In the 16th fixture of WPL 2024, Mumbai Indians Women will host Gujarat Giants on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley stadium. The two teams have met thrice in the past and on all three occasions, Mumbai Indians Women have come out as the winners.
Mumbai Indians Women are currently at the 3rd spot in the league with 3 wins and 2 losses. They have maintained their net run rate at +0.018.
There is no change in the camp of Gujarat Giants as compared to the previous edition of the league. They are at the bottom of the point table with a single win and a net run rate of -1.278.
The Giants have recorded the lowest average of boundaries per inning in the league this year.
The betting tip is...
Gujarat Gianst will hit less than 15.5 boundaries in the match.
Mumbai Indians Women started their WPL 2024 campaign with three consecutive wins and were looking strong at the beginning. However, they have lost the track and have faced loss in their last 3 fixtures.
The team management will be worried about the recent performance and need to have a tough talk with the players. Amelia Kerr has come out as an all-round performer for Mumbai this year.
She is the leading scorer in the team with 135 runs in 5 matches at an average of 33.75. Kerr is also the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai with 7 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 8.76. However, players like Shabnim Ismail and Yastika Bhatia need to step up their game for a positive result for the team.
Alyssa Healy, Grace Harris, and Sophie Ecclestone are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani
For the 2nd consecutive year, Gujarat Giants are at the bottom of the point table and have failed to make an impact in the league. The players overall have failed to perform and have multiple weaknesses in the team.
Their primary weakness lies in the batting unit. Bethany Mooney is their leading scorer with 145 runs in 5 matches at an average of 36.25. Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, and Dayalan Hemalatha failed to perform at their best and hence the team has struggled so far.
On the bowling front, the team is dependent on Tanuja Kanwar for wickets as she is the leading wicket-taker with 7 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 8.11. Ashleigh Gardner is following her with 5 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 7.11.
Beth Mooney, Tanuja Kanwar, and Ashleigh Gardner are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Veda Krishnamurthy, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kathryn Bryce, Tanuja Kanwar, Tarannum Pathan, Meghna Singh, Mannat Kashyap
Mumbai Indians have defeated Gujarat Giants once this season and they will be confident enough to repeat the result. Gujarat Giants have come out as a weak link in the league and they have struggled to dominate the fixtures.
Mumbai will have a strong lineup of bowlers who will easily control the batting lineup of the Giants. We predict a win for Mumbai Indians Women on Saturday.