UPW vs GGW LIVE, WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants win big, move to second slot in points table

That is it. Devine picks the last wicket here, as Gaud dances down the track and is clean bowled. GG win by 45 runs and are 2nd in the points table now.

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. Now it is a run out. It is Shikha Pandey now who has to depart and this is poor cricket by UPW. Abhishek Nayar won't be a happy coach tonight.

Now Sophie Devine has a wicket. The ball dips on Ecclestone and she gives a simple catch back to the bowler. It should be curtains soon for GG.

Asha Sobhana is the one who departs now. Gayakwad is a wily, old bowler. She bowls one slower and the batter skies the ball. Caught out.

Gayakwad has yet another wicket. Shweta Sehrawat dances down the track and the ball goes away from her. She is stumped.

Another one bites the dust now. Gayakwad has a wicket as Deepti is out LBW. She attempts a sweep and misses the line of the ball.

Another one bites the dust. Harleen was struggling, as she tried to go for a big one. She ends up giving a catch to Gardener.

The only way GG can think of winning is by picking wicket, and Ash Gardener has done just that. Phoebe Litchfield attempts a reverse sweep ad she is caught at the edge of the circle at gully.

Renuka comes up with an excellent over here. Just giving nothing away and she has already picked up a wicket.

What an unfortunate way to get out for Meg Lanning. Kashvee Gautam bowls one on leg stump, the batter tries to pull and the ball trickles down from her pads, to foot and then the stumps. GG make a comeback here.

Sophie Devine comes into the attack now. Lanning and Litchfield will have to do bulk of the work here. Slowish start for UPW though.

Meg Lanning has started proactively while Pheobe Litchfield takes her time. They have scored 17 runs in the last 2 overs.

Gujarat strike in first over. A wide ball that Kiran Navgire tries to flick and misses. The ball hits Beth Mooney's left pad, then her right foot and disturbs the stump. Guess what, Navgire's out of her crease. Can't think of a worse way to get out.

"Yeah, it was so interesting; obviously, we were on the field for an hour and 40 minutes. It was quite a long T20 innings and a lot was happening. But yeah, it's nice to keep it to 154 and back our batters to knock it off. (What worked for you?) Yeah, obviously it was staying quite low, so I felt like getting into the pitch. And yeah, it was working for me and I kind of stuck to my guns and yeah, got a few wide ones at the death. And that's what I've been working on. So it's quite nice that a few came off. (If there's dew?) It's quite well here. We haven't trained here yet, so it's my first time being here, but, it's quite dewy out here. It might make it quite harder for the bowlers for Gujarat in the 2nd innings. (If she is confident she won't get to bat?) Yeah, hopefully, I won't have the pads on."

Devine goes for a big one and she is caught well at the boundary by Phoebe Litchfield. This has been excellent by UPW. Oh, oh, it is a no ball. Six to end the over. And Devine finishes with a 50. That takes GG to 153/8.

What is happening here. A catch is dropped off Asha Sobhana's bowling, but BHarti Fulmali is run out here. Oh wait, now Tryon has a wicket and Kanika Ahuja is caught out for 6.

Mooney was GG's last hope

Beth Mooney has to depart for 3⃣8⃣ and UP Warriorz have their fourth wicket 🏏

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Beth Mooney is out for 38 from 34, and things aren't looking too bright for GG. Ecclestone has a wicket.

What should be a safe score for GG here? Looking at UPW batting line up, only 170-180 should be safe. But they are miles away from that.

Ecclestone is showing why she is the best bowler in the world; just not giving anything away. The boundaries are not coming at all.

Two more tight overs. Just 10 off the last 2. GG will have break from the shackles. The spinners will build even more pressure otherwise.

Just 16 runs and 1 wicket in the last 3 overs for Gujarat. Great stuff from UP, they are pulled the game back quite a bit.

Another wicket for Kranti Goud. Anushka Sharma has edged one to the keeper while cutting the ball. GG have got runs on the board but lose 2 wickets in the process.

Kranti Goud has bowled Danni Wyatt-Hodge. A beautiful delivery. Pitched on off stump and moves away just a bit. Wyatt has no answers as the off stump gets pegged back.

Absolute Peach 👌

How good was that delivery from Kranti Gaud 🤷‍♀️

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Gujarat have bowled a few good balls but UP have managed to score 4 boundaries in the first 2 overs. Good start for UP.

Kranti Goud has the ball in hand, Beth Mooney on strike. Here we go.

UPW: Meg Lanning (c), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud

GG: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Happy Kumari, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

UP Warriorz have opted to bowl, keeping dew in mind. They have going with the same team.

Gujarat Giants wanted to field as well. They have made one change, Danni Wyatt comes in for Georgia Wareham.

UP Warriorz Women

Meg Lanning, Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon/Deandra Dottin, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, S Asha, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud

Gujarat Giants Women

Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ash Gardner, Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur, Happy Kumari

Both teams have four points each for now, and that is not a great sign. Actually, all the teams are tied on 4 each, except for RCB.

The Playoffs scenario is pretty clear for both teams. They need to win all their remaining matches to progress to the next round. Just two more slots left since RCB is through.

Till now, Lanning has introduced Deepti quite late into the attack, but she is a wicket-taker, and that should be changed for sure.

Win the toss and opt to bowl first? Let's see what happens. Toss up shortly.

In WPL history (including prior seasons), the teams have faced each other multiple times. In WPL 2026 so far, Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 10 runs in their earlier encounter (Match 2). Overall, matches tend to be competitive, with close finishes common. Specific full H2H stats show a balanced rivalry, but GG holds the recent advantage in this season.

The clash between UP Warriorz Women and Gujarat Giants Women will shape the WPL playoff race for the remaining three spots. UP Warriorz, currently with 4 points from 5 matches (2 wins, 3 losses, NRR -0.483), have made a comeback with two consecutive wins after their loss to Delhi Capitals. Another win will help them better their NRR and also stay ahead of the 4-pointer club.