want to pick up the wicket of Meg Lanning, whenever I play against her, because she is such a good player. But Deepti (Sharma)'s wicket was good too, because the thought of a left-arm spinner bowling to a left-hand bat is not so in vogue these days. I want to bowl to any batter, and that is because I know that I can. I worked on my game and with more opportunities, I hope to cash in further." 

Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat Giants captain): "I think we scrapped really well with the bat. Getting to 150 gave us a chance to defend. And on a wicket like this to take regular wickets to stall the momentum, is all I can ask. I didn't know that red soil to back soil would make such a difference, but, playing straight is key, no matter what. With the ball, it's always about bowling at the stumps. All the teams we are playing in these last three games, are on the same points, with the same goal. So, it is about playing better cricket. Rajeshwari (Gayakwad) had an impact! She grabbed this opportunity with both hands. She has a lot of experience bowling in these conditions and for a captain, that is always bankable!" 

Sophie Devine (2/16 off 3.3 overs): "It was an interesting game of cricket! 150 gave us a chance, and even though they had such a good batting line-up, wickets at regular intervals helped. It was no real issue for me to bat down the order today, have played a lot to understand the dynamics. Gayakwad got into her role superbly! She stepped up when needed. The girls are fully committed in the field, they put in a lot of effort and they will show. Beth Mooney is a tremendous keeper, so, to have the presence of mind to get the leg out to stop the ball first, and then, the ball rolling on to the stumps, was a wicket created out of nothing!"

Sophie Devine receives the Purple Cap from Phoebe Litchfield and Litchfield receives the Orange Cap from Devine. Roles reversed! 

Meg Lanning (UP Warriorz captain): "Both innings seemed to take  while! But, we had our chances. We got into a nice situation with the ball, but, couldn't quite bat well and score the runs. We played for all their batters, so, Soph (Sophie Devine) going into the middle was also taken care of, but, she got those important runs late in the piece. Kranti (Goud) was bowling well, so, it was only apt to give her go for all four overs. We'll take a few days to rest and reset, but, it's very clear for us, we have to win both our games. A couple of days of rest and then, back to work."

10:58 PM local time and IST: Gujarat Giants win by 45 runs with 15 balls to spare! 

Sophie Devine 50* (42) | Rajeshwari Gayakwad - 3/16 (4)
Phoebe Litchfield 32 (27) | Kranti Goud - 2/18 (4)

This was supposed to be a chase that had to be aced right from the start. For a brief period, with Meg Lanning and then, Phoebe Litchfield there, it seemed as though UP Warriorz would do it. But, the regular fall of wickets, and some not-so-impressive batting, pegged them back! Finally, Gujarat Giants' overall effort in the field, with some top-class bowling from a couple of the bowlers, got the job done for the team in orange, despite some last gasp work from Chloe Tryon. 

There was no real effort to build a partnership and rotate strike through the middle overs. And that played into the hands of Ashleigh Gardner! Gujarat Giants were superb in the field, and some luck shone on their side too! The dismissal of Lanning was extremely unfortunate for her! 

Litchfield went for one shot too many, trying to reverse-sweep and fast and full one from Gardner, and got out. That was another body blow to the Warriorz. The rest of the batting, barring Tryon, was extremely disappointing! 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad was exceptional! She got the ball to turn and hit the right lengths to get batters out, as well as, keep them quiet! She came in place of Tanuja Kanwar today and delivered, big time! 

17.3 Sophie Devine to Kranti Goud, AND THAT IS THE GAME TO GUJARAT GIANTS! BOWLED HER! Good length on middle-and-leg. Kranti stepped out and tried to push it to the cover point area for a single. But she missed it altogether and then, heard the sound of timber from behind! Chloe Tryon is left stranded at the other end. 

17.2 Sophie Devine to Chloe Tryon, pitched up on middle-stump. Tryon makes room and bunts it to the wide long-on area from the miscued stroke, for just the single! 

17.1 Sophie Devine to Kranti Goud, good length and around off. Kranti steps out and slices it over extra cover, for a single! Tryon back on strike. 

17.1 Sophie Devine to Kranti Goud, WIDE! Full and down the leg-side here. Kranti tries to clip it to fine-leg but misses. But, she does well to keep her balance as Mooney takes the bails off. 

16.6 Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Chloe Tryon, into the wicket around off. This sticks in the pitch a bit. Tryon tries to bunt it to the left of the bowler on the up, but fails to time it. No run in the end.

16.5 Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Chloe Tryon, FOUR RUNS! Short and slow on off-stump. Tryon gets across her stumps, stays on the back foot and pulls it away to the right of long-leg. 

16.4 Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Chloe Tryon, good length and around off. Tryon steps out and goes with the turn over mid-off. Two runs here as Gardner saves two! 

16.3 Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Chloe Tryon, into the wicket on off-stump. Pulled off the back foot to the left of deep square-leg, for a couple of runs. A check for short run, but Kranti grounded her bat!