Gujarat Giants Women vs UP Warriorz Women, 2nd Match, Womens Premier League 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

404 runs on a batting wicket to start Day 2 of the tournament. The Giants have some serious firepower in that batting line-up and they've started with all guns blazing. On the other hand, the Warriorz would reckon that it was a one-off day and they'll be roaring to get back to winning ways. It's a double-header Saturday and the next match isn't too far away. Change tabs and join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Georgia Wareham | Player of the Match - These tournaments are all about momentum. To get a win straightaway and have everyone chip in across all aspects of the game is really pleasing. It was a pretty flat wicket, so all the bowlers did a great job to keep taking wickets at regular intervals. I was just happy to contribute and get a couple when the opportunity came. Yeah, definitely (knew it was pad first in Lanning's wicket), Moons knew it as well, but Meg is always a big one to get at that stage of the game, so that was really pleasing.

Ashleigh Gardner | Gujarat Giants captain - It was a fantastic game for everyone who came out to watch, and it showed just how high-scoring this ground can be. By around the 11-over mark, I felt we probably needed close to 200. Phoebe hit the ball beautifully from ball one, and we knew that would be a competitive target. We bowled well in patches and there are plenty of learnings with both bat and ball, but I thought our fielding was excellent and that might have made the difference in the end. I’m really proud of how we started. She’s (Anushka) such a special player. I’d only seen her bat in the nets before, so to spend time out in the middle with her was really pleasing. She keeps the game simple but also opens up different areas of the ground, and for someone so young to be brave enough to do that is impressive. We were definitely searching for ways to stop her (Litchfield). Georgia bowled really well, and knowing the depth in our bowling attack, I can throw the ball to anyone with confidence. I’ve played a lot of cricket with and against Phoebe, so I know how dangerous she is. She hits all around the ground, which makes setting fields tough, but we managed to slow her down a bit and then get the wicket. That really swung the momentum back our way. We knew they were never completely out of it, so we had to keep taking wickets - and thankfully we did enough to get the win.

GG opening match of every season
2023: Lost
2024: Lost
2025: Lost
2026: Won

Highest match aggregates in the WPL
438 - RCB vs UPW, Lucknow, 2025
404 - GG vs UPW, Navi Mumbai, 2026*
403 - GG vs RCB, Vadodara, 2025
391 - GG vs RCB, Brabourne, 2023
387 - MI vs RCB, Brabourne, 2025

21 sixes in this match is the most hit in a WPL match, bettering 19 sixes hit in the RCB vs DC match at Bengaluru in 2024. 11 sixes by UP Warriorz are also the joint-most scored in a WPL innings.

First win for Gujarat Giants at DY Patil Stadium after losing three consecutive WPL games. Fourth loss in six games for UP Warriorz at this venue in WPL.

Renuka Singh Thakur: I am seeing it the same way, whichever team I play I try and perform to my best. I have played a lot at this ground, I have worked on my yorkers and slower ones, I now have an idea on what to bowl at which time. We knew it was a good batting wicket and needed to work hard. The team that did it better won.

Meg Lanning | UP Warriorz captain: I thought it was a good game with plenty of positives for us. Of course, we would have loved to start with a win, but we just couldn’t quite put it together for long enough. Still, it was nice to get the first game out of the way and there’s a lot we can take forward into the next one. I thought the Giants batted extremely well and put us under pressure. We probably didn’t execute as well as we would have liked, little bit on two sides of the wicket, it was a tough wicket to bowl on and good for batting, you always have things to improve on every game and we have a few before our next game. That is the good thing with our bowling line-up - everyone can bowl at any time, she (Ecclestone) knocks her game pretty well and nice to play with her this time, we have played a lot against each other. Now it’s about taking those learnings and enjoying the next challenge.

18:16 Local Time, 12:46 GMT, 18:16 IST: A big effort with the bat by the UP Warriorz, but Gujarat Giants were always ahead of the game. They needed a massive batting powerplay, but they lost Kiran Navgire early and then Meg Lanning couldn't quite find the boundaries. Phoebe Litchfield, the Australian sensation, played an absolute gem and kept her team in the hunt, but wickets kept tumbling at the other end. Shwetha Sehrawat chipped in with a 17-ball 25, but with the asking rate going north, they had to take the risks and fell doing so. A brisk cameo in the end by Asha Sobhana, but it only served to reduce the deficit. Both teams will take positives, but it's the Giants who'll take the points from today's game.

Sophie Devine to Ecclestone, THATS OUT!! Caught!!