GJ W vs UP W Match Prediction – Who will Win Today’s Match and Toss? Pitch Report, Playing 11 – WPL 2025, 16th T20 Match

GJ W vs UP W Match Prediction: Gujarat Giants Women will face UP Warriorz in the 3rd match of the ongoing WPL 2025. A well-known cricket ground, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, will host the match on February 16th at 7:30 PM IST. 

Gujarat Giants Women

Gujarat Giants Women failed in the opening match of WPL 2025 despite a blistering kick-off in the first inning with 201/5. After two heart-wrenching seasons leading to the bottom of the points table, this fresh start is appreciable but disappointing too at the same time, as the bowling attack almost collapsed in front of defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women. The Giants had to miserably accept the defeat in that last match. 

Captain Ashleigh Gardner came to the rescue with 79 runs off 37 balls at a tremendous strike rate of 213.51 after two wickets were gone early. Her long partnership with opener and wicket-keeper Beth Mooney, who went on to make 56 runs off 42 balls, helped GJ-W to set a huge score. 

UP Warriorz Women

UP Warriorz Women have had dissatisfactory seasons that dragged the team down in terms of performance. The team finished at the second spot from the bottom. UP-W lost more matches than staying on the winning side in 2024. Their last fixture was against Gujarat Giants, a match held in the previous season, which was a very close match. Warriorz was on the way to chasing 153 runs but left short of eight runs. 

Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma were among the top wicket-takers in the last season. 

As an all-rounder, Deepti Sharma also found a place among the top run-makers with 295 runs in 8 innings and secured an average of 98.33. She played an unbeaten inning in the last match against the Giants with 88 runs off 60 balls. 

As the third match of WPL 2025 will commence soon, the match will present a thrilling contest because GJ-W will eye on bouncing back after an unexpected defeat, and UP-W will also focus on turning the tide this time. 

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GJ-W vs UP-W Match Details, WPL 2025

Kotambi Stadium, Pitch And Weather Report

The pitch at Kotambi Stadium will be pleasant for batters. In the first WPL 2025 match, the batters ruled over bowlers in both innings, and both teams could lead their total score beyond a remarkable 200 runs in a T20 match. However, there is a lack of records for T20 matches at this stadium because there have been rare matches except for Women’s ODI matches three times. The first batting team won the match two times with a big margin. In terms of the bowling side, the seam bowlers may not get support as the pitch is more suited to spinners for the entire duration of the match. The pitch is favorable for batting in both innings, while the pitch will not deteriorate over time. In view of the pitch staying stable during the course of the match, the toss-winning captain is likely to choose to bowl first. 

Kotambi Stadium, T20 Records

Gujarat Giants Women vs UP Warriorz Women Head-to-Head Record

GJ-W vs UP-W Today’s Probable 11

Key Players to Watch Out in GJ-W vs UP-W, 3rd Match

Top Batters 

Ashleigh Gardner 

• Ashleigh Gardner is an all-rounder, and she bats with her right hand at fourth position. 
• In the recent match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, she scored 79 runs off 37 balls. 

Also, keep your eyes on Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt 

Deepti Sharma

• Deepti Sharma is an all-rounder who plays with left hand. 
• In the last match for UP-W, she scored a blasting inning of 88 runs off 60 balls against Gujarat Giants. 

Grace Harris 

• Grace Harris is an all-rounder who plays with her right hand. 
• In the last season, Grace Harris secured a place among most run scorers as she piled on 188 runs with an average of 31.33 in 8 innings. 

Also, keep your eyes on Chinelle Henry 

Top Bowlers 

Sophie Ecclestone 

• Sophie Ecclestone is a slow left-arm bowler. 
• In T20 matches, Sophie Ecclestone has the best bowling figure at 4/9 with a stunning economy of 6.16.

Also, keep an eye on – Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad 

Tanuja Kanwar 

• Tanuja Kanwar is a slow left-arm bowler. 
• In a recent match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, Tanuja Kanwar was one of the least expensive bowlers. In a span of two years in her T20 career, she has delivered two overs as a maiden and grabbed the best bowling figure as 2/20. 

Also, keep an eye on – Ashleigh Gardner  

GJ-W vs UP-W Match Prediction Scenarios 

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Disclaimer: All Predictions are made based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. Please refer to records and stats to finalize your Predictions. You are not bound to follow these predictions.