In the 18th fixture of the WPL 2024, Gujarat Giants will meet UP Warriorz on Monday at the Arun Jaitley. Both teams have met twice in the past and on both occasions, UP Warriorz have scored a win.
Gujarat Giants are currently at the bottom of the point table with a single win this season and they have maintained their net run rate at -1.278.
UP Warriorz, like the Giants, are also struggling at the 4th spot in the point table with two wins and a net run rate of -0.435.
Harris is the 4th highest scorer in the league with 173 runs in 6 matches at an average of 43.25.
The betting tip is...
Grace Harris will score over 40.5 runs
Gujarat Giants are witnessing another year of nightmare in WPL as they are finding it difficult to score wins. The primary reason for their losses is the weak bowling unit which directly gives the batters pressure to score runs.
Tanuja Kanwar is their leading wicket-taker right now with 7 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 8.11. Ashleigh Gardner has also contributed with 5 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 7.11.
On the batting front, Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt are their primary run scorers but even they have scored runs at an average of 36.25 and 34.66 respectively.
The Giants scored a win against Bangalore on Wednesday and this might help them to gain the confidence for the remaining of the matches.
The team management has not figured out the winning combination but Beth Mooney and Tanuja Kanwar are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Dayalan Hemalatha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Kathryn Bryce, Ashleigh Gardner, Mannat Kashyap, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Md Shakil
UP Warriorz started the WPL 2024 campaign with three consecutive losses and since then the team has struggled to win matches. The group of players have completely failed to perform as a team and the players have been inconsistent.
Grace Harris is their leading run-scorer and she has scored 173 runs in 6 matches at an average of 43.25. Deepti Sharma is following her with 148 runs in 6 matches at an average of 39.
The Warriorz are dependent for wickets mostly on Sophie Ecclestone. She is the leading wicket-taker with 7 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 7.80. Rajeshwari Gayakwad started the season on a positive note but now she stands at 5 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 9.14.
Alyssa Healy, Sophie Ecclestone, and Grace Harris are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Atapattu, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Anjali Sarwani, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor
WPL 2024 has been a substandard for both teams and both teams are in desperate need of a win. Gujarat Giants have a major void in their bowling unit whereas UP Warriorz players have been inconsistent.
However, UP Warriorz carry an advantage as they have more wins in the league and they have won all the previous meetings against the Giants. We predict a win for UP Warriorz on Monday.